Complaint Quotes

188 Complaint quotes by 167 unique authors

You know, many writers really don't like to write. I think this the chief complaint of so many. They hate to write; they do it… — Harper Lee
I think the satirist is always basically optimistic. The satirist's complaint about society is always that it doesn't measure up to a fairly high ideal… — John Dos Passos
Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when… — Sigmund Freud
I'm the same kid who used to hop the trains with headphones and just go to downtown Manhattan, walk around and listen to music or… — J. Cole
My biggest complaint with tights is that they do not accommodate skinny-ankled people like myself. — Zooey Deschanel
May not the complaint, that common people are above their station, often take its rise in the fact of uncommon people being below theirs? — Charles Dickens
The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity. — Samuel Johnson
As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision. — Helen Keller
People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me. — Soren Kierkegaard
It's ironic that in our culture everyone's biggest complaint is about not having enough time; yet nothing terrifies us more than the thought of eternity. — Dennis Miller
It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Dogs really are perfect soldiers. They are brave and smart; they can smell through walls, see in the dark, and eat Army rations without complaint. — Susan Orlean
A lesser complaint: hair extensions. There are moments on 'All My Children' when half the women actors, young and old, seem to be afflicted by… — Camille Paglia
Be able to suffer wearing a necktie or slightly high heels for an entire evening without complaint or early removal. — Marilyn vos Savant
Know how to effectively voice a complaint or make a claim at a retail store. — Marilyn vos Savant
A man endures misfortune without complaint. — Franz Schubert
A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income. — George Bernard Shaw
No complaint... is more common than that of a scarcity of money. — Adam Smith
The usual complaint is, 'I have no other way of earning a living.' The harsh reply can be, 'Do you have to live?' — Tertullian
The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die singing. — Alexis de Tocqueville
I've often heard the complaint from both Democrat and Republican voters alike that they hate the fact that politicians get into office and they -… — Scott Walker
Ibrahim tells his story without a grain of complaint, and this was true for all of the band members. This is very much part of… — Wim Wenders
Constructive complaint requires only two things: that what you are complaining about should be different, and that it can be different. It sounds simple, but… — Julian Baggini
Too often, complaint is not about principled objection on moral grounds, but opportunistic objection on grounds of self-interest. To rectify this, we need to work… — Julian Baggini
Say what you will of fortitude, but show me the man who can patiently endure the laughter of fools when they have obtained an advantage… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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