Pretensive People Quotes & Sayings

One insult pocketed soon produces another. — Thomas Jefferson

The gay community has taken care of their issues and problems in terms of HIV/AIDS. They have done an incredible job. We as heterosexuals need to learn from the gay community because they have rallied together. They have sent a lot of information out there. They go get tested. — Magic Johnson

act differently in relationships, in business and finance, than — Anthony Robbins

In 'Property,' none of the characters are based on any real people, but the house is very much the house that I moved into in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — Elizabeth McCracken

I consider how little man is, yet, in his own mind, how great. He is lord and master of all things, yet scarce can command anything. — Edmund Burke

I understand what I'm saying here. Feeling this way is a theme in every girl's life, I think, and at that age, you think there's some other version of yourself that is waiting to come out and blow everyone's dick off. I am so glad this is almost fifteen years ago and I know myself and my body now. Sorry, girls this age, but if you can, just skip the self-hatred and the striving to be some other type of girl. Just let that phase pass you by and love yourself how you are. Don't waste any energy on it. If you want to lose a little weight, fine. Make sure you are healthy, but fuck, skip all the rest. You are hot and the person who will love you won't notice ten pounds. I really promise. — Amy Schumer

I like somebody who's not so crazy but likes to have a good time ... and who is thoughtful and kind and easy to laugh with. Somebody you can just be yourself with one hundred and fifty percent. — Kate Bosworth

Life wants you to know yourself, be yourself and love yourself. — Bryant McGill

Big ideas come from the unconscious. This is true in art, in science, and in advertising. But your unconscious has to be well informed, or your idea will be irrelevant. Stuff your conscious mind with information, then unhook your rational thought process. You can help this process by going for a long walk, or taking a hot bath, or drinking half a pint of claret. Suddenly, if the telephone line from your unconscious is open, a big idea wells up within you. — David Ogilvy

I'd be lying to you if I said guys weren't afraid of him. I'm afraid of him, afraid of him running in to me. — Paul Laus

Societies are healthiest when their radius of trust is broad and when people feel they can influence their own fate. — James Fallows

Treasure the shadow ... There are no shadows save from substance cast. — Edith M. Thomas