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Exaggerating Quotes

When stretching the truth crosses a line.

One writer admits to 'exaggerating a little' for the sake of a good story, owing their equilibrium to ink and paper rather than Age-old restraint.

Everything I write about either I have gone through or I know somebody has gone through, so it's very close to me, but sometimes it's about taking those feelings and exaggerating on them a little bit: being a bit more...

Quotes by Tori Kelly

The administration needs to speak honestly with the American people. Exaggerating our progress in defeating the insurgency or in creating an Iraqi army paints a dangerous picture.

Quotes by Sherrod Brown

Drag really isn't just about exaggerating and celebrating femininity. Some drag queens want to look like monsters, some drag queens want to look like hot dogs. Really what it is is just dipping your toes in all the swimming pools...

Quotes by Sharon Needles

In 2004 I had the fortune - or the misfortune - of playing John Kerry. It was hard because I think the best impressions exaggerate someone's most well-known quality. And exaggerating gravitas is very hard to pull off.

Quotes by Seth Meyers

Age Quotes

I don't mind finding these ugly sides to my personality and exaggerating them because that's something you can write towards.

Quotes by Maria Semple

I have been obsequious toward Western civilization, exaggerating its merits and, at the same time, exaggerating my own merits.

Quotes by Liu Xiaobo

I am probably exaggerating a little, but I owe my equilibrium to ink and paper.

Quotes by Julien Green

Given that Mr. Kerry is clearly exaggerating what happened to minority voters in the 2000 election in Florida, maybe we should wait for him to provide evidence of what he is alleging in 2004.

Quotes by John Fund

Students follow rules. Students complete assignments. The job of students - in part, at least - is to please their teachers. Now, I realize I may be exaggerating a little here, but basically I think I'm right: students do what...

Quotes by Jeffrey Toobin

Alleging Quotes

You know, some people think since I can't move I am a vegetable. Wrong. Just picture yourself as you are, just always sitting down and if you need something a hot babe takes care of you. I am exaggerating a...

Quotes by Jason Becker

When you're trying to paint a portrait of a very specific world, you're trying to show what makes the world different. So, sometimes it means exaggerating certain kind of aspects, but I don't think it's that important or it's that...

Quotes by Damien Chazelle

In the age of social media, everyone's a newspaper columnist, exaggerating what they think and feel.

Quotes by Charlie Brooker

Maybe I was 7 - I probably am exaggerating a little - and immediately was plunged into the fact that there was an official place to put your fantasies. Up until then I didn't know what I would do with...

Quotes by Bob Balaban

Rising political tribalism, shamelessly exaggerating our opponents' claims or behavior, is leaving us vulnerable: No one loves America's internal fighting - and our increasingly siloed news consumption - more than Vladimir Putin.

Quotes by Ben Sasse

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection say about exaggerating?
It treats exaggeration two ways, as a forgivable creative tool in personal writing, and as a serious accusation in political contexts, like overstated claims about election issues or wartime progress.
Why do people search for quotes about exaggerating?
People look for language either admitting to their own exaggeration for effect or calling out someone else's, the word carries both a light, self-aware use and a much sharper, accusatory one.
A couple of these quotes involve political figures accused of exaggerating, does this collection take a side?
No, it simply includes quotes where speakers in America accuse others of overstating facts, whether about a past election or progress in a conflict, presented as their stated positions rather than as verified conclusions.
Is exaggeration always treated as dishonest here?
Not always, one writer describes exaggerating personal feelings in creative work as part of the craft, distinct from exaggerating facts in a political or factual claim.
What's the throughline across these quotes?
Each draws a line, explicitly or not, between exaggeration as artistic technique and exaggeration as a failure of honesty, two very different uses of the same word.

Politics gets less generous treatment: claims about the 2000 Florida vote and progress with the Army in Iraq are both called out here as exaggerated.