(215 quotes found)
“Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.”
Maya Angelou
“A plain white handkerchief is the sure sign of a confident and elegant dresser.”
Alan Fusser
“A large part of me is pure nebbish - plain, dull, uninteresting. There's a more flamboyant part, too. Obviously.”
Barbra Streisand
“Make every bargain clear and plain, that none may afterwards complain”
Proverb
“The picture. A great plain, comprising the entire Jerusalem district, where is the supreme Commander-in-Chief of the forces of good, Christ our Lord: another plain near Babylon, where Lucifer is, at the head of the enemy.”
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
“The state's current approach to development in flood plains is a recipe for a Katrina-type disaster.”
Dave Jones
“I've directed traditional operas and it's been wonderful. But despite all the work they require, operettas are just plain fun.”
Chris Alexander
“You can't say it is the red-coated rider on a black horse going through the plains checking out settlers anymore. Crime has evolved.”
Bill Mackay
“[According to his old UNLV roommate, Chad Campbell always orders his burgers without any fixings.] He's just a plain guy, ... So, did you go to the golf tournament today?”
Chris Riley
“Oh! rather give me commentators plain, / Who with no deep researches vex the brain; / Who from the dark and doubtful love to run, / And hold their glimmering tapers to the sun.”
George Crabbe
