Unflattering Quotes

18 quotes by 16 authors

To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary and spontaneous instead of a compulsory routine is to make an unflattering estimate… — Robert H. Jackson
There never was a woman who did not prefer an oblique compliment to a straight truth - if the latter were unflattering. — Minna Antrim
Remember - the fault is in the garment, certainly not the girl. There is nothing whatsoever wrong with the shape of her. Some designers cut… — S. Bear Bergman
Some individuals may perceive their losing fight with gravity as a sharp pain in their back, others as the unflattering contour of their body, others… — Ida Rolf
Women love the lie that saves their pride, but never an unflattering truth. — Gertrude Atherton
I was on holiday recently and I came home to find that one of the papers here had 'bikini'd' me on the beach. I was… — Amanda Burton
Reading Shakespeare is sometimes like looking through a window into a dark room. You don't see in. You see nothing but a reflection of yourself… — Antony Sher
The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are deeply, deeply insulting. That reviewer took no time to really… — Toni Morrison
So you are a vampire." "I most certainly am not." He looked annoyed. "That's such a common phrase, such a cliche, and so unflattering. I… — Margaret Stohl
To be truthful, some writers stop you dead in your tracks by making you see your own work in the most unflattering light. Each of… — Francine Prose
A 'sign of weakness' for a male celebrity is being found to be unfaithful, or unkind to an employee, or having crashed their car while… — Caitlin Moran
One thing, I try to be honest. And what is revealed is often rather hideously unflattering. — Sylvia Plath
Red carpet dressing all depends on the climate. I think richer, deeper colours are more flattering on the body, but the opposite is true if… — Alice Temperley
To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to… — Robert Jackson
Some women are convinced that they are the same size they were 20 years ago. They also wear clothes that are too big in an… — Stacy London
In denial about my being gay. I wasn't afraid of the dark, I was afraid of unflattering light. — Bob Smith

Who Wrote These Unflattering Quotes

16 authors contributed a total of 18 Unflattering Quotes as follows: