Quotes about Pretty Things

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

Yes, I met Carl Barat [from Dirty Pretty Things] yesterday when I was at the POPWORLD TV show. He smiled at me and watched 5 minutes of my performance. I don't think I've said anything that bad about anyone, though, to be honest. Votes: 4

My favorite records are, like, The Pretty Things' 'Parachute' and 'S.F. Sorrow' and The Mothers of Invention's 'We're Only in It for the Money' and The Kinks' 'Village Green Preservation Society' - these records that have a story - even if it's not a literal story - because of how they're sequenced and flow. It's like a novel with sound. Votes: 4

I think a lot of men are afraid of pretty things, and I'm not, I like pretty songs. Votes: 3

I do think that I'm not good at making pretty things. It doesn't come so naturally for me. Votes: 3

A lot of people have no access to beauty. When I was growing up, my mother had only a few pretty things to look at. Votes: 3

With the Supremes I made so much money so fast all I wanted to do was buy clothes and pretty things. Now I'm comfortable with money and it's comfortable with me. Votes: 3

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time. Votes: 3

I still have to say that I did 'Dirty Pretty Things' 11 years ago. That was a very sudden shift in my life and my relationship to my work, and it didn't feel it was impossible to make a film like that. Votes: 3

I'm addicted to laughing. I go to see a lot of comedy shows. I'm addicted to playing really loud and obnoxious rock music in my car. I'm addicted to beautiful clothes and shoes. I just love gorgeous stuff and work hard to acquire pretty things, shiny things. I'm addicted to shiny things! Votes: 3

Happiness is a very pretty thing to feel, but very dry to talk about. Votes: 2

[O]ne can dream so much better in a room where there are pretty things. Votes: 2

Pretty things will swarm you like that, like your heart was a hive of electric bees. Votes: 2

The domination of one's spirit and mind is not a pretty thing, but I think it happens. Votes: 2

I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all. Votes: 2

If you're pop and you don't talk about all the pretty things in life and having sex, then you're not really pop. Votes: 2

I fell headfirst into a sinkhole of pretty things, and the world inside your eyelids is just as big as the one outside. Votes: 2

You know I'm old in some ways-in others-well, I'm just a little girl. I like sunshine and pretty things and cheerfulness-and I dread responsibility. Votes: 2

Don't go looking for boys in the dark They will say pretty things then leave you with scars. Do go looking for boys in the park For that is where the true gentlemen are. Votes: 2

The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much. Votes: 2

I'd prefer not to be the pretty thing in a film. It's such a bloody responsibility to look cute, because people know when you don't and they're like, They're trying to pass her off as the cute girl and she's looking like a bedraggled sack of potatoes. Votes: 2

In American culture you leave home at 18. In the Asian culture, your parents don't really want you to leave home. So my parents just thought I was going to be one of those kids. I was like, "I'm never going to make a living at whatever I do." I just liked pretty things. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

I hate slick and pretty things. I prefer mistakes and accidents. Which is why I like things like cuts and bruises - they're like little flowers. I've always said that if you have a name for something, like 'cut' or 'bruise,' people will automatically be disturbed by it. But when you see the same thing in nature, and you don't know what it is, it can be very beautiful. Votes: 2

I just love pretty things, whether it is art, a song or a pair of shoes. Votes: 1

I think 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. Votes: 1

I keep things pretty simple. Votes: 0

I adore pretty things & witty words. Votes: 0

I was always pretty good at designing things. Votes: 0

I've done some pretty bad things in my life. Votes: 0

I'm pretty athletic. I do things sometimes even I can't believe. Votes: 0

In my case, things have pretty much been handed to me. Votes: 0

In my case, things have pretty much been handed to me Votes: 0

When I do my own makeup, I keep things pretty simple. Votes: 0

I've always been pretty good at remembering the details about certain things. Votes: 0

I am basically a pretty good autodidact. I can teach myself things. Votes: 0

Trying to prioritize among things we're unlikely to do is pretty fruitless. Votes: 0

Me, I've concentrated on music pretty much to the exclusion of other things. Votes: 0

Pretty much everything on the web uses those two things: C and UNIX, Votes: 0

Worrying about things beyond your control is a pretty good formula for illness. Votes: 0

Why shouldn't art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world. Votes: 0

I'm pretty political when it comes to human rights and things like that. Votes: 0

Things happen in the way they usually should. I'm a pretty fatalistic person. Votes: 0

The Democratic Party has pretty much abandoned all the things that they cherish. Votes: 0

