Inconvenient Quotes

133 Inconvenient quotes by 120 unique authors

And then Jack chopped down what was the world's last beanstalk, adding murder and ecological terrorism to the theft, enticement, and trespass charges already mentioned,… — Terry Pratchett
Someone was trying to kill Lady Alexia Maccon. It was most inconvenient, as she was in a dreadful hurry. Given her previous familiarity with near-death… — Gail Carriger
In that six months, so much happened that death seemed, primarily, inconvenient. The trial period was extended. I seem to keep extending it. There are… — Marya Hornbacher
In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth, a life full of the most atrocious tortures on earth, will be seen to be no… — Mother Teresa
This is a private home." "And?" "And I can't enter without an invitation." She jerked her head up. "You're kidding me?" "No." "You don't live… — Alexandra Ivy
That's the past for you. Not only does it come back at the most unexpected, and inconvenient, times but it's set in stone. — Jeffery Deaver
But seventeen is an inconvenient time to fall in love. — Gayle Forman
I'll never stop caring. But the thing about caring is, it's inconvenient. Sometimes you've got to give when it makes no sense to at all.… — Jonathan Evison
What’s that?” she asked the girl, wrinkling her nose. “Oh, that? That’s just Pillover.” “And what’s a pillover, when it’s at home?” “My little brother.”… — Gail Carriger
It was sometimes inconvenient to have the gold-green, slit-pupilled eyes of a cat, but this was usually easily hidden with a small glamour, and if… — Cassandra Clare
One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem. If you break your neck, if you have… — Robert Fulghum
Love is an act of endless forgiveness. It means forget inconvenient duties, then forgive yourself for forgetting. By rigid practice and stern determination, it comes… — Peter Ustinov
The relative freedom which we enjoy depends of public opinion. The law is no protection. Governments make laws, but whether they are carried out, and… — George Orwell
Agape's object is always the concrete individual, not some abstraction called humanity. Love of humanity is easy because humanity does not surprise you with inconvenient… — Peter Kreeft
The process [of mass-media deception] has to be conscious, or it would not be carried out with sufficient precision, but it also has to be… — George Orwell
Josh Billings said, It is not only the most difficult thing to know oneself, but the most inconvenient one, too. Human beings have always employed… — John W. Gardner
The secret to longevity, as I see it, has less to do with diet, or even exercise, and more to do with the environment in… — Dan Buettner
In politics, readily dismissing inconvenient people can easily extend to dismissing inconvenient truths about them. — Daniel Goleman
A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so. — Walter