Success is meaningless if you can't sleep at night because of harsh things said, petty secrets sharpened against hard and stony regret,… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
What's terrible is that there's nothing terrible, that the very essence of life is petty, uninteresting, and degradingly trite. — Ivan Turgenev Copy Share Image
Good fortune will elevate even petty minds, and give them the appearance of a certain greatness and stateliness, as from their high… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
The Band was always famous for its retirements we'd go and play and get a little petty cash together, and then not… — Rick Danko Copy Share Image
The greatest benefit derived from the study of science is that it lifts you out of and above the littleness of daily… — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
On the music side, I'm a cross between maybe that Texas songwriter and that Tom Petty feel. — Bryan Hayes Copy Share Image
I had come out of a church that was filled with petty arguments and hatred. I just wanted to meet with some… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It meets a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
All nonstate threats to life, liberty, and property appear to be relatively petty and therefore can be dealt with. Only states can… — Robert Higgs Copy Share Image
Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions. Intellect, will, taste, and… — William James Copy Share Image
A certain degree of solitude seems necessary to the full growth and spread of the highest mind; and therefore must a very… — Novalis Copy Share Image
The future will be like the past, in the sense that, no matter how amazing or technologically advanced a society becomes, the… — Adam Gopnik Copy Share Image
A lot of people think my sarcasm comes from insecurity and defensiveness, but I assure you I'm just being petty and cruel. — Dana Gould Copy Share Image
I have never in my life seen a more petty, childish, bitter, soon-to-be ex-president of the United States. Barack Obama is in… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
We need to ascend beyond our own petty Resistance, our own negative self-judgment and self-sabotage, our own "I'm not worthy" mind-set. — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
Is a fixed income not a good thing? Does not everyone love to count on a sure thing? Especially every petty-bourgeois, narrow-minded… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
In a lot of ways, I'm seeking some sort of peace of mind for myself. I'm a fairly emotionally petty, resentful guy… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
Remember this practical piece of advice: Never come into the theatre with mud on your feet. Leave your dust and dirt outside.… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
The leaders of the petty bourgeoisie must teach the people to trust the bourgeoisie. The proletarians must teach the people to distrust… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
In the grand scheme of things, choosing your love for somebody over the petty reasons you don't talk to someone is a… — JP Saxe Copy Share Image
Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it. — Confucius Copy Share Image
The constant petty behests of life permit few opportunities for major satisfactions, and when one is offered it should be seized. — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, they're my two favorites. — Andrew Shue Copy Share Image
