Showy Quotes

33 Showy quotes by 31 unique authors

There's something so showy about desperation, it takes hard wits to see it's a grandiose form of funk. — Elizabeth Bowen
He is not affected by the reality of distress touching his heart, but by the showy resemblance of it striking his imagination. He pities the… — Thomas Paine
Any one who wishes to become a good writer should endeavour, before he allows himself to be tempted by the more showy qualities, to be… — Henry Watson Fowler
A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror — Wilhelm Steinitz
A farmer's horse is never lame, never unfit to go. Never throws out curbs, never breaks down before or behind. Like his master he is… — Anthony Trollope
I sometimes shy away because I don't want to be too 'showy-offy' but the older I get I think, 'You have a handkerchief, put it… — Jude Law
Their elegant shape, showy colors, and slow, sailing mode of flight, make them very attractive objects, and their numbers are so great that they form… — Henry Walter Bates
Some ghosts tried to be showy. These were the kinds to avoid. — Lesley Howarth
Every young woman should dress well, that is, neatly, tastefully, modestly, whether she be rich or poor. Conspicuous dressing is vulgar. True refinement avoids anything… — J.R. Miller
The men who are great live with that which is substantial, they do not stay with that which is superficial: they abide with realities, they… — Laozi
Sir, if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of this city, you must not be satisfied with seeing its great streets… — Samuel Johnson
I find no quality so easy for a man to counterfeit as devotion, though his life and manner are not conformable to it; the essence… — Michel de Montaigne
Other times you can get showy for three minutes, and that's OK with certain films. But that isn't right with an Ang Lee movie, you… — Dennis Muren
God sees the inner spirit stripped of flesh, skin, and all debris. For his own mind only touches the spirit that he has allowed to… — Marcus Aurelius
When people grow gradually rich their requirements and standard of living expand in proportion, while their present-giving instincts often remain in the undeveloped condition of… — Hector Hugh Munro
Cooking is the showy side of domesticity. — Adam Gopnik
Still, I also know that most people, including me, tend to applaud the wrong things: the showy, dramatic record-setting sprint rather than the years of… — Chris Hadfield
I wanted to be heard myself, which is hard in a household of people who were very showy. It forced me to find myself and… — Martha Wainwright
The book itself is a curious artifact, not showy in its technology but complex and extremely efficient: a really neat little device, compact, often very… — Ursula K. Le Guin
I want the services to look and sound like the Grammys. It's not showy, but we represent God, and it should be first class. — Joel Osteen
While a large segment of the art world has obsessed over a tiny number of stars and their prices, an aesthetic shift has been occurring.… — Jerry Saltz
Does such a thing as "the fatal flaw," that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? — Donna Tartt
Does such a thing as 'the fatal flaw,' that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? I used to… — Donna Tartt
A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life. — Rick Warren
You arrogant, overpublicized, showy old bat, what are you waiting for? Aren't you the king of all bogeymen? The legend children fear will devour them… — Jeaniene Frost

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