Quotes About Appearances

Paganism is the deepening of appearances, while saintliness is the sickness of depths.

It's like being a duck. Calm and unruffled on the surface, but paddling like hell underneath.

The clause "whose inside is not like his outside" is used elsewhere in the Talmud (b. Yoma "The Day" 72b) to indicate a person who puts on a nice show for others that does not conform to his inner, true self—a morally deceptive person in other words.

I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.

I was very confused in the beginning about my red carpet appearances and wanted to try every look, be it grungy, girly, punk or bohemian.

I've been on a lot of shows that I like, doing guest appearances and little things. I'm just trying to have fun with being retired.

I did the Ed Sullivan show four times. I did the Steve Allen show. I did the Jackie Gleason show.

I don't know. Just because someone's pretty doesn't mean she's decent. Or vice versa. I'm not into appearances. I like flaws, I think they make things interesting.

I make appearances, but I really want to spend more time fishing. That is what I really enjoy doing with my spare time.

I do conventions sometimes every other weekend. Whenever I have time, and it's not too far away. I get a lot of invitations (to appear at conventions) in other countries and I have to turn them down.

Names are not always what they seem.

That kind of so-called housekeeping where they have six Bibles and no cork-screw.

Don't believe everything they tell you, boy. A watched pot does boil and sometimes you ken tell a book by its cover. Why, iffen there's a naked lady on it, then it ain't gonna show up in no Sunday school class, now is it?

I realized I'd only seen him at night in dim, flattering restaurant lighting. The sun was not his friend.

Things aren't always what they appear,' he said softly, yet his voice carried a grim authority. 'I've spent my life searching for the ultimate, the best. All that is rare, unique, different, special. And of all I've experienced, people are the most disappointing.

Gallant gestures come easy when your purse is filled with gold.

live a double life, to love those around you while concealing your true inner self, to appear to be one person to the external world and quite another inside.

President George W. Bush, in his now-rare public appearances and interviews, still refuses to acknowledge he did anything to help Iran. But it doesn't really matter what he thinks.

It is not wise to judge others based on your own preconceptions and by their appearances.

Love is like those second-rate hotels where all the luxury is in the lobby.

The first rule of science, Captain, is to doubt appearances and to seek substances in their stead.

All of his saves have come in relief appearances.

we all know he pays hundreds of dollars for his shoes, but we are going to be paying hundreds of dollars for his flip flops~ Dem Convention 2008

There are other types of public appearances a writer does in addition to book signings and readings. Each calls for different skills. None of these skills, needless to say, are those that go into writing books.