Tone Quotes

857 Tone quotes by 657 unique authors

The more gifted and talkative one's characters are, the greater the chances of their resembling the author in tone or tint of mind. — Vladimir Nabokov
We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us. — Friedrich Nietzsche
One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I think that people are tired. They're tired of the same old kind of politics. People want a new tone to politics. — Michelle Obama
If you don't set the tone for the day, the devil will set it for you. — Joel Osteen
The actors are the greatest executors of tone in a film. They're the most important cinematic component. — Alexander Payne
Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I… — Terry Pratchett
I particularly admire are Mark Twain and Jerome K. Jerome who wrote in a certain tone of voice which was humane and understanding of humanity,… — Terry Pratchett
I don't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs. — Nancy Reagan
And as a director, you make 1,000 decisions a day, mostly binary decisions: yes or no, this one or that one, the red one or… — Jason Reitman
It is important not to copy other people's careers but set the tone of who you want to be. My father's always encouraged me to… — Nicole Richie
Over the holidays, and even during filming, I realized that I actually like my body, even if it's not perfect according to the book. I… — Rihanna
In the execution of Presidential decisions work to be true to his views, in fact and tone. — Donald Rumsfeld
Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body. — Arnold Schwarzenegger
When I want to show the kind of meanness people are capable of, to make it believable I find I have to tone it down.… — Todd Solondz
If men were but to read the New Testament with the same tone and emphasis, with which they do other books, and were to keep… — Lysander Spooner
The whole tone of Church teaching in regard to women is, to the last degree, contemptuous and degrading. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
People have entire relationships via text message now, but I am not partial to texting. I need context, nuance and the warmth and tone that… — Danielle Steel
You know, with the film industry crews, there's an odd mix between a very technical and a very artistic approach to the work, and sometimes… — Kristen Stewart
Politicians wishing to set a better tone should have the discipline to avoid televised cage matches. — John Sununu
I have an independent record label called Favored Nations on which I released an album by an artist called Johnny A, who plays an arch… — Steve Vai
I suppose there's a melancholy tone at the back of the American mind, a sense of something lost. And it's the lost world of Thomas… — George Will
I've found that good dialogue tells you not only what people are saying or how they're communicating but it tells you a great deal -… — E. O. Wilson
With Barack Obama as president and the super-happening Michelle Obama as First Lady, you would think a new tone, a new tune, a kicky new… — James Wolcott
Everything we did we were setting the tone for the world. — Steve Wozniak

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