I come from an Irish working-class background but went to a posh school, and any type of pretension was quickly mocked at home. I've always had a keen eye for pretension.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Pretension is a poor joke that you play on yourself. Snap out of it. Recognise your strengths, work on your weaknesses. Real achievement is liking what you see in the mirror every morning.
Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.
I come from very common stock, and I've always been uncomfortable with pretension and all the forms it can take, including disingenuous broadcasting.
Demolishing pretensions, especially worthy ones, is a hallmark of the baby boom.
Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.
I don't know how to put on any tough guy pretensions.
My family is vital to me - just the sense of being surrounded by no pretension.
I never want to be pretentious.
I was a really pretentious teenager.
Americans are generally very self-sufficient and I think generally averse to pretension, just as I am.