Bombastic Quotes

Within the oftentimes bombastic and truculent appearance that I present to the world, trembles a heart shy as a wren in the hedgerow or a mouse along the wainscoting. - George Moore

What has a writer to be bombastic about? Whatever good a man may write is the consequence of accident, luck, or surprise, and nobody is more surprised than an honest writer when he makes a good phrase or says something truthful. - Edward Dahlberg

We also learned he was really smart, careful, and that he did not hold any irresponsible or reckless positions. He was not a flame-thrower?. It is clear he is not a bombastic person. He hews closely to legal materials. - Cass Sunstein

This bombastic announcement is open defiance of what the international community is asking from Iran. - David Albright

Robertson's comments represent a conservative sector of the American public that is highly nationalistic and at times bombastic. - Riordan Roett

Maybe it is the war or the movies or because this generation was bred on radio comedy, but I found out that they want bombastic stuff with a lot of drive. They have little time for whimsy. It varies, of course, from town to town. The Hartford audience was sharper on some things than the Buffalo audience. Political jokes go, depending upon how the community votes. A Negro audience will pick up subtle comedy quicker than anyone else. - Edgar Bergen

It's a celebratory show, so we picked upbeat music that's bombastic enough to keep people entertained outside for half an hour. - Jackie Dempsey

I'm a big, bombastic novelist and thrill-ride guy. I'm never going to win the National Book Award. - Seth Graham-Smith

I thought it would be good for me to do something bigger, more bombastic, more physical. I had a blast making the film. - Jason Schwartzman