I see things as they happen pretty quick, and I just go hit it. Votes: 0

Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog. Votes: 0

People do pretty ugly things to make themselves feel better, this I do know. Votes: 0

Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog Votes: 0

Prayer and hard work are a pretty good one-two punch to get things done. Votes: 0

Our show proves that some pretty incredible things can happen when people come together. Votes: 0

I'm pretty conservative on a lot of things. I don't want to get hurt. Votes: 0

Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life. Votes: 0

...we’re just kids growing up on an island, doing bad things in pretty places. Votes: 0

Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life. Votes: 0

I've not got a first in philosophy without being able to muddy things pretty satisfactory. Votes: 0

So how are things going along? Pretty good. Going to be good tomorrow? Hope so. Votes: 0

Moderation in all things is best, but it's pretty hard to get excited about it. Votes: 0

I am pretty happy. But there are so many things I have to still improve. Votes: 0

We look for pretty girls we can say bad things to. No one shows up. Votes: 0

Things which stimulate my curiosity are pretty far removed from the practical and therefore from classification. Votes: 0

Picking projects, it's always director first and then script. Those two things are pretty much head-to-head. Votes: 0

My mother's father was Jewish, so she was very conservative. She liked little, pretty music-orchestral-type things. Votes: 0

Things change pretty rapidly. But they don't change inevitably. They change because you work for it. Votes: 0

Seeing someone reading something I wrote on an airplane - things like that are pretty awesome. Votes: 0

Zen pretty much comes down to three things -- everything changes; everything is connected; pay attention. Votes: 0

I've pretty much stopped using a laptop because I'm not line-editing a lot of things anymore. Votes: 0

A trilogy is a pretty abstract notion. You can apply it to almost any three things. Votes: 0

Ideas are the only things that count, and politicians are, for the most part, pretty much irrelevant. Votes: 0

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but, until they speak to the imagination, not yet beautiful. Votes: 0

I'm pretty handy! I do a lot of things around the house, and I actually enjoy it. Votes: 0

Infinite possibility in all things is a certainty. That pretty much covers theology and philosophy for me. Votes: 0

Art collectors are pretty insignificant in the scheme of things. What matters and survives is the art. Votes: 0

I've won some pretty cool things in my life and I have a lot of great titles. Votes: 0

I am pretty honest about a lot of things that young girls question, like their body image. Votes: 0

I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on. Votes: 0

Do not be afraid to go into uncharted territories. You might find some pretty good things there. Votes: 0

So don't you worry your pretty little mind because people throw rocks at things that shine. [Ours] Votes: 0

Everything that I talk about, pretty much, are things that I learned or understood over the years. Votes: 0

I feel I have to protect myself against things. So I'm pretty careful to lose most of them. Votes: 0

Of all the things I could know, my own faults and weaknesses are pretty much the most important. Votes: 0

I'm pretty terrible at writing, so the way I kind of therapeutically get through things is by drawing. Votes: 0

I don't have phobias. I'm pretty laid back. Nothing really bothers me. I can handle things pretty well. Votes: 0

I believe humanity is a pretty interesting lot, and they're all really busy doing and thinking interesting things. Votes: 0

I am one of those people who isn't great at anything, but I'm pretty good at most things. Votes: 0

I like Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. With the waterfall and things like that, I think it's pretty cool. Votes: 0

I've always stayed pretty fit. I felt I needed to give myself energy by exercising and things like that. Votes: 0

For the first five years of my life, things felt pretty good. A lot went wrong after that, family-wise. Votes: 0

For me, the meaning of life is pretty clear: Living things strive to pass their genes into the future. Votes: 0

There are only five things really worth drawing; four of them are pretty girls and the fifth is cats. Votes: 0

I've always been that way. I'm not very good at reading music but I'm pretty quick at picking things up. Votes: 0

Well the press and things like that are pretty hard core, but I don't pay too much attention to that. Votes: 0

To get to play a bad person and do bad things in a safe environment like 'Arrow' was pretty amazing. Votes: 0

I'm a pretty uncomplicated person. I live a very simple life with my family and I enjoy very ordinary things. Votes: 0

Turn back, turn back,thou pretty bride, Within this house thou must not abide. For here do evil things betide. Votes: 0

I'm pretty versatile. I'm able to adapt to an environment and the way I view things based on who I'm with. Votes: 0

I can't prove it, but I'm pretty sure that people gain a selective advantage from believing in things they can't prove. Votes: 0

I think I'm a pretty creative person. I love building things. I love working on my house. Landscaping, stuff like that. Votes: 0

I have a pretty bad temper. But you have to really push me to see it. But everybody has their things. Votes: 0

