sincerity

• “But it is precisely because it is so rare and unexpected that his story catches our attention, almost provokes our amusement - in a fashion reminiscent of the cartoon of a young woman carrying a 'Make love not war' banner, stark naked, and with a bystander exclaiming, 'Now that's what I call sincerity!”

  The God Delusion

• “That's what we call sincerity, daughter," said Mrs. Bobbsey.”

  The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore

• “To be fool enough to believe a ramping, stamping, thumping lie: that is what you call sincerity!”

  Act III

• “Yet there is very little of that indefinable quality, which we call sincerity, about the score.”

  The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory.

• “Great Nature's own gift; which she bestows on all; but which only one in the thousand does not cast sorrowfully away: it is what I call sincerity of vision; the test of a sincere heart.”

  Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History

• “He pretends not to a meritorious excellence, but the testimony of his conscience concerning his sincerity is his comfort -- As also that before thee, O king!”

  Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)

• “In teaparty, right-wing, and certain fundamentalist cultures, passionate sincerity is the chief virtue.”

  Matthew Yglesias » January Was the Warmest Temperature in World History

• “Her sincerity is as phony as the so-called sport they promote.”

  McMahon says WWE antics not a liability to Senate run

• “Their sincerity is no less fake than their claim that they are strong on national defense.”

  The Huffington Post: Hal Donahue: Republicans Betray National Security With Impunity

• “Ms. Pelosi described her experiences with obvious sincerity from the House floor last week.”

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