Hype Quotes - Page 9

• Dont believe the hype. It tastes like someone scraped off the bottom of a birdcage and stuck it on a piece of toast.

  Darren Hayes

  Believe, Pieces, Taste

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• Polar bears did very well in the warmer times. They didn't die out at all; they didn't die out in the last 10,000 years, nor during the previous interglacial, nor the one before that. So, they're just used as a deceitful heartthrob; you know, to pluck your heartstrings because the polar bears might die out.

  Piers Corbyn

  Years, Deceit, Might

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• It seems we are capable of immense love and loyalty, and as capable of deceit and atrocity. It's probably this shocking ambivalence that makes us unique.

  John Scott

  Loyalty, Unique, Atrocities

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• Some people may believe that their conscience is enough to guide them not to lie, be deceitful or do the other things God has commanded us not to do. I disagree.

  Lee Greenwood

  Lying, Believe, People

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• Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it.

  Jean Anouilh

  Tragedy, Deceit, Reason

  Jan Austell, Jean Anouilh, Jean Giraudoux, Bernard Shaw, Thornton Wilder (1971). “The play as theater”

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• Everybody has the ability to be manipulative, to be hateful and deceitful.

  Neil LaBute

  Deceit, Hateful, Manipulative

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• Moreover, statistics can be deceiving: the growth of jobs in the US in the 90s was due to many part-time jobs, with no benefits and generally low pay.

  David Korten

  Jobs, Lying, Growth

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• I never really understood all the hype, until I got one of my own.

  Zach Braff

  Understood, My Own

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• The seeming antagonism between capital and labor is the result of deceptive appearance.

  Leland Stanford

  Appearance, Results, Antagonism

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• We live in an age of publicity and hype. There's something about success that dehumanizes you, whereas failure reminds you of who you really are.

  Norman Jewison

  Work, Age, Publicity

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• I want to be clear. No company is too big to be prosecuted. We have zero tolerance for corporate fraud, but we also recognize the importance of avoiding collateral consequences whenever possible.

  Alberto Gonzales

  Zero, Tolerance, Want

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• In the coming year, I believe we can make sure America lives up to its legacy as a land of opportunity if the President is willing to back up his rhetoric with substance.

  Ron Kind

  Believe, Opportunity, Years

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• All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J. Simpson story is a landmark in the decline of journalism.

  Dick Schaap

  Art, Aggravation, Shrinking

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• I'm lucky having parents that have been in show business for a while and they don't care about the shiny stuff so much. They raised me in that way - to stay grounded, not to chase the shiny pretty things. I stay in the moment, because when you do that the hype goes away.

  Zoe Kravitz

  Parent, Stuff, Way

  "Interview: Zoe Kravitz – ‘Yelling To The Sky’ (Opens In NYC Tomorrow, 12/14)". Interview with Tambay A. Obenson, www.indiewire.com. December 13, 2012.

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• I guess the President says the majority of the people didn't elect him, he doesn't have to listen to 'em anyway.

  Star Jones

  People, President, Majority

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• I'm very pleased with the job President Bush is doing and he's off to a terrific start.

  John Engler

  Jobs, President, Terrific

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• I think that my relationship with my fans has been very special from day one. It's been very special in spite of the fact that I don't think I would ever be able to call myself a press darling. I don't think there's ever been a superficial hype machine around me.

  Josh Groban

  Thinking, Special, Facts

  "Singer Josh Groban". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. November 8, 2010.

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• There have been high crimes and misdemeanors, but they have been committed by the special prosecutor and the Congress, not the president.

  Donella Meadows

  Special, President, Crime

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• When President Jiang Zemin visited India in 1996, the two sides decided that they would jointly build a constructive partnership of cooperation oriented towards the 21st century.

  Li Peng

  Two Sides, President, India

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• I was outraged to learn that the president wanted to outsource operations at some American ports to the United Arab Emirates.

  Francine Busby

  President, Port, Operations

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• Despite the negativity coming from the President's opponents, the United States remains fully committed to assisting the Iraqis in restoring security and rebuilding their nation.

  Craig L. Thomas

  Negativity, President, United States

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• All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain; and deception put an end to these usual artifices.

  Adelbert von Chamisso

  Mean, Parent, Deception

  Theodor Storm, Adelbert von Chamisso, Adalbert Stifter (2005). “Famous German Novellas of the 19th Century”, p.52, Mondial

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• Nothing is so boring as having to keep up a deception.

  E. V. Lucas

  Deception, Boring, So Boring

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• I've spent a lot of time researching the subject and government deception. So to be involved in Star Trek is perfect for me. I enjoy meeting the fans and discussing my interests with them.

  Dwight Schultz

  Stars, Government, Perfect

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• The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him.

  Xunzi

  Believe, Animal, Men

  Xunzi (1999). “Xunzi”

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