Frowned Quotes

172 quotes by 109 authors

You wouldn't want to be called a sell-out by selling a product. Selling out was frowned on, whereas now you can major in it at… — Alan Alda
Drunkenness was in good repute in England till "Bloody Mary" frowned upon it; it remained popular in Germany. The French drank more stably, not being… — Will Durant
Tapping melons with your knuckles is a good way of making your selection in the store, but apparently it's frowned upon at the strip club. — Brad Wilkerson
Football is the priority, even more than school. Art is frowned upon. I had to sneak music in. — Kevin McCall
I'm a geek who loves fashion. There's been a reinvention of the word geek. It means being passionate about anything that's under the radar or… — Kristen Bell
If you haven't noticed yet, working sucks. Unless you are a racecar driver or an astronaut or Beyonce, working is completely and utterly devoid of… — Aisha Tyler
Scorn not the sonnet. Critic, you have frowned, Mindless of its just honours; with this key Shakespeare unlocked his heart. — William Wordsworth
Writing, Im convinced, should be a subversive activity - frowned on by the authorities - and not one cooed over and praised beyond common sense… — Dan Simmons
I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners… — P.J. O'Rourke
Would a dating service on the net be 'frowned upon' . . . ? I hope not. But even if it is, don't let that… — Richard Stallman
The Merchant, to Secure His Treasure The merchant, to secure his treasure, Conveys it in a borrowed name: Euphelia serves to grace my measure, But… — Edgar Allan Poe
And I have to credit David Jacobs with the opportunities he gave me. He was totally into sharing the creation of characters. David put together… — William Devane
Romance only comes into existence where love is fatal, frowned upon and doomed by life itself. — Denis de Rougemont
The wife correct " Lorelei prompted. "She makes sure her husband is treated with the proper regard and she is the one who sees after… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
In the school of boxing that I come from, that's frowned upon, giving up free shots, cos we know what those kinda shots do to… — Andre Ward
Restoration is a skilled profession. You might even call it an art in its own right, except that it is frowned on to be original.… — J M Coetzee
Although my parents were kind and loving, I had none of the joys, or the companionship, which small children usually have. From my earliest years… — John George Haigh
People have always been resistant to change. If you go back to the 17th, 18th century, playing guitar was frowned upon. When rock n' roll… — Moby
People think artists like 50 Cent don't have charisma, but it's just a different kind of charisma, a bully charisma, which is kinda frowned upon. — Earl Sweatshirt
Egyptians undergo an odd personality change behind the wheel of a car. In every other setting, aggression and impatience are frowned upon. The unofficial Egyptian… — Tony Horwitz

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