Quotes on Affectation

Great cultural changes begin in affectation and end in routine.

Author: Jacques Barzun

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.

Author: Josh Billings

Affectation is certain deformity; by forming themselves on fantastic models, the young begin with being ridiculous, and often end in being vicious.

Author: Robert Blair

Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to believe of himself.

Author: Fanny Brice

Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding.

Author: Lord Chesterfield

The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim.

Author: Henry Fielding

I have no affectation when I speak.

Author: Lisa Kudrow