A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money. Votes: 2
Everett DirksenLove is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too. Votes: 1
Yogi BerraI was not a good-lookin' girl. I was extremely skinny. I wasn't pretty. I wasn't cool. Votes: 1
Celine DionMy repertoire is small, but I can make a pretty tasty pasta sauce from scratch.
Cynthia Addai-RobinsonIt takes a good many years and some pretty hard knocks to make people tolerant.
Mary Roberts RinehartI do not believe in loving enemies; I have pretty hard work to love my friends.
Robert Green IngersollI always wanted to be pretty as a girl, although I believed it was not possible.
Shirley Geok-lin LimThere are few plants that are ugly. It's how you use them that may not be pretty.
Christian LouboutinAdvertising is our printed salesman. It may not be pretty, but it has to be true.
William Wrigley, Jr.The French girls would tell you, to believe that you were pretty would make you so.
Elizabeth GaskellLove and work have the virtues of making a man pretty indifferent to anything else.
Honore de BalzacThings are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount MelbournePretty much all law consists in forbidding men to do something that they want to do.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.Anything pretty,' Claire will tell you, 'it's only for sale because no one wants it.
Chuck PalahniukIt is pointless for a woman to be young unless pretty, or to be pretty unless young.
Francois de La RochefoucauldI know a lot of ways to happiness! I also know some pretty fast shortcuts to misery.
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount CherwellJudging the mistakes of strangers is an easy thing to do - and it feels pretty good.
Haruki MurakamiFor us, a pretty bird is a pretty bird; for an insect, pretty bird is an ugly enemy!
Mehmet Murat ildanDid you know, you're sort of beautiful?' 'You hit your head pretty hard, didn't you?
Stephenie MeyerOf course I like to look at pretty girls in the street. What hot-blooded boy doesn't.
Brian LittrellI am living on hope and faith ... a pretty good diet when the mind will receive them.
Edwin Arlington RobinsonWell first of all, for a criminal practice there has to be a gun. It's pretty simple.
Tom McClintockIt is pretty hard to talk about responsibility unless you have exercised it yourself.
William J. ClintonPerfume is pretty good because nobody has to hold the product by their face or use it.
David FincherIf you don't smell nice before the game, it's going to be pretty bad during and after.
DeAndre JordanTo be able to play somebody that says and does pretty much whatever he wants is great.
Michael RapaportIf you work hard and you play well, all those critics quiet themselves pretty quickly.
Peyton Manning[Donald Trump] has a pretty sizable electoral map win, much more than anybody thought.
Rudy GiulianiA GOOD old-fashioned sex tape pretty much guarantees you a star on Hollywood Boulevard.
Aaron EckhartI come from a pretty tough background and I learned a long time ago not to be bothered.
Bob AinsworthSome think that solar work is pretty well played out. In reality, it is only beginning.
George Ellery HalePeople say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty. I think it would be great.
James D. WatsonI learned to yodel pretty well. It took me a few months, but I eventually perfected it.
Johnny WeissmullerI was an athlete. And I proved I didn't win just because I was pretty. I was good, too.
Katarina WittNow I'm a pretty lazy person and am prepared to work quite hard in order to avoid work.
Martin FowlerI'm pretty good at letting people do what they are good at, that's why they're experts.
Paul Reed SmithI'm a pretty chaotic person, but I'm also a perfectionist. It's a very unfortunate mix.
Pawel PawlikowskiI went through a pretty serious illness early in my life and I made a movie about that.
Robert SchwentkeWhen it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing.
Sherman AlexieI'm pretty brand-less. If I wear a brand, then you can't tell. I'm not about the logos.
Theophilus LondonI think especially since going solo it's pretty clear that I'm completely being myself.
William BeckettWhat a pretty thing man is when he goes in his doublet and hose and leaves off his wit!
William ShakespeareIt was delightful but, of course, it was pretty insulting to my professional reputation.
Anthony HoldenThe roof of my house is covered in solar panels. When Im home, Im a pretty green fellow.
Bill McKibbenNo one said living isn't a pretty chancy business, Sibyl. No one gets out of here alive.
Chris BohjalianI'm pretty sure that the Walkmen are the band that I've paid to see the most in my life.
Ezra KoenigThose years between drama school and getting onto the stand-up circuit were pretty lean.
Graham NortonThe world would be a pretty dull place if it were made up only of the first-rate, right?
Haruki MurakamiLet us lend cheerfully, for the time is pretty sure to come when we will wish to borrow.
James EllisWhen you have a gutless Congress a lawless president can do pretty much what he chooses.
Lyn NofzigerIf I do something stupid, which is pretty much the whole time, I hate it. I just hate it
Nicole PolizziI always push myself, even when I did a film where it was pretty much me the whole film.
