Shows

Famous quotes containing the word shows:

“A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.”
—O. Henry [William Sydney Porter] (1862–1910)

“The hood-winked husband shows his anger, and the word jealous is flung in his face. Jealous husband equals betrayed husband. And there are women who look upon jealousy as synonymous with impotence, so that the betrayed husband can only shut his eyes, powerless in the face of such accusations.”
—J. August Strindberg (1849–1912)

“I never remember holding a full drink.
My first look shows the level half-way down.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)