Pretense And Confidence Quotes & Sayings

A trust-in the sense of a valuable asset placed in the care of someone to whom it does not ultimately belong-captures, more or less, my understanding of what it is to have a child. — Eula Biss

It's time to take the 'Men Only' sign off the White House door. — Carol Moseley Braun

Most of the confidence which I appear to feel, especially when influenced by noon wine, is only a pretense. — Tennessee Williams

Love is strange & almost always too late. — Kevin Young

In order to deceive others, it is necessary also to deceive oneself. The actor playing Hamlet must indeed believe that he is the Prince of Denmark, though when he leaves the stage he will usually remember who he really is. On the other hand, when someone's entire life is based on pretense, they will seldom if ever return to reality. That is the secret of successful politicians, evangelists and confidence tricksters - they believe that they are telling the truth, even when they know that they have faked the evidence. Sincerity, my dear Julia, is a quality not to be trusted. — Sarah Caudwell

I've long been a fan of IMAX nature documentaries, but Humpback Whales, directed by Greg MacGillivray, is something special. — Joe Morgenstern

Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children. — Sitting Bull

Think of every step in a workout as a step in the right direction. — Valerie Bertinelli