Rosemary Mahoney

China was not at all what I expected it to be. I had an image of China as a very quaint and mysterious and peaceful place. Well, it's quaint and mysterious in some respects, but not in the ways I had thought. The people are mysterious. They don't often tell you what they feel.

American Writer

Richard Rohr

One is struck in the study of saints, angels and gods by a pattern that seems quaint and harmless. Yet, it is so common that I know there must be a deeper meaning. There always seem to be guardians and spirits of doors, bridges, exits and entranceways.

American Clergyman

Hannah Kearney

I have this dream of what I ultimately want my life to be like, and it involves a lot of quaint activities like cooking and canoeing and camping and hiking.

American Athlete

Thomas Hardy

Yes; quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down you'd treat if met where any bar is, or help to half-a-crown.

English Novelist

P. J. O'Rourke

The words 'Space Age' have a quaint, nostalgic tone - sitting on midcentury modern furniture watching 'The Jetsons.

American Comedian

Elliott Abrams

The notion that public service requires men and women of good character now seems quaint.

American Lawyer

Alexander Pope

There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit.

English Poet

Mark Davis

Being briefed only once is a quaint defense. You're either briefed or not briefed.

Frederick Pollock

English Judge

Janet Varney

American Actress

Use 'quaint' to describe things that feel pleasantly out of time, like items from the past.

Endearing Old-fashion

'Quaint' often relates to small, rural towns with a cozy or traditional aesthetic.

Small Town Feel

The word 'quaint' suggests something is not modern or up-to-date, but still appealing.

Not Modern

'Quaint' can highlight something peculiar but in a way that is interesting or amusing.

Pleasantly Odd

Use 'quaint' for something that attracts curiosity or interest because it's different.

Unusual Attraction

'Quaint' (archaic) refers to things that are made in a clever or intricate way.

Cleverly Made

The use of 'quaint' to mean 'cleverly made' is outdated; understand it in historical contexts.

Historic Usage

 So, you're living through a time when virtually half of humanity's intellectual, social and spiritual legacy is being allowed to slip away. This does not have to happen. These peoples are not failed attempts at being modern -- quaint and colorful and destined to fade away

Wade Davis: The...

 But how meaningful is that truth if you don't know why it's being revealed to you? We must recognize that this place where we're increasingly living, which we've quaintly termed "cyberspace," isn't defined by ones and zeroes, but by information and the people behind it.

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 I would feel triumphal at having lived at all, and at having lived on this splendid planet, and having been given the opportunity to understand something about why I was here in the first place, before not being here. Can you understand my quaint English accent?

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 that in-person transactions in real buildings were a quaint but obsolete relic of the past. It’s only when you bring your vulnerabilities into full view in this way that you may be motivated to reimagine your business and to do so in a robust manner.

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 a quaint forerunner of things to come. It's a destabilized world. And unlike destabilized world in the past, it will be broadcast to you on YouTube, you will see it on digital television and on your cell phones. What will that lead to?

Larry Brilliant: The...

 Now -- the problem -- the problem is that even those of us sympathetic with the plight of indigenous people view them as quaint and colorful but somehow reduced to the margins of history as the real world, meaning our world, moves on.

Wade Davis: Cultures at...

 And I recently said that to a venture capitalist casually at some Valley event, to which he replied, "How quaint." And I sort of really was dumbstruck. And I really should have said something smart.

Saul Griffith: Hardware...

 foodcourt got that one but good on you thanks for your help I did actually do a bit of birding back in Australia in a quaint little coastal town called port nose rope rope so I just got my house

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 this quaint English village might look like the perfect place for cream teas and picnics on the beach but its harbors a deadly secret the whole area is covered with dangerous patches of

Can You Survive...

 These complaints now strike us as quaint, if not downright adorkable -- -- but here's the we still get quite worked up about language change. I have an entire file in my office