Overstatement In Literature Quotes & Sayings

I'm a pretty cliche actor in that I hate watching myself on film. — Hamish Linklater

In team sports the athletes were bonded by each other, there was an immense peer pressure to keep going. One dared not miss a practice for fear of letting his teammates down. Every time an athlete thought of getting back into bed in the morning he knew he would have to face the anger of his closest friends. But the sculler had to find motivation entirely within himself. No one else cared. — David Halberstam

The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose. — Confucius

He loves productivity seminars because they make him feel so productive - never mind that nothing has been produced yet.) — Kelly McGonigal

I had hoped you would protest, but please don't argue. — Lotte Lehmann

We are living through the most profound changes in the economy since the Industrial Revolution. Technology, globalization, and the accelerating pace of change have yielded chaotic markets, fierce competition, and unpredictable staff requirements. — Bruce Tulgan

Is that how you're supposed to find your soulmate and fall in love these days? By flirting in 140 character tweets and stalking each other's social media pages? — Alexandra Potter

I'm just terrible. At talking. With words. — Richard Ayoade

The strongest inpression remaining with me after watching the wolves ... was their friendliness towards each other. — Adolph Murie

I guess maybe you don't get to be the Merlin of the White Council by saving up frequent-flier miles — Jim Butcher

The position that I take partly as a result of living in Asia is where you stop living according to your expectations and you become available to experience things as they are. — Martha Beck

I've been through a lot of stuff. — Lisa Marie Presley

There's nothing wrong with that. Nothing at all. I think sometimes the Lord wants us to wonder. To ask. To share our uncertainties. He wants to give us those answers. Keep thinking. Keep wondering, Gideon. — Joanne Bischof

You're cramming a few chance data points into a story that has nothing to do with reality. You need to take a giant step back. Take a deep breath. You're way off the reservation." Nobody — Lev Grossman

To make money, it may be important to win the Academy Award, for it might mean another ten million dollars at the box office. — Don Simpson