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Shallow Quotes

Sharp lines on surface-level thinking and popular taste.

These shallow quotes take aim at popular entertainment and outdated assumptions about art, including the old idea that popular Arts quotes were automatically less serious than traditional ones.

It is a ship with a great deal of sail but a very shallow keel.

Quotes by Robert Bork

It seems the more shallow and mean the candidates are the more they rise in the polls.

Quotes by Paul F. Tompkins

I do respond to the ideas behind the Eurovision and 'The X Factor,' but they're both so limiting and very, very shallow.

Quotes by Morten Harket

The idea that popular arts were shallow by definition and the traditional arts were profound was dead, I thought, and I wanted to prove it.

Quotes by Melvyn Bragg

Arts Quotes

Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself.

John Milton

It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.

Quotes by Garrison Keillor

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.

Quotes by Barbara Walters

For sleep, one needs endless depths of blackness to sink into; daylight is too shallow, it will not cover one.

Quotes by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Frequently Asked Questions

How is 'shallow' used across this quotes collection?
It ranges from criticizing televised talent competitions as limiting and shallow to describing a person as shallow despite being well-read.
Is there a quote about art being unfairly called shallow?
Yes, one challenges the old assumption that popular art forms lacked depth while traditional art was automatically treated as profound.
Does 'shallow' only describe people or ideas here?
No, one quote uses it literally, describing a ship that carries a lot of sail but has a very shallow keel.
What's the classic line about books and shallowness?
It's a short, pointed phrase about being 'deep-versed in books and shallow in himself,' contrasting knowledge with genuine depth of character.
Where can I find more quotes about art and culture?
See our Arts quotes for more perspectives on popular versus traditional creative work.

A classic line jabs at someone deep in books but shallow in character, while another uses the word literally for a ship's keel. Browse Books quotes for more literary lines.