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Very Quotes

A single word can carry the whole point.

Quotes here use the word "very" to sharpen a point - a strict background, a picky preference in who to tour with, or a scene described as genuinely real rather than exaggerated. For related emphasis-driven lines, browse Intensity Quotes.

And they're also very good at math, these super boogers, and so they teach Billy the ways of mathematics.

Quotes by William Joyce

S.U.V.'s are under a lot of scrutiny these days, and yet the S.U.V. buyer is a very loyal lot.

Quotes by William Clay Ford, Jr.

To be poor and independent is very nearly an impossibility.

Quotes by William Cobbett

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Quotes by William Cowper

When I wrestled in College, my team was very good.

Quotes by William Baldwin

My attention span is very short.

Quotes by will.i.am

I'm not very good at impersonations.

Quotes by Will Forte

We're also passionate about music and very critical about the music that we listen to.

Quotes by Will Champion

I'm very hands-on with my own music.

Quotes by Will Champlin

Because I'm a very public figure, everybody knows what my returns are.

Quotes by Whitney Tilson

My experience is that very few people have what it takes to be a successful investor, as I discussed in The Arrogance of Stock Picking.

Quotes by Whitney Tilson

I came from a very strict background.

Quotes by Wes Craven

In 'Scream,' there is very real drama that would be in almost any drama.

Quotes by Wes Craven

I'm very picky about who we tour with.

Quotes by Wayne Static

We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments, that are responsible.

Quotes by Wangari Maathai

So when I was very young, I longed for Brazil.

Quotes by Walter Salles

Where all men think alike, no one thinks very much.

Quotes by Walter Lippmann

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

Walt Whitman

Syrian influence has not ended yet. It is going to be a very long path.

Quotes by Walid Jumblatt

We are very serious about imposing weapons restrictions on the PFLP and other Palestinian groups operating from their camps in Lebanon.

Quotes by Walid Jumblatt

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these 'very' quotes have in common?
Each uses "very" as an intensifier - for drama in a film, a strict upbringing, being picky about tour partners, and someone's generosity in a divorce settlement. For more on that idea, see Amplification quotes.
Is there a quote about a strict upbringing?
Yes. One speaker simply says they came from "a very strict background," without elaborating further - a good match for our Intensity quotes.
Is there a quote about being picky?
Yes - one speaker admits, "I'm very picky about who we tour with," describing their approach to choosing tour partners. That kind of strong preference is explored further in Judgment quotes.
Is there a quote about someone's generosity?
Yes. One quote says, "Conrad Hilton was very generous to me in the divorce settlement," adding that he gave the speaker 5000 Gideon Bibles. For more on warmth like this, see Emotion quotes.
Is there a quote about drama in film?
Yes - one quote says, "there is very real drama that would be in almost any drama," made about the film 'Scream.'

One entry recalls an unexpectedly generous divorce settlement, proof that "very" often introduces the most memorable detail in a quote. Explore more in Emotion Quotes or Judgment Quotes.