#sentimental

Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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I don't want my poems to be sentimental, though I do acknowledge that sentiment is probably rather under-reported in a lot of people's feelings a lot of the time. ↗

— Andrew Motion

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I want to write poems which are very emotional, but I would have some hesitation in saying I want to write poems which are sentimental. ↗

— Andrew Motion

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I don't ever want to be a sentimentalist. I prefer to be a realist. I'm not a romantic really. ↗

— James Earl Jones

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Gay marriage is the last bastion of, to me... as a legal, ceremonial, sentimental and religious side, it's one of the last steps. Retaining your job being one of the earlier steps, like, not getting kicked out of your job because you're gay. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

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I mean, I think I'm pretty sentimental. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

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I think that in some cases, I've made films that have a sentimental quality, at least as part of the film. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

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I remember how much - when I was a small boy I was taken to see a version of 'Peter Pan.' I detested it. I mean, the sentimental idea that anybody would want to remain a boy. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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If you think my music is sentimental and self-absorbed, I agree with you. ↗

— James Taylor

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I'm not a sentimental guy. ↗

— Gene Hackman

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