Honestly Quotes - Page 12

• Being in the limelight with Glee, I've definitely felt pressure to stay fit. But honestly, you have to ignore it.

  Jenna Ushkowitz

  Glee, Pressure, Fit

  "Jenna Ushkowitz is your Team Seventeen Captain!" by Jenna Ushkowitz, www.seventeen.com. January 3, 2012.

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• Part of what confuses people in times of upheaval is that you're getting so many different points of view and directions and so and so, how to do this and do that. And a lot of it is written in a language that honestly most people cannot understand.

  Alice Walker

  Views, People, Different

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• 'The Sixth Sense' is fine the second time around, but honestly, the first time around, it's dazzling.

  Joss Whedon

  Firsts, Fine, First Time

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. August 8, 2007.

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• Honestly, I feel really grateful for everything.

  Shaun White

  Grateful, Feels

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• The facts fairly and honestly presented; truth will take care of itself.

  William Allen White

  Truth, Care, Facts

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• Honestly, among my acquaintances there is no woman wearing XS.

  Kate Winslet

  Body Image, Buttocks, Acquaintance

  "Kate Winslet To Vanity Fair Italia: ‘I Am Sincerely Grateful For My Buttocks’". Vanity Fair Magazine Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 30, 2012.

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• People complain about my exclamation points, but I honestly think that's the way people think. I don't think people think in essays; it's one exclamation point to another.

  Tom Wolfe

  Thinking, Exclamation Points, People

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I think honestly, some people who think they're gay, they're confused.

  Stevie Wonder

  Confused, Gay, Thinking

  "Stevie Wonder: 'I never thought of being blind and black as a disadvantage'". Interview with Paul Lester, www.theguardian.com. August 30, 2012.

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• No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.

  John Wooden

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• I'd be satisfied just coaching in high school. I turned down a number of colleges when I was teaching in South Bend, Indiana, before I went into the service. I honestly believe that if I hadn't enlisted in the service, I would never have left high school teaching. I'm sure I would have never left.

  John Wooden

  Believe, Teaching, School

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• I'm presently incarcerated. Convicted of a crime I didn't even commit. Hah! "Attempted murder"? Now honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel prize for attempted chemistry? Do they?

  Matt Groening

  Giving, Chemistry, Murder

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• I shouldn't have said it, but the word slipped out of my mouth as easy as air. it wasn't exactly the kind of work any well-behaved student would use, which sort of explained why I had just used it. And it certainly isn't the most elegant way to start off a story, but it honestly represents what I was feeling. Besides, I could have said something a lot stronger. But not everybody wants to read a story with those kinds of words and thoughts being expressed in the very first sentence. "Stop swearing," Jason screamed.

  Obert Skye

  Air, Feelings, Stronger

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• The girl in the tight black dress was passing by us now, eyeing Wes and walking entirely too slowly. "Hi," she said, and he nodded at her but didn't reply. Knew it, I thought. Honestly," I said. What?" Come on. You have to admit, it's sort of ridiculous." What is?" Now that I had to define it, I found myself struggling for the right words. "You know," I said, then figured Kristy had really summed it up best. "The sa-woon." The what?

  Sarah Dessen

  Girl, Struggle, Passing By

  Sarah Dessen (2008). “The Truth About Forever”, p.171, Penguin UK

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• The most I would do was use the shadow tool in Photoshop to bring out the muscular rips in my stomach, which were honestly there. Beneath the fat.

  Augusten Burroughs

  Rip, Shadow, Tools

  Augusten Burroughs (2011). “Possible Side Effects”, p.124, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• Although, I admit, I desire, Occasionally, some backtalk From the mute sky, I can't honestly complain: A certain minor light may still Lean incandescent Out of kitchen table or chair As if a celestial burning took Possession of the most obtuse objects now and then --

  Sylvia Plath

  Light, Sky, Kitchen

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• Don't go overboard in praising required behavior: 'We have only done our duty' (Luke 17:10). But do go overboard when your child confesses the truth, repents honestly, takes chances, and loves openly. Praise the developing character in your child as it emerges in active, loving, responsible behavior.

  Henry Cloud

  Children, Character, Parenting

  Henry Cloud, John Townsend (2009). “Boundaries with Kids: When to Say Yes, How to Say No”, p.115, Zondervan

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• The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.

  Pema Chodron

  Buddhist, Walking Meditation, Ignorant

  Pema Chodron (2003). “Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion”, p.29, Shambhala Publications

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• It doesn't take much to show love, but at some time or another in your, praise God, disastrous life you must have felt, honestly and simply, what love is and how love likes to behave.

  Robert Walser

  Love Is, Likes, Praise

  Robert Walser (2013). “The Walk”, p.11, Profile Books

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• Sooner or later, fate puts us together with all the people, one by one, who show us what we could, and shouldn’t, let ourselves become. Sooner or later we meet the drunkard, the waster, the betrayer, the ruthless mind, and the hate-filled heart. But fate loads the dice, of course, because we usually find ourselves loving or pitying almost all of those people. And it’s impossible to despise someone you honestly pity, and to shun someone you truly love.

  Gregory David Roberts

  Hate, Heart, Fate

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• I expected something a little more castle-shaped," said Jamie. Nothing lasts forever," Nick said. "Except demons, of course." Has anyone ever told you that you're a charming conversationalist?" Jamie asked. No," Nick replied honestly. I cannot tell you how much that surprises me," Jamie told him, and Nick gave him a half smile.

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  Forever, Castles, Half

  Sarah Rees Brennan (2010). “The Demon's Lexicon”, p.74, Simon and Schuster

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• Whatever question arose, a swarm of these drones, without having finished their buzzing on a previous theme, flew over to the new one and by their hum drowned and obscured the voices of those who were disputing honestly.

  Leo Tolstoy

  Voice, Drones, Flew

  Leo Tolstoy (2016). “The Complete Novels of Leo Tolstoy in One Premium Edition (World Classics Series): Anna Karenina, War and Peace, Resurrection, Childhood, Boyhood, Youth, The Cossacks, The Death of Ivan Ilyich... (Including Biographies of the Author)”, p.2671, e-artnow

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• Stop it." Isabelle tapped a booted foot in the shallow water at the lake's edge. "Both of you. In fact, all three of you. If we don't stick together in the Seelie Court, we're dead." "But I haven't-," Clary started. "Maybe you haven't, but the way you let those two act..." Isabelle indicated the boys with a disdainful wave of her hand. "I can't tell them what to do!" "Why not?" the other girl demanded. "Honestly, Clary, if you don't start utilizing a bit of your natural feminine superiority, I just don't know what I'll do with you.

  Cassandra Clare

  Girl, Boys, Lakes

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• I'll fix it up with Mum and Dad, then I'll call you. I know how to use a fellytone now - " "A telephone, Ron," said Hermione. "Honestly, you should take Muggle Studies next year.

  J. K. Rowling

  Dad, Years, Muggles

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• I honestly believe that people of my generation despise authenticity, mostly because they're all so envious of it.

  Chuck Klosterman

  Believe, People, Generations

  Chuck Klosterman (2006). “Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story”, p.42, Simon and Schuster

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• Honestly, if you're given the choice between Armageddon or tea, you don't say "what kind of tea?"

  Neil Gaiman

  Choices, Tea, Kind

  Neil Gaiman @neilhimself, twitter.com. February 25, 2009.

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