Sentimental Quotes

345 Sentimental quotes by 302 unique authors

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make. — Abraham Lincoln
In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public men have no sure tenure. They are in effect perpetual… — Walter Lippmann
Sentimentality is the emotional promiscuity of those who have no sentiment. — Norman Mailer
Each day a few more lies eat into the seed with which we are born, little institutional lies from the print of newspapers, the shock… — Norman Mailer
Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way. — W. Somerset Maugham
I would hate to think I'm promoting sadness as an aesthetic. But I grew up in not just a family but a town and a… — Mike Mills
Style and Structure are the essence of a book; great ideas are hogwash. — Vladimir Nabokov
To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness. — Flannery O'Connor
John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, I'm on borrowed time. — Maureen O'Hara
Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them. — P.J. O'Rourke
I have no idea how to get in touch with anyone anymore. Everyone, it seems, has a home phone, a cell phone, a regular e-mail… — Susan Orlean
Even my aunt Joan, hopelessly sentimental about every member of our family, admitted that I was hideous. — Sister Parish
One man's uplift is another man's sentimental hooey. — Josh Radnor
I'm pretty good at surprising friends and family with gifts. I tend to go towards the more sentimental side of giving. — Ryan Reynolds
What a man calls his 'conscience' is merely the mental action that follows a sentimental reaction after too much wine or love. — Helen Rowland
It's an indication of how cynical our society has become that any kind of love story with a sad theme is automatically ridiculed as sentimental… — Winona Ryder
I mean, I think I'm pretty sentimental. — Gus Van Sant
I think that in some cases, I've made films that have a sentimental quality, at least as part of the film. — Gus Van Sant
Gay marriage is the last bastion of, to me... as a legal, ceremonial, sentimental and religious side, it's one of the last steps. Retaining your… — Gus Van Sant
I remember how much - when I was a small boy I was taken to see a version of 'Peter Pan.' I detested it. I… — Maurice Sendak
I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don't get sentimental. I… — Paul Simon
Any kid will run any errand for you, if you ask at bedtime. — Red Skelton
A man's sentiments are generally just and right, while it is second selfish thought which makes him trim and adopt some other view. The best… — Leland Stanford
In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in… — Stendhal
Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war sentiment returning once more to the cobbled main streets of… — Cat Stevens

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