Top 25 Understated Quotes

Words matter. These are the best Understated Quotes from famous people such as Jim Rohn, Nancy Reagan, Elizabeth Berg, Lisa Blatt, Esther McVey, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.

Better understated than overstated. Let people be surpr

Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easier than you said.
Jim Rohn
I’ve always gone for the more understated look.
Nancy Reagan
If I could visit dead authors, I’d head right over to E. B. White, though I’m so in awe of him I’d probably just sit at his feet and weep. He’s the master of clarity, of understated humor, of palatable political conviction.
Elizabeth Berg
I don’t think anyone would describe me as an understated advocate. Several people have told me my argument style is very direct and very blunt, which I find mystifying. How could you ever be anything but direct and blunt?
Lisa Blatt
If feminism was a dress, it would be that essential little black number, reached for in times of need; different for everyone but a steady constant in a woman’s life. Outspoken or understated, demure or provocative, worn to reflect the mood, the personality, the time.
Esther McVey
The toll of COVID-19 on the state of New Jersey cannot be understated.
Mikie Sherrill
Whenever I’m in sync with the trends, it’s always an accident. I still love wearing clothes I’ve had for ten years. I think understated luxury is the chicest thing.
Padma Lakshmi
The importance of a tan and a haircut cannot be understated.
Nick Viall
People that complete other people’s vision are understated.
Bjork
It’s not easy to write an understated score over a loud one.
Alexandre Desplat
I’m quite a shy person, but I know I’m a good football player. That’s just the way I am. That’s the way I grew up. My grandmother brought me up, and she is the same way. She’s understated, but she knows what she’s worth.
Georginio Wijnaldum
Personally, I wear a lot of my mother-in-law’s chiffons and my mother’s silk. But when I buy saris for myself, then they have to be understated.
Sonali Bendre
Throughout his career, W.G. Sebald wrote poems that were strikingly similar to his prose. His tone, in both genres, was always understated but possessed of a mournful grandeur.
Teju Cole
My early novels were very understated and English. Fourteen years ago, I met and married my American husband, and as I learned more about his background and culture, I became interested in using American voices.
Laurie Graham
I’m not over the top; I’m not wacky. I’m fairly understated, and that reflects in the way I sing.
Sade Adu
Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.
Bob Riley
Brown is definitely my colour. I like it’s understated drabness.
Sean Lock
A mourning dove’s beauty is an understated one: the colors of its feathers ranging through various shades of gray and drab violet, often with a striking splash of turquoise around the eyes.
Jonathan Miles
What is classical music if not the epitome of sensuality, passion, and understated erotica that popular music, even with all of its energy and life, cannot even begin to touch?
Lara St. John
The importance of the Army Corps of Engineers to public safety and economic activity in Mississippi can’t be understated.
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Bjorn Borg has the look of a Scandanavian rock star with the understated charm of a Wes Anderson movie.
Sean Evans
My style is understated because everything I wear, I want it to have an effortless feel to it. I always want to be comfortable in my clothes and feel like myself, but I like to usually throw in some edge in there somewhere, even just with a leather jacket. But overall, always gotta keep it classy!
Tori Kelly
Somewhere between this kind of cruising freedom, and this understated moment where all these little things intertwine to create a bigger sound. You don’t want one thing to be bright, or too prevalent.
Adam Granduciel
When I started making my own music I was listening to people like Erykah Badu and Elliott Smith. I think I always gravitated towards slightly more understated voices because it felt like I could really connect with what they were saying. It felt more like a conversation.
Arlo Parks
I usually wear my Hall of Fame ring on a more regular basis because it is more like a college ring. It is a little more understated. The Super Bowl ring is kind of loud, but I take great pride in those two things.
Howie Long