Annoyance Quotes

76 Annoyance quotes by 70 unique authors

Many of the things that bring delight should not be owned. They are more enjoyed if another's, than if yours; the first day they give… — Baltasar Gracian
The novel is a formidable mass, and it is so amorphous - no mountain in it to climb, no Parnassus or Helicon, not even a… — E. M. Forster
The director's job is full of all sorts of annoyances and details - like how many cars are on the street. Ugh. I don't want… — Tyne Daly
Women are in bondage; their clothes are a great hindrance to their engaging in any business which will make them pecuniarily independent, and since the… — Lucy Stone
The programmer, who needs clarity, who must talk all day to a machine that demands declarations, hunkers down into a low-grade annoyance. It is here… — Ellen Ullman
No one can be so welcome a guest that he will not become an annoyance when he has stayed three continuous days in a friend's… — Plautus
People are terrified of other people or difficult projects because they tell themselves that they could fail or be rejected. Failure can lead to sorrow,… — Albert Ellis
Annoyance arises from the feared implication that we are copyists in subject or treatment, or both, whereas the common qualities that establish the relationship result… — Walter J. Phillips
There are opposing forces in all living things. My work reflects this and stirs up a contrast of emotions in the viewer... perception versus annoyance.… — Eugene J. Martin
I'm a huge David Wain fan. He's one of my best friends now, but he just makes me laugh continually, much to the annoyance of… — Paul Rudd
A grouch escapes so many little annoyances that it almost pays to be one. — Kin Hubbard
In my 10 years that I spent out in TV and film, I had my shares of frustrations and annoyances and disappointments, but also I… — George R. R. Martin
I act for free, but I demand a huge salary as compensation for all the annoyance of being a public personality. In that sense, I… — Michelle Pfeiffer
The more the schemata are differentiated, the smaller the gap between the new and the familiar becomes, so that novelty, instead of constituting an annoyance… — Jean Piaget
It is typical of women to fester and ferment over disappointments, slights, annoyances, angers, etc. — Laura Schlessinger
Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. — Mark Twain
Much to his annoyance, a thought popped into his mind. It was very clear and very distinct, and he had now come to recognize these… — Douglas Adams
We're not obsessed by anything, you see," insisted Ford. "..." "And that's the deciding factor. We can't win against obsession. They care, we don't. They… — Douglas Adams
He said that people who loved [animals] to excess were capable of the worst cruelties toward human beings. He said that dogs were not loyal… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Marsh: Our best efforts were never even a mild annoyance to the Lord Ruler." Kelsier: Ah, but being an annoyance is something that I am… — Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes I forget how much I like riding the bike." Most chicks do," I said. "Roar of the engine and so on." Murphy's blue eyes… — Jim Butcher
Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out -… — Robert W. Service
My father always told us that if we will let God, He can use even our disappointements, even our annoyances to bring us a blessing.… — Catherine Marshall
Memories which someday will become all beautiful when the last annoyance that encumbers them shall have faded out of our minds. — Mark Twain
Will moved to object, but it was too late; Henry had already pressed the button. There was a blinding flare of light and a whooshing… — Cassandra Clare

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