I'm pretty conservative. I believe that buying good quality is a good investment. I buy fewer things but of better quality. Votes: 0

Reality is like a fruitcake; pretty enough to look at but with all sorts of nasty things lurking just beneath the surface. Votes: 0

I get to do all these crazy things in the movies. I'm a pretty chilled out person, actually... a very mellow person. Votes: 0

I'm pretty happy. I obviously have complaints about things, but for the most part, I'm on the above-average side of happy people. Votes: 0

I tend to write a pretty half and half split of, like, slow, morose things and then sort of more upbeat stuff. Votes: 0

I think I'm pretty fearless. I like to try things at least once, things that I never thought that I would try. Votes: 0

I don't take on big things. What I do, pretty much, is make the big things small and the small things big. Votes: 0

As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time. Votes: 0

I was informed yesterday that there's a Twitter account for my laugh. Very hard to get used to things like that. Pretty amazing. Votes: 0

There are a few things [Donald Trump] has been pretty clear he'll do. A big infrastructure program that he'll get bipartisan support for. Votes: 0

I don't see what else you can spend your money on... If you want to own things, art is a pretty good bet. Votes: 0

I'm pretty good at getting things out of the way, especially paperwork. I hate it sitting about, as it somehow weighs me down. Votes: 0

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end. Votes: 0

Even from the beginning, that was the problem. People liked pretty things. People even liked pretty things that wanted to kill and eat them. Votes: 0

I think the original, 'They're the next Jane's Addiction' things that people said about us in the beginning have been pretty much wiped out. Votes: 0

I guess I'm a pretty curious person. I like doing new things. I like being challenged. I'm competitive. Trying to beat my personal best. Votes: 0

My mum and dad are pretty amazing chefs and they spent most of my childhood cooking really extravagant things for my sister and me. Votes: 0

I do a lot of laughing at my own self in life, so I think I come at things with a pretty easygoing view. Votes: 0

I didn't do anything very pretty. My contributions were in the intangibles. But, they were the type of things that help lead a team.. Votes: 0

Not that I dislike McDonalds, but things must be pretty bad in Moscow if people are willing to wait three hours for large fries. Votes: 0

I think Stieg Larsson was pretty brave. He wanted to bring up things that we don't like to talk about, or like to ignore. Votes: 0

You were born at a pretty crappy time in history. And it looks like things are only gonna get worse from here on out. Votes: 0

I think I have handled things pretty well last year and this. What I have to do now is try do it even better. Votes: 0

I think most things are pretty magical, and that it's less a matter of belief than it is one of just stopping to notice. Votes: 0

I suppose that the scope and implications of such forces have rendered my personal accounting ritual pretty much obsolete. That's how things sometimes go. Votes: 0

I'm pretty good at compartmentalizing things and not allowing things outside of myself to distract me or bother me or affect me in any way. Votes: 0

I'm often accused of saying some pretty rotten things about my mother-in-law. But quite honestly, she's only got one major fault - it's called breathing. Votes: 0

I'm many things: I'm a convicted rapist, I'm a hell-raiser, I'm a father, a loving father. I'm a semi-good husband...I'm pretty much a tyrant-titan. Votes: 0

Everything's completely different, and it's been hard. Fortunately, I have a lot of wonderful people around me, and I think I'm handling things pretty well. Votes: 0

I don't know what to do with myself between films. I end up doing unhealthy things like shopping or drinking. I'm pretty schizophrenic about it. Votes: 0

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: 0

She's Country' obviously changed a lot of things for us and pretty much, I think, doubled our crowd size in just a few months time. Votes: 0

I want to do some fiction writing, I've had some pretty good luck with short stories, I'd like to do a couple of larger things. Votes: 0

There are some things that I like, like education, wine, and I'd like to be a good cook, although I'm a pretty good eater now. Votes: 0

There's only, I think, in life, three things that I do pretty well: Performing, I still can field ground balls, and I make nice kids. Votes: 0

'She's Country' obviously changed a lot of things for us and pretty much, I think, doubled our crowd size in just a few months time. Votes: 0

Kitsch makes things that are pretty as representations, but ugly as art, modern artists made things that are ugly as representations but beautiful as art. Votes: 0

As you get older you learn some balance and mediation in your life - that's where I am right now. I feel pretty comfortable about things. Votes: 0

It's like"”I don't know, sometimes it's like chasing a pretty girl on the beach. And things I never thought I could do"¦I can do. Votes: 0

Angry men with pointy things sent to secure a foreign city are pretty much alike anywhere. That's what I've heard. So far nothing's convinced me different. Votes: 0

I've always done 20 things at once. It's my way of staying alive, not to keep one dish cooking, but several dishes going. And I'm pretty organized. Votes: 0

I'm still learning. I've never done a digital project before. And I'm pretty sure I did things to the software that weren't supposed to be done. Votes: 0

Things Happen and once they start happening you pretty much just to hold on for dear life and see where they drop you when they stop. Votes: 0

Accepting that the world is full of uncertainty and ambiguity does not and should not stop people from being pretty sure about a lot of things. Votes: 0

On movies, you have a lot of stylists that get things too pretty. Everything gets steamed and ironed. It's just not the way we really behave. Votes: 0

I was raised with the notion that you can do pretty much do anything you want. I always kind of just went ahead and tried things. Votes: 0

Premiering a new opera is probably one of the hardest things in the world to do, and opening nights of any opera are always pretty stressful. Votes: 0

Trends carry on forever, until they stop. I want to be around after things come to a standstill. As a result, I tend to be pretty conservative. Votes: 0

I just feel like all the things that I do in my life just make me feel like a grown-up kid. That's pretty much what I am. Votes: 0

Here is the beginning of understanding: most parents are doing their best, and most children are doing their best, and they're doing pretty well, all things considered. Votes: 0

I had no intention of being an actor. I was quite good at it. I was pretty capable at other things but never any good at anything. Votes: 0

I'm a big believer in playing truth and not doing things for effect. It's not about whether you look pretty or glamorous. It's about whether people connect. Votes: 0

I don't know. Just because someone's pretty doesn't mean she's decent. Or vice versa. I'm not into appearances. I like flaws, I think they make things interesting. Votes: 0

I've almost been hit by a lot of things in New York City. I am pretty sure I have almost been hit by a bike messenger before. Votes: 0

And these things are pretty much foundational: thou shall not kill, steal, bear false witness. All these things are embedded into the laws we enjoy in our nation. Votes: 0

My dad is a chemical engineer, and my mom was a teacher. They were pretty serious about education, but I always thought about things a little bit differently. Votes: 0

You may have noticed that Senator Obama's supporters have been saying some pretty nasty things about western Pennsylvania lately. And you know, I couldn't agree with them more. Votes: 0

The only good thing I've ever noticed about money, the only positive aspect of an otherwise pretty vulgar commodity, is that you can use it to buy things. Votes: 0

I see violence in myself; I've done some pretty violent things in my lifetime and I've been around some pretty severe violence all the way up to homicide. Votes: 0

I don't want it all to be pretty - it's a combination of loss and gain. Things are born, live and hang in limbo. That's what life's about... Votes: 0

People love pretty much the same things best. A writer looking for subjects inquires not after what he loves best, but after what he alone loves at all. Votes: 0

Going back into the history of a word, very often into Latin, we come back pretty commonly to pictures or models of how things happen or are done. Votes: 0

When I'm on camera, I have to do things pretty much the way I do things in everyday life. It gives the audience someone real to identify with. Votes: 0

I'm not one about trying to slow things down. What I try to do is create an atmosphere for my family where we can pretty much have whatever. Votes: 0

I want to love you and take you pretty places. Yes, I have things wrong, but also I can walk through walls if you'll let me show you. Votes: 0

I'm pretty careful about the things I say ahead of time. I'm thoughtful about not going too far. The only thing you can do occasionally is be too much. Votes: 0

I may cry ruining my make up, Wash away all things you've taken.. I don't care if I don't look pretty, Big girls cry when their hearts are breaking.. Votes: 0

I am pretty anal about not crazy Googling myself, and searching. I am sure there are all kinds of horrible things being said that I am not aware of. Votes: 0

Running with the bulls was one of my crazier judgments in life and one of those things I decided to do spur of the moment. It was pretty hilarious. Votes: 0

I love a lot of things, and I'm pretty much obsessive about most things I do, whether it be gardening, or architecture, or music. I'd be an obsessive hairdresser. Votes: 0

Be humble about it. Paint the color tones as they come against each other, and make them sing, vibrate. Don't ask me to look at those self-satisfied, pretty things. Votes: 0

You know, I'm a physician. I like to diagnose things. And, you know, I've diagnosed some pretty, pretty significant issues that I think a lot of people resonate with. Votes: 0

You just have to say, 'It's pretty damn good. I am right here at the moment and I'm OK with it. I've got other things to think about.' Votes: 0

Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming. Votes: 0

Both the thoughts and the senses were pretty things, the ultimate meaning was hidden behind both of them... from both the secret voices of the innermost truth had to be attentively perceived. Votes: 0