Sounds Too Good To Be True Quotes

#1. So the result was that as one approached a political convention for most of the 19th century and for most of the 20th century until the 1960's, part of the drama was the fact that you didn't know ultimately who was going to be the nominee at the end of that convention week.

Michael Beschloss

#2. Attention, if sudden and close, graduates into surprise; and this into astonishment; and this into stupefied amazement.

Charles Darwin

#3. The World is a Treasure Map.

Roger James Hamilton

#4. If it sounds too good to be true, it always is.

Ricky Jay

#5. Don't let people treat you like you're stupid. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.

Sinbad

#6. Lady Bracknell: Is this Miss Prism a female of repellent aspect, remotely connected with education?
Chasuble: (Somewhat indignantly) She is the most cultivated of ladies, and the very picture of respectability.
Lady Bracknell: It is obviously the same person.

Oscar Wilde

#7. There is a large group that's not represented on television - the group that falls somewhere in the middle of straight and gay. That group is looked down on, because people say, 'You can't be in-between. You have to pick one or the other.'

Sara Ramirez

#8. When politicians offer you something for nothing, or something that sounds too good to be true, it's always worth taking a careful second look.

Malcolm Turnbull

#9. God split himself into a myriad parts that he might have friends. This may not be true, but it sounds good - and is no sillier than any other theology.

Robert A. Heinlein

#10. Four hundred is a lot. When I was young, I remember Kapil Dev getting it, and it was quite a big thing. An Indian had taken it. I feel honoured and proud that God has given me a chance to reach 400 wickets. It's a big thing for me; I don't know about others.

Harbhajan Singh

#11. The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike ... you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it's true.

Valentino Rossi

#12. I love Courtney Lee. He's a very good player. I know that sounds very simple, but it's true. He does things well. He's a good defender, a great team defender, and he shoots the ball very well.

Doc Rivers

#13. The basis of any scam is telling people what they want to hear. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Lee Child

#14. Even the self-assured will raise their perceived self-efficacy if models teach them better ways of doing things.

Albert Bandura

#15. Discovering traces of life on Mars would be of tremendous scientific significance: The first time that any signs of extraterrestrial life had ever been detected. Many people would also find it heartening to learn that we're not entirely alone in this vast, cold cosmos.

Nick Bostrom

#16. Being a movie star is a quality that somebody sort of embodies, and being a celebrity is something that people give to you. It has to do with being recognizable, as opposed to something that people recognize in you. I just hope to make good movies. I know that sounds simple, but it's true.

Scarlett Johansson

#17. The old adage, 'If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is' isn't always correct. In fact, the suspicion, cynicism, and doubt that are inherent in this belief can and does keep people from taking advantage of excellent opportunities.

Richard Carlson