Noomi RapaceI thought twenty was pretty scary, like, not being able to call myself a teenager anymore, and feeling like an adult - that kind of made me nervous. Votes: 1 Adam Lamberg
My mom is in her mid-60s and has more energy and is more youthful than any human being I know. It's pretty incredible. Votes: 1 Oliver Hudson
Being uncool is being pretty much the coolest you can be. Votes: 4 Rufus Wainwright
I think it is important for girls to see movies where it is not all just about 'the boy' or it's simply being about 'the relationship' or 'Am I pretty enough?' or 'Am I cute enough?'. Votes: 1 Monique Coleman
Fleetwood Mac has been pretty truthful. Open about what we do. We've always done it from the inside out. Versus being pressured from the outside and changing the inside. And that's our story. Votes: 1 Mick Fleetwood
I thought twenty was pretty scary, like, not being able to call myself a teenager anymore, and feeling like an adult - that kind of made me nervous. Votes: 1 Adam Lamberg
I love getting dressed up and having someone do my make-up and feeling pretty. Votes: 6 Amanda Peet
I always say, 'I really need to take a break.' It's three days in and I'm getting pretty bored. Votes: 3 Stephen Daldry
In the morning, before I leave the house, I say five things I love about myself, like 'You have really pretty eyes.' That way I can go out into the world with that little bit of extra confidence. Votes: 1 Jennifer Love Hewitt
What I've realized over the years is that I have some pretty good friends. Votes: 1 Anthony Kiedis
I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am pretty, but not beautiful. I have friends, but I am not the peacemaker. Votes: 2 Marilyn Monroe
Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good. Votes: 1 Johnny Miller
I like Aurora, Sleeping Beauty, because shes just sleeping and looking pretty and waiting for boys to come kiss her. Sounds like a good life - lots of naps and cute boys fighting dragons to come kiss you. Votes: 4 Ariana Grande
Acting can be pretty challenging. I can't say making a romantic comedy is challenging, but to do anything well, you have to put yourself into it. Votes: 1 John Cusack
However, I hope I am also judged on my accomplishments as an actor and not just on my pretty face! Votes: 4 Jonathan Brandis
The truth's not pretty of course. No one likes to look it in the face. Votes: 3 Cornelia Funke
After all those years as a woman hearing 'not thin enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough, not this enough, not that enough,' almost overnight I woke up one morning and thought, 'I'm enough.' Votes: 4 Anna Quindlen
My paintings have gotten to be pretty popular and I've taken a little bit more interest in painting the last few years. In fact, my novel that I wrote not too long ago, 'The Hornet's Nest,' I painted the cover picture for it and I do a good bit of painting now. Votes: 1 Jimmy Carter
You can be plain and smart, or pretty and smart. You can even be plain and dumb! You just have to be yourself. Votes: 4 Ashley Tisdale
I was one of the first of the uglies. Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter... were very pretty fellows, and that was the trend. I was one of the first of the uglies to get lucky. Votes: 1 Rod Taylor
I do well with peoples' parents, but I've certainly had friends who were not. One of my best friends is pretty consistently reviled by his girlfriends' parents! Votes: 1 Connor Paolo
Any film featuring Bradley Cooper's gorgeous blue eyes is automatically on my must-see list and they did not disappoint in 'The Words,' which is so intense and confusing that I was pretty lost by the end! Votes: 1 Gayle King
People call me the painter of dancing girls. It has never occurred to them that my chief interest in dancers lies in rendering movement and painting pretty clothes. Votes: 3 Edgar Degas
Women may get to wear lots of pretty colors, but men get the comfortable shoes. Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Votes: 3 Laurell K. Hamilton
I think my mother realized she had a somewhat unusual daughter pretty early on. Votes: 2 Amber Heard
For special occasions, I love pretty dresses - but nothing too frou-frou! Votes: 6 Twiggy
I fall asleep feeling beautiful. Then, in the morning, before I leave the house, I say five things I love about myself, like 'You have really pretty eyes.' That way I can go out into the world with that little bit of extra confidence. It's a feel-good protein shake in my back pocket in case someone messes with me that day. Votes: 4 Jennifer Love Hewitt
It has been said that a pretty face is a passport. But it's not, it's a visa, and it runs out fast. Votes: 3 Julie Burchill
This sounds really lame, but I'm pretty proud of my feet. Votes: 4 Torrie Wilson
A female piano player is always pretty cool to me. Votes: 2 Chrisette Michele
Buttercups and daisies, Oh, the pretty flowers; Coming ere the spring time, To tell of sunny hours. When the trees are leafless; When the fields are bare; Buttercups and daisies Spring up here and there. Votes: 3 Mary Howitt
I'm a pretty girl who's a model who doesn't suck as an actress. Votes: 4 Cameron Diaz
