Pretend Quotes

1734 Pretend quotes by 1217 unique authors

When you're threatened, or something hard hits you, acknowledge it, embrace it. Don't pretend that you didn't get hurt - hurt, cry, think about it.… — Teresa Heinz
Gardening is always more or less a warfare against nature. It is true we go over to the 'other side' for a few hints, but… — Unknown Author
I had two sisters, and we would love to get dressed up and pretend that we were chic, sophisticated ladies. And I think that was… — Suzanne Farrell
The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always to distrust our own reason, and sometimes that of our… — Benjamin Franklin
Words, do not have twins in every language. Sometimes they only have distant cousins, and sometimes they pretend that they are not even related. — Monique Truong
The Englishman can get along with sex quite perfectly so long as he can pretend that it isn't sex but something else. — James Agate
Man cannot pretend to be higher in ethics, spirituality, advancement, or civilisation than other creatures, and at the same time live by lower standards than… — H. Jay Dinshah
How many times can a man turn his head, and pretend that he just doesn't see? — Bob Dylan
Of course as children, we all, in all cultures and societies, learn behavior from observation, imitation, and encouragement of various kinds. So by the suggestion… — Gary Gygax
I don't pretend to have all the answers. I don't pretend to even know what the questions are. Hey, where am I? — Jack Handey
A funny thing is if you're out hiking and your friend gets bit by a poisonous snake, tell him you're going for help, then go… — Jack Handey
If I was a cowboy in a lynch mob, I think I'd try to stay near the back. That way, if somebody shamed us into… — Jack Handey
Here's a good trick: Get a job as a judge at the Olympics. Then, if some guy sets a world record, pretend that you didn't… — Jack Handey
In lawn tennis mixed, the basic chivalry move is to pretend to serve less fiercely to the woman than to the man. This is particularly… — Stephen Potter
The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend you remember — Harold Pinter
Nobody knows what the cause is, though some pretend they do; it like some hidden assassin waiting to strike at you. Childless women get it,… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Our nuclear free status means that we decline to acquiesce in the strategies of nuclear deterrence. We will not turn a blind eye to them,… — David Lange
Sex has become one of the most discussed subjects of modern times. The Victorians pretended it did not exist; the moderns pretend nothing else exists. — Fulton J. Sheen
I think that divorce is hard for anyone. It's a nightmare - it just is - and you can pretend you're fine. And [there are]… — Nicole Kidman
As long as you pretend to be self-sufficient, you short-circuit God's power in your life. You need to admit your inadequacy and say, "God, I… — Rick Warren

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