Quotes about hyperbole (16 Quotes)



    I'm both gratified and a little surprised at the on-rush of sentiment and affection for him that we've seen. You would suppose that in these circumstances a lot of hyperbole goes on, and I'm just not seeing that. This affection for Tim pre-existed these circumstances.



    When you set aside all the emotion and hyperbole and drama surrounding this bill, it comes down to simple question. Are we or are we not all first-class citizens


    There are many voices telling us to halt this debate, that the people are weary of it all, ... There are other voices suggesting we have a duty to debate the many questions raised by the circumstances in which we find ourselves, questions of high consequence for constitutional government.... What is the significance of a false statement under oath Is it essentially different from a garden variety lie A mental reservation A fib An evasion A little white lie Hyperbole

    Intense congressional and public scrutiny has not produced a single substantiated claim that the Patriot Act has been misused to violate Americans' civil liberties. Opponents of the legislation have relied upon exaggeration and hyperbole to distort a demonstrated record of accomplishment and success.



    I went to a presentation by the American Civil Liberties Union about the Patriot Act really wanting to hear a clear argument against the Patriot Act, but the woman who introduced the speaker was a complete leftist who said we got hit on September 11 and then we got hit again by John Ashcroft, ... That kind of hyperbole and rhetoric just doesn't make sense.



    We need to remove the fog of misinformation, hyperbole and emotions that have been the calling card of a vocal minority pushing the government to become more involved in television regulation.


    If it weren't for a good deal of what you might consider political hyperbole, we might not have gotten the attention of the FERC, which stiffed us for almost a year,

    The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people's fantasies. People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do. That's why a little hyperbole never hurts.



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