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Quotes About Understated

I don't like being the center of attention.
~ Jessica Alba
I don't really want to be the centre of attention.
~ Brian O'Driscoll
I think the greatest CEOs in the United States, business, anyway, are the ones you don't hear too much about.
~ Edward Zander
I don't consider myself a very interesting person. I have the mentality of a supporting actor.
~ Paul Giamatti
I'm kind of under the radar. Not a lot of people notice me. Which is surprising, because I'm so sexy. They're probably intimidated by my sexiness and crushability.
~ Will Forte
The service was deft and understated, and the food was spectacular. It was expensive, but, as Paul said, "you are so hypnotized by everything there that you feel grateful as you pay the bill.
~ Julia Child
I'm designing what I want. If it's a man's coat with a pair of skinny-leg jeans, I'll do that. It's whatever my mood is. But it's about style, and it's about an understated taste that's cool.
~ Ralph Lauren
The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.
~ Taylor Hackford
Anything simple always interests me.
~ David Hockney
Simplicity, to me, has always been the essence of good taste.
~ Cary Grant
Good design, when done well, should be invisible.
~ Jared Spool
I believe my friends think I'm funny. All the books are full of humor. Maybe it is a quiet sort of humor that masquerades as not-much-at-all. It is certainly easy to miss.
~ Jesse Ball
Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easier than you said.
~ Jim Rohn
Everyone's getting very excited, but in that educated way of not showing it.
~ Alastair Reynolds
Draba plucks no heartstrings. Its perfume, if there is any, is lost in the gusty winds. Its color is plain white. Its leaves wear a sensible woolly coat. Nothing eats it; it is too small. No poets sing of it. Some botanist once gave it a Latin name, and then forgot it. Altogether, it is of no importance – just a small creature that does a small job quickly and well.
~ Aldo Leopold
I think I'm plain. I'm normal. I'm plain. I try not to stand out. I don't wear colors.
~ Cathy Moriarty
I don't like them with 55 toppings. I like burgers how I like my pizza: plain and simple.
~ Jonathan Cheban
I try to be classic without being mumsy.
~ Jane Asher
I'm really pretty classic.
~ Nick Wooster
I'm not one for neon colors.
~ Ashley Wagner
My father always shied away from attention. Whenever he'd get a compliment, he'd downplay it.
~ Robert Parish
As far as accessories are concerned, I think it is always best to be as minimalist as possible.
~ Alice Temperley
The positive effect music has in our lives is understated. It can influence mind-state and motivate us to reach for the stars.
~ Independent Zen
A leader is best When people barely know that he exists.
~ Witter Bynner