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Sentimental Quotes

A little too sentimental, on purpose.

Sentimentality gets described here as a trait worth noticing in other people — a whole nationality called broadly sentimental, an aunt who was, by her own family's telling, sentimental about everyone in it.

Even my aunt Joan, hopelessly sentimental about every member of our family, admitted that I was hideous.

Quotes by Sister Parish

If I'm not using something, I tend to sell it and move on, so I'm not too sentimental about hardware synths.

Quotes by Oneohtrix Point Never

The Mexican succumbs very easily to sentimental effusions, and therefore he shuns them.

Quotes by Octavio Paz

The Russians are a very sentimental people.

Quotes by Mike Jackson

Depth Quotes

Intellectuals are too sentimental for me.

Quotes by Margaret Anderson

I don't know if I like being the sentimental favorite.

Quotes by John Elway

I'm not a sentimental guy.

Quotes by Gene Hackman

I'm a sentimental guy.

Quotes by Fred Durst

I think of myself as a softy. I think the 87th Precinct novels are very sentimental, and the cops are idealistic guys.

Quotes by Evan Hunter

Emotion Quotes

Maxwell is serious, dedicated, awkward, forgetful, pompous to a certain degree, sentimental.

Quotes by Don Adams

Everything gets to me. I'm very sentimental.

Quotes by Cornelia Funke

I don't think it's good to be sentimental, so I try not to be.

Quotes by Chrissie Hynde

I have a sentimental feeling for my very first cover I was on - it was 'Bazaar' Magazine.

Quotes by Carol Alt

Frequently Asked Questions

What are these 'Sentimental' quotes about?
Being sentimental as a trait people notice more often in others than claim for themselves — family members, whole nationalities, even outsiders looking in.
Why do people search for quotes about being sentimental?
The word carries mixed connotations, part warmth and part weakness, so these quotes get used both affectionately and as gentle self-criticism.
Is there a quote describing a specific family member?
Yes — one speaker describes an aunt who was, by her own family's admission, sentimental about everyone in it.
Do any quotes push back against sentimentality?
One does bluntly, calling intellectuals too sentimental for its speaker's taste, which reads as a light jab rather than a compliment.
What other collections connect with this theme?
Memory quotes covers what sentiment tends to hold onto, and Emotion quotes looks at feeling more broadly.

One line pushes back entirely, calling intellectuals too sentimental for its speaker's taste, a reminder the word can be praise or a mild insult. See Memory quotes for more on what sentiment holds onto.