Pretended Quotes

183 Pretended quotes by 161 unique authors

The fate of the worm refutes the pretended ethical teaching of the proverb, which assumes to illustrate the advantage of early rising and does so… — Thomas Bailey Aldrich
I've never pretended to be a supermodel. — Martine McCutcheon
I didn't think I could be my imperfect self. I pretended I was Marcia, so I was always playing this role. I became her, but… — Maureen McCormick
The craziest thing I've ever done to get a guy's attention? I admit I stalked someone. I showed up at a restaurant where I knew… — Rachel McAdams
I was so amazingly witty when I had the No. 1 movie, you have no idea. People laughed at every single one of my jokes.… — Rebecca De Mornay
This morning I was laughing at my cat who was running up the stairs and slipped, and pretended like it didn't happen. — Jayma Mays
The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure. — I F Stone
There are occasions when I've pretended to be in a firefight, and then there are people who have really been in a firefight. Clearly it's… — Christian Bale
Before I was known, I would go on stage and pretend I was other people. Once I pretended I was mentally handicapped. It was really… — Andy Dick
I was in a play in elementary school and had to jump up and run away. I was nervous and tripped and fell down and… — Sherman Hemsley
I think I always wanted to be an actor - sounds a bit boring, doesn't it? And I pretended once that I wanted to be… — Sophie Thompson
Looking back on our lives, we invariably find that the person we pretended to be is the person we became. — Robert Breault
As that gallant can best affect a pretended passion for one woman who has no true love for another, so he that has no real… — Charles Caleb Colton
Syria has a strategic position in the region, I don't deny her role, her alliance with the resistance or our friendship with her although that… — Hassan Nasrallah
The best that can be said of my life so far is that it has been industrious and the best that can be said of… — Maria Mitchell
From earliest childhood the boy was accustomed to feel that, for him, life was double. Winter and summer, town and country, law and liberty, were… — Henry Adams
Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery; it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended… — Bernard of Clairvaux
It has been the resolution of mankind in all ages of the world. No people, no age, ever threw away the fruits of past wisdom,… — William Hazlitt
I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me. — Cary Grant
I like all of the early relationship strips that were collected in 'Love Is Hell,' where I pretended to be an expert in relationships and… — Matt Groening
To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend. — Jacques Derrida
At Cambridge, it was the weirdest culture. Everyone pretended they didn't do any work, yet it was so competitive. — Naomie Harris
My friends and I make short films. We pretended to rob the Dairy Queen where our friend worked, but someone thought we were real thieves… — Josh Hartnett
There is a quality even meaner than outright ugliness or disorder, and this meaner quality is the dishonest mask of pretended order, achieved by ignoring… — Jane Jacobs
Now the only thing I miss about sex is the cigarette afterward. Next to the first one in the morning, it's the best one of… — Florence King

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