Untertreibung / Understatement Zitate auf Englisch

Zitat des Tages über Untertreibung / Understatement:

To say that I am organized is an understatement, but my car tells a different story. Emily Procter

I'm pretty blessed when it comes to clear skin. I owe that to being Cape Verdian. My whole family has great skin. My grandfather is 80 but doesn't look a day over 50. And we all love the sun, too, so blessed is an understatement!

Amber Rose

I don't like being flattered. It doesn't suit my English sensibilities. Remember, we are the great country of understatement.

Martin Parr

We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement.

Jil Sander

It's not an understatement to say that I owe everything as an actor to 'Merlin.' It was pretty much my first job, and I didn't know what I was doing for many years on it. It wasn't until the third and fourth series - the fourth series especially - that I really found my feet with the character, and as an actress.

Katie McGrath

When you hear that China is overcrowded, that's an understatement. I was shocked at the number of people. Even in the rural areas. I was also shocked at the poverty and at the living conditions.

Rosemary Mahoney

Whether you are sixteen or over sixty, remember, understatement is the rule of a fine makeup artist.

Helena Rubinstein

To say that I am organized is an understatement, but my car tells a different story.

Emily Procter

A discerning eye needs only a hint, and understatement leaves the imagination free to build its own elaborations.

Russell Page

To say that my dad pushed me is an understatement. I was never naturally drawn to football.

Thierry Henry

Films like 'The Godfather,' 'Chinatown' and 'The Exorcist' brought a realism and currency and understatement to their genres that we wanted for 'Mildred Pierce.'

Todd Haynes

In 2007, when I was governor of New York, I proposed that our state once again permit undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license. To say the proposal lit a firestorm in the political arena is an understatement.

Eliot Spitzer

Even the revolutionary writer will err if he fails to grasp the enormous effectiveness of occasional understatement.

Heywood Broun