Overrated Quotes

Single life is so overrated.

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

I never prepare. I think that's completely overrated. It's a very simple job. All you have to do is hit this bright mark, stand in the right spot and say the line. So I don't really believe in preparation.

Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated.

Balance is overrated.

Hard work is damn near as overrated as monogamy.

I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.

We tournament golfers are much overrated. We get paid to much.

I think Les Moonves is the most highly overrated person in television.

Professional competitions are overrated.

I don't have any terrific self-esteem issues but I do sometimes realise I've been too lucky and that I'm over-praised. It makes me nervous. I have this sense of being overrated.

I think high self-esteem is overrated. A little low self-esteem is actually quite good. Maybe you're not the best, so you should work a little harder.

Sometimes when I read about my rebellion in print it sounds a little overrated.

Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.

I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law.

The truth is overrated.

I would have ten children. I think they are the most fascinating, and it's the only thing in the world that hasn't been overrated.

Success and failure are greatly overrated. But failure gives you a whole lot more to talk about.

Mind games to me are overrated.

I'm severely overrated. I'm just above a hack.

I have great expectations for the future, because the past was highly overrated.

I question the value of stars. I think they're overrated. They get too much money, too much praise.

The most overrated ingredients are garlic and extra-virgin olive oil. With garlic, it's personal; I have never been that big of a fan of its flavor. As for extra-virgin olive oil, I do use it quite often but its ubiquity serves to overshadow many wonderful oils like pistachio, walnut, argan and even grapeseed.

I mean, I'd love to have a private jet - I know people who fly by private jet all the time... I've hitched a ride a few times and it is not overrated at all; it's a great way to travel!

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

The most overrated tool: a pasta maker. Why make it when you can buy it? It's a lot of work!

Churchill was one of the few men I have met who even in the flesh give me the impression of genius. George Bernard Shaw is another. It is amusing to know that each thinks the other is overrated.

As a social good, I think privacy is greatly overrated because privacy basically means concealment. People conceal things in order to fool other people about them. They want to appear healthier than they are, smarter, more honest and so forth.