Conspicuously Quotes

36 quotes by 28 authors

Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing the troublesome - to deter others. No doubt, in certain… — Barbara Deming
Equipped with cell phones, beepers, and handheld computers, the 'conspicuously industrious' blur the line between home and office by working anytime, anywhere. — Jo Ann Davis
What's important is how we use our time on this earth, not how conspicuously we give our money away. What's important is the energy and… — Dan Pallotta
The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character building values of the privation of the poor. — John Kenneth Galbraith
I don't know much about auctions. I sometimes go to previews and see art sardined into ugly rooms. I've gawked at the gaudy prices, and… — Jerry Saltz
Hash, x. There is no definition for this word - nobody knows what hash is. Famous, adj. Conspicuously miserable. Dictionary, n. A malevolent literary device… — Ambrose Bierce
Make a list of all the lovers you've ever had. Warren Lasher Ed "Rubberhead" Catapano Charles Deats or Keats Alfonse Tuck it in your pocket.… — Lorrie Moore
Giving anyone anything takes courage, since so many presents backfire. A gift conspicuously at odds with your tastes serves only to betray that the benefactor… — Lionel Shriver
War so conspicuously benefits rich men and kills the poor ones. — Barbara Kingsolver
Dance, v.i. To leap about to the sound of tittering music, preferably with arms about your neighbor's wife or daughter. There are many kinds of… — Ambrose Bierce
Barack Obama is not a man of The Gut, and it is driving official Washington crazy. This is a good thing, because resisting The Gut… — Charlie Pierce
But picketing - picketing for or against something, and handing out literature - these are conspicuously formal actions. They have to be understood as indirect… — Tony Conrad
FAMOUS, adj. Conspicuously miserable. Done to a turn on the iron, behold Him who to be famous aspired. Content? Well, his grill has a plating… — Ambrose Bierce
You must come to realize God has given you the maximum health, Money, Happiness, Joy and Love, your WILL will allow. He is with holding… — Marv Stark

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