They Pretend Quotes

38 quotes by 35 authors

People always tend to chose what is best for them. They pretend to be unselfish, all so that they can feel good about themselves. Even… — Cheon Eunbi
We have to look at our history and realize that if they pretend to be our friend it's because they've got something up their sleeve, — Christine O'Donnell
In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not. — Marya Mannes
Boys like it when you talk to them as if they were grown menâ€”at least he always did when he was a kidâ€”because they pretend… — Russell Banks
You see? Characters in books do not read books. Oh, they snap them shut when somebody enters a room, or fling them aside in disgust… — Michael Swanwick
I knew people want most what they pretend to hate, that it takes courage to say what you really want. — Darcey Steinke
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
I mean I think children love the idea that there are different viewpoints and different words for things and different worlds. And the more that… — Samuel West
However evil men may be they dare not be openly hostile to virtue, and so when they want to attack it they pretend to find… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Humanism is not alive and well in Texas. Different colors and types of Texans do not like one another, nor do they pretend to. — Molly Ivins
Some people just chase the glittery stuff and they have no substance to their life whatsoever. Actually all they really want is power. But they… — Frederick Lenz
The government don't want to talk about the consequences of the choices they make. They pretend there aren't any consequences. — Johann Lamont
I don't think any of my kids would have a good word to say about me. I think they deny that they even know me.… — Rob Brydon
...leaders who do not hold their people accountable to a set standard are, in effect, thieves and liars. Thieves because they are stealing from the… — James Hunter
If mankind were only just what they pretend to be, the problem of the millennium would be immediately solved. — Josh Billings
Art too is just a way of living, and however one lives, one can, without knowing, prepare for it; in everything real one is closer… — Rainer Maria Rilke
People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else. — Bette Davis
Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be. — Nora Ephron
Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first. — Steve Irwin
You will smile here at the consistency of those democratists who, when they are not on their guard, treat the humbler part of the community… — Edmund Burke

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