“He looked tired, irritated, and slightly defeated. It was beautiful.” — Belinda Kelderhouse Copy Share Image
“She sounded angry. That was the way she'd been as long as he'd known her. If she became ill, it irritated her.… — Richard Matheson Copy Share Image
Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed… — Frances Hodgson Burnett Copy Share Image
Humor is the great thing, the saving thing after all. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations,… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“She was edgy, her mood still unruffled and didn’t know if it was a result of the reticule strangeness, irritation over the… — Nancy Campbell Allen Copy Share Image
The . . . increase in the power of officials is a constant source of irritation to everybody else. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Kind 'Guardian' readers have been forwarding me round robin Christmas newsletters for years now: lengthy missives full of perfect children, exotic holidays,… — Simon Hoggart Copy Share Image
Love is friendship that has caught fire. ... Love is content with the present, it hopes for the future, and it doesn't… — Ann Landers Copy Share Image
Every feeling is a field of energy. A pleasant feeling is an energy which can nourish. Irritation is a feeling which can… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
From their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient. From their endless rough-housing with each other,… — Adele Faber Copy Share Image
If there is anything worse than the aching tedium of staring out of car windows, it is the irritation of getting tickets,… — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
I've found that worry and irritation vanish into thin air the moment I open my mind to the many blessings I possess. — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
Embracing conflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration can lead to growth and fascination. — Thomas Crum Copy Share Image
Similar (of course, far from identical) irritations in similar conditions call out similar reflexes; the more powerful the irritation, the sooner it… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
We provide both irritation and inspiration for each other- the grist for each other's pearl making. — Stephen Nachmanovitch Copy Share Image
Etiquette enables you to resolve conflict without just trading insults. Without etiquette, the irritations in modern life are so abrasive that you… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
You must not sneeze. If you have a vehement cold you must take no notice of it; if your nose membranes feel… — Fanny Burney Copy Share Image
“A bad handwriting is as annoying to a reader … as an irritating voice is to a listener.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
The Troubles are a pigmentation in our lives here, a constant irritation that detracts from real life. But life has to do… — Brian Friel Copy Share Image
April frowned, irritation evident. “I did not consent to your presence,” she said peevishly. “Please depart, and attempt your political assassination on… — Mira Grant Copy Share Image
Depending on the inflection, ah bon can express shock, disbelief, indifference, irritation, or joy - a remarkable achievment for two short words. — Peter Mayle Copy Share Image
Irritation. I'm too old to get angry. Anger, that's an emotion for more serious things — John Schuerholz Copy Share Image
I don't, as my mom would say, sweat the small stuff in our relationship. Because when I think of day-to-day irritations that… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
