(61 quotes found)
“Lots of things made it special. It was the most current of the hotels, and it boasted 100 baths, some private and some shared. It was very sumptuous. The furniture was lavish; there were beautiful imported carpets; beautiful draperies and blinds; telephones; electricity; and all the latest innovations.”
David Barber
“Cape Breton is one of the world's most beautiful islands, boasting this world-class golf course,”
Chris Santella
“CRITIC, n. A person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries to please him.”
Ambrose Bierce
“The Sacramento area boasts one of the most vibrant business communities in Northern California, along with residential growth fueled by affordable housing and strong employment. We see it as a natural opportunity for growth. Expansion within Sacramento and neighboring counties is a top priority for us in the next few years.”
Steve Buster
“Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready: / Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.”
Bible
“Bush is the worst of the worst on this. You couldn't have anybody worse. He brags about it, he boasts about it, it's one of his top 10 issues.”
Ralph Nader
“Every Man has Assurance enough to boast of his honesty, few of their Understanding.”
Benjamin Franklin
“[Capote never taped his subjects or even took notes — he boasted that he had 94% recall, often teasing Clarke for recording his interviews with him. The tapes came in handy. Hoffman would listen to Capote's distinctive voice before each day of shooting. When I saw the critic Rex Reed, who knew Capote, at a screening here, I asked him for an appraisal of Hoffman's portrayal.] I had some problems with his accent — it was like he was talking with two fingers on his tongue, ... But he got that thing Truman did with his eye right. He was always rubbing it. So I guess it was pretty close.”
Rex Reed
“He who boasts much can do little”
African Proverb
“God be thanked, the meanest of his creatures / Boasts two soul-sides, one to face the world with, / One to show a woman when he loves her.”
Robert Browning