I played piano and was always in the choir. I tried to play flute because all the pretty girls played flute. Votes: 1 Abigail Washburn
I certainly used to wish that I was skinny, lighter-skinned, with long, pretty hair. But only because I used to get made fun of for being the absolute opposite. I didn't see all of that stuff as the American Dream. I just wanted to look normal. Now that I'm older, I really do feel like I am a beautiful girl. Votes: 3 Gabourey Sidibe
I'm a pretty hands-off director. I let people try things, and if it gets over-jokey, then I'll try and rein it in a little bit. Votes: 6 Joe Swanberg
I've been a huge Psychedelic Furs fan for a long time. I love Butler's paintings, too. I like all their songs. I'll even crank 'Pretty in Pink,' I don't care. Votes: 1 Norman Reedus
I keep getting these extraordinary letteres, really weird ones from American sports stars - I've always thought you were one pretty lady and now that you're single I want to meet you for a drink. Votes: 5 Elizabeth Hurley
Let's see... I have a thing for pretty legs. But most importantly, I like confident women. Votes: 3 Theo James
I believe that the people, instead of pretty lies, should be told the truth, no matter how ugly it may be. What can we do, destiny hasn't been kind to us; but, with the help of God, we will prevail. Votes: 4 Alija Izetbegovic
I have a nice smile, pretty lips, and big round cheeks. They help me look like a teenager. Votes: 4 Gabourey Sidibe
Never trust a pretty little liars even though they might be right. Votes: 3 Sara Shepard
I'm able to shift gears from mom to performer to mom pretty quickly. Votes: 4 Faith Hill
Do you see these hands?" Jo said, holding them up. "These were made for caressing handsome men and meant to be adorned with pretty nails and diamond rings. They're not made for paint rollers and paint splatter and that kind of manual labor. Votes: 3 Nicholas Sparks
I was a pretty nerdy kid. I was pretty nerdy. I'm still kind of nerdy. I have all of the worst qualities of being a nerd - all of the affect and none of the smarts. I'm a useless nerd! That's pretty bad. Votes: 2 Claire Danes
It kind of irritates me that I'm seen as this pretty face. People also say I'm too thin. The truth is pretty people aren't as accepted as other people. It comes with all these stigmas. Votes: 3 Mischa Barton
Making a pretty picture, an image, is a completely different thing from acting to camera. Votes: 5 Gemma Chan
I get all dressed up in fuchsia, looking like a clown, and show pretty pictures to people. Votes: 4 Alexandra Stoddard
Being invisible would be pretty great. You could watch everybody, sneak into places and know what people were saying. Votes: 4 Jaime Pressly
As women, we all have certain weaknesses. I know one who can't resist pretty shoes but has nothing suitable to wear with them. Others adore frilly lingerie but never have any money to buy outer clothing. Votes: 6 Edith Head
I've always made music - pretty much since I was born. Votes: 2 Sky Ferreira
I think I've evolved into someone pretty confident - in myself and in my skin. Votes: 4 Halle Berry
I have a nice smile, pretty lips, and big round cheeks. They help me look like a teenager. Votes: 2 Gabourey Sidibe
There's too many actors in LA. I mean, I'll go out there from time to time, but I always find it pretty soul-destroying. I don't drive, and the people kind of rub me the wrong way. It's just not home. You know? It's not New York. It's not... my town. Votes: 4 Michael Imperioli
The Sunday School teacher talked too much in the way our grade school teacher used to when she told us about George Washington. Pleasant, pretty stories, but not true. Votes: 2 Frances Farmer
Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear, And he shows them pearly white. Just a jackknife has Macheath, dear, And he keeps them out of sight. Votes: 3 Kurt Weill
Every day of my adult life, I have worn at least one piece of jewelry from my maternal grandmother's collection, all of which were manufactured by famed Danish silversmith Georg Jensen. To the naked eye, I am either a Jensen loyalist or a grandmother loyalist. Really I am just a Pretty Things loyalist. Votes: 5 Sloane Crosley
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People's view of exotic or Asian women are changing. It's much nicer to hear 'She's pretty' than 'She's pretty - for an Asian woman.' Votes: 4 Sung Hi Lee
My wife gets pampered pretty well. She's had me trained since she was pregnant, when I started making her oatmeal with fresh berries every morning. Votes: 2 Michael Weatherly
People think that they just want movies like Pretty Woman, when really they - at least the ones that I know personally - have been waiting for something that doesn't completely insult them. Votes: 5 Winona Ryder
Many readers know my work first through 'Housekeeping,' simply because it was my only novel for a pretty long time. Votes: 1 Marilynne Robinson
After all those years as a woman hearing 'not thin enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough, not this enough, not that enough,' almost overnight I woke up one morning and thought, 'I'm enough.' Votes: 1 Anna Quindlen
Being uncool is being pretty much the coolest you can be. Votes: 2 Rufus Wainwright