Quotes About Exaggeration

The report of my death was an exaggeration.

I'm kidding about having only a few dollars. I might have a few dollars more.

Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else

What was new to our ears these days, and thrilling to hear, was the steadiness and justice of those who spoke, the abscence of panic and exaggeration the quiet insistence on legal processes as opposed to trial by suspicion. McCarthyism so repelled the English that they take special care not to be infected by it.

I compare it with a lie, which like to a snowball, the longer it is rolled the greater it becomes.

Never exaggerate your faults. Your friends will attend to that.

All lovers swear more performance than they are able

A six-inch blade. I smiled. Did he buy it? It was actually just shy of four—but very nicely weighted—and as Aunt Bernice noted, a little exaggeration was always expected when describing weapons, victories, and body parts.

a little exaggeration was always expected when describing weapons, victories, and body parts.

My back is dirtier than a potato?

This practice of overstating the case is called hyperbole. Hyperbole is usually harmless, but in some cases it has been known to precipitate unnecessary wars as well as a painful gaseous condition called stock market bubbles. For safety's sake, then, hyperbole should be used with restraint and only by those with proper literary training.

This practice of overstating the case is called hyperbole. Hyperbole is usually harmless, but in some cases it has been known to precipitate unnecessary wars as well as a painful gaseous condition called stock market bubbles.

No one is easier to manipulate than a man who exaggerates his own influence.

This is the hallmark of the moral panic scenario. It's a real story, but it's exaggerated, often wildly, and comes wrapped in proposals for authoritarian solutions.

exaggeration is the octopus of the English language

Myths arise from actual events, remarkable events that get talked about precisely because they are remarkable and which then get embellished in the retelling.

There is nothing about a bad situation that fourteen hyper cheerleaders can't worsen.

At first glance, it might seem as though the death of the press release was slightly exaggerated. After all, press releases are still in circulation.

What does wine do to men?" "It makes them more foolish at a higher volume.

I think a lot of times on TV we see caricatures - that's what's funny.

Lilly says I have an overactive imagination and a pathological need to invent drama in my life.

Are you badly hurt?" "Hideously," said the king, without sounding injured at all. "I am disemboweled. My insides may in an instant become my outsides as I stand here before you.

Considering the size of the universe, we might conclude that God likes to exaggerate!

Man often overstates the trivial things and understates the vital ones!