“All the Kamals were fluent in irritation. They loved each other but were almost always annoyed by each other, in ways that… — John Lanchester Copy Share Image
“All marriages are like this. The component parts are contempt and irritation because we know each other by heart, by rote; we're… — Ann Petry Copy Share Image
My body is damaged from music in two ways. I have a red irritation in my stomach. It's psychosomatic, caused by all… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
there are virtues which are very well in the abstract, but which, encountered in the flesh, can be a source of extreme… — Patricia Wentworth Copy Share Image
My diet, my regime, the whole life I have on the road has always got that little bit of stress because I'm… — Geddy Lee Copy Share Image
Somewhere in the back of their minds, hosts and guests alike know that the dinner party is a source of untold irritation,… — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
One day, out of irritation, I said, you know all of those years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, all those years of… — Patrick Stewart Copy Share Image
“Trying to please everybody is what you'll soon get tired of, because as time goes on, those you're pleasing will get tired… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
All inner resistance is experienced as negativity in one form or another. All negativity is resistance. In this context, the two words… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
I spent the morning smashing fliesI killed one fly against the doorjamb. Another I stalked into the kitchen...A third fly wavered by… — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. Here was a machine of precision and balance for the… — Elizabeth West Copy Share Image
I don't lead a writer's life. And I think that can be a source of suspicion and irritation to some people. — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
I have no doubt that the real irritation of those on the religious right is not that their particular creed is not… — William Bennett Copy Share Image
Embracing conflict can be a joy when we know that irritation and frustration can lead to growth and the re-engergizing of ourselves… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
True balm [of fantasy] takes away the painful irritation of life and simply heals, allowing one to begin anew. And that is… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
“To some extent, it is almost blasphemous to think that insult, anger and irritation could be a positive force.” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
“A thorough inspection of someone you believed to be loveable will send you back into your shell if all you saw in… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image