Pretend Quotes

I've always thought that we, as human beings, would be naive and arrogant to pretend that we're the only life form in the galaxy.

While also, importantly, not wanting to dumb it down or pretend the days of 'difficult' poetry are over, because we live in a pluralist culture and there's room for 'difficult' poetry alongside rap and everything else. And poetry won't be for everyone, but everyone should have the choice.

The mind can assert anything and pretend it has proved it. My beliefs I test on my body, on my intuitional consciousness, and when I get a response there, then I accept.

Well, I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I haven't been a rogue most of my life.

Traditions are imploding and exploding everywhere - everything is coming together, for better or worse, and we can no longer pretend we're all living in different worlds because we're on different continents.

I'm an awful driver. I'm not going to lie about it. I'm not a good driver. I tried for a long time to pretend that I was. There's a lot of road rage and a lot of times it's directed at something I've done on the road.

Pretend to be dumb, that's the only way to reach old age.

Acting was something that just came along. But I made good money, so it wasn't something I was just going to put aside and pretend it didn't exist.

Why does everyone have to pretend to be stupid and not know long words?

Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.

I was raised to pretend.

It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.

To pretend you don't feel a certain strangeness after living in England for 40 years is a fallacy.

I think some people wished I'd kept myself out of the book. But I kind of insist on it because I want the reader to share my engagement with the material, if you like, not pretend that I'm doing it completely intellectually.

My parents are very funny when they have to deal with anything racy or off-color. They usually pretend they don't speak English.

My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.

We don't pretend to disagree.

'I know this is going to end bad, but I'm going to pretend it's going to end good.' My life's philosophy.

I think good actors can sort of see into people and immediately you have a chemistry with them or not. It's like an affair with no mess. You don't actually consummate it, but you get to pretend, imagine what it would be like.

I don't pretend to understand the Universe - it's a great deal bigger than I am.

By vulgarity I mean that vice of civilization which makes man ashamed of himself and his next of kin, and pretend to be somebody else.

I question myself every day. That's what I still find motivating about this. I don't have the answers, I don't pretend that I do just because I won the match. Just keep fighting and maybe something good happens.

No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing.

The word 'equality' shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it's not the American way.

I'm not going to pretend that I am the best thing in their life and they have to be totally loyal.

I choose to do unattractive people, because then I can pretend they think they're attractive.

The thing is, is to raise your hand. It's not to hide, and it's not to try and pretend or do anything like that. You raise your hand, that's the best thing about it.

I can't pretend to be objective when it comes to service or sacrifice.

When you go to auditions, pretend you already have the job and you're just presenting - almost like you're at the table read. Don't go in with an air of, 'Please like me,' or, 'Please hire me.' You're like, 'Here's my take on it. Take it or leave it. I've got a lot of other things to do today.'

You can't really pretend something is rosier than it is and expect people to buy it.