- Nov 07, 2020
Silly Quotes
Because not everything needs to be taken seriously.
This page gathers lines that poke fun at overreactions and unnecessary seriousness, from courtroom rulings called out as absurd to writers admitting they won't chase every reader's whim. If you enjoy quotes that don't take themselves too seriously, browse the related Fun collection too.
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- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Shorts are silly. Men in shorts are silly men. And silly is the very worst thing a man can be.
- Flag
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- Nov 07, 2020
Obama has been attacked repeatedly for not wearing a flag pin, with Republicans claiming that his patriotism is in question. It's all a bit silly.
- Dear
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dear though the reader might be, I'd be silly to cater to what the reader wanted.
- Nice
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was younger, out in public, I never wanted to pop my hip and definitely made sure that my wrist was nice and firm. All these silly, prohibitive things.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sitcom hours are silly easy compared to drama. Whenever an actor on a sitcom complains, I feel like smacking them!
- Say
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- Nov 07, 2020
I say some silly things now and again.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
ABC's intelligently hilarious sitcom 'Modern Family' depicts a gay-male marriage in which both partners are refreshingly dimensional, believable human beings. The writers dare to make them flawed and thus fully delineated, but they're not flawed in the silly, stereotypical ways that once dominated such portrayals.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad is a very quick-witted, sarcastic, dry, humorous guy, whereas my mom's very silly, and that side of the family is very musical.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Don't be afraid to look silly.
- Fuss
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- Nov 07, 2020
I honestly don't understand the big fuss made over nudity and sex in films. It's silly.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020