George Meredith Quotes

I think what I have is straightforwardness, unabashedness rather than charm.

There's nothing coy or frilly about me.

Elegance is accepted and admired because it makes no effort to be elegant.

There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius.

I am not sure that I can make the epigrams that you are hunting for. The truth is you have a pretty old horse to run and you’ve got to take me as I am.

I admire people who can just brazenly go through the world.

I've never been a fan of pretense or procrastination. After all, our state is defined by its independent, outspoken spirit.

I met an internationally esteemed writer at a literary party being given in her honor. She was wearing a beautiful pink, flouncy, frilly dress. I complimented her on it. She said, 'Ach, it's my nightgown. I couldn't decide what else to wear.'

The thing about comedy is that you don't have to play funny.

He was so confident. But underneath that, behind the scenes, I knew Michael Jordan was a country kid from North Carolina, and it was that simple to him. He was a young man, at heart, who wanted to be one of the guys who loved to play and was willing to do whatever was necessary.

For me, everybody knows I'm outspoken.

I learned at a very young age how to be simplistic and sincere.

I've never gone out and courted favors. I've never gone out to be booed, either. It's just me being myself.

My goal is never to tone down.

I want people to hear me and feel like they can be bold as well.

I like to be straightforward with whatever I'm doing, whether it's basketball, whether it's meeting someone, whatever it is.

We aim at simplicity and hope for truth.

Make subtlety obvious.

Perfect sincerity and transparency make a great part of beauty, as in dewdrops, lakes, and diamonds.

Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.

A great man scarcely knows how he dines, how he dresses; but without railing or precision, his living is natural and poetic.

Glamour is not self-conscious; it’s not trying really hard. It’s just expressing your own truth. I think that’s what the essence of glamour really is—expressing your uniqueness.

The essential thing is to etch movements in the sky, movements so still they leave no trace. The essential thing is simplicity. / That is why the long path to perfection is horizontal.