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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. (Quote by - French Proverb)

Rumors of coal's demise may have been greatly exaggerated. (Quote by - Alan Johnson)

That's probably not exaggerated. These are huge, multinational companies they've brought to their knees. (Quote by - Mary Hanley)

Exaggeration is the inseparable companion of greatness. (Quote by - Voltaire)

I don't want to exaggerate it, so I'll just say massively more. (Quote by - Ralph Nader)

We tend to exaggerate our moves, especially in the summertime. We'll see the same sort of upward movement [next week] and retrace half of this [downward] move on Monday and Tuesday. (Quote by - Art Hogan)

What happens, I think, is especially for comic effect you find something about yourself that you don't like. You exaggerate it, and it's funny. (Quote by - Wayne Knight)

It is probably no exaggeration to say that she is Britain's preeminent living novelist. (Quote by - William Boyd)

The star ratings of niche funds are likely to be more volatile. On occasion, they may look exaggerated compared to the category, and you'll have to take them with a grain of salt. (Quote by - Dan Culloton)

I do not exaggerate when I say that the Hong Kong ministerial meeting is on a knife-edge,. (Quote by - Peter Mandelson)

The election is exaggerating the short term, but it's not the issue. The issue is the deceleration of earnings and the contraction of multiples because prices got way out of whack with what future earnings were going to be. (Quote by - Terence Gabriel)

All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of fantasy and fable. (Quote by - Walt Disney)

Exaggeration is in the course of things. Nature sends no creature, no man into the world, without adding a small excess of his proper quality. Given the planet, it is still necessary to add the impulse; so, to every creature nature added a little violence of direction in its proper path, a shove to put it on its way; in every instance, a slight generosity, a drop too much. (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Every dog and cat in the neighborhood is getting killed one-by-one, and it's really not an exaggeration, .. They've gotten all the chickens and a dog behind my house. Some of the people here are retired, and their animals are like their kids. (Quote by - Charles Newman)

I am hyper about not using numbers that exaggerate and inflame. Our message is we don't want you to live in fear but you have to be alert and aware. (Quote by - Ernie Allen)

Tis a rule of manners to avoid exaggeration. (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)

It seemed to be exaggerated. He went from really being a kid to turning the corner in a very short period of time. You could tell, the arm strength, the foot speed. He was really a different person from 15 years old to 16 years old. (Quote by - Yates Hall)

I would not want to over-exaggerate (but).. they represent a degree of momentum. Let's see whether there is the appetite there to really try and move it forward. (Quote by - Crawford Falconer)

It's kind of hard to explain, but he looked so powerful, it was easy to exaggerate his size. (Quote by - Russell Hawkins)

This number is grossly exaggerated. (Quote by - Thomas Viall)

There are people so addicted to exaggeration they can't tell the truth without lying. (Quote by - Josh Billings)

Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. (Quote by - Proverb)

I think it's very funny that someone would exaggerate to make himself look worse. (Quote by - David Leavitt)

The latter estimate is certainly an extravagant exaggeration,. (Quote by - Helmut Schmidt)

Thought is a process of exaggeration. The refusal to exaggerate is not infrequently an alibi for the disinclination to think or praise. (Quote by - Eric Hoffer)

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