Bent Quotes

It's easier to play a dim character, for me, because I have a natural bent for comedy. It's not intrinsic for me to be crafty, so I would have to go outside for a source of origin. I think of myself as pretty dim.

Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.

Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters, always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste.

The web of influence which News Corporation spun in Britain, which effectively bent politicians, police and many others in public life to its will, amounted to a shadow state.

Never weather-beaten sail more willing bent to shore.

As the twig is bent the tree inclines.

We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing. But every coach, when they say that, they say it tongue in cheek, 'Don't worry about winning': If you win I'll get you ice cream, but if you lose I'm going to pout in the car.

Now our whole activity is devoted to God, and our whole life, since we are bent on progress in divine things.

Old maids, having never bent their temper or their lives to other lives and other tempers, as woman's destiny requires, have for the most part a mania for making everything about them bend to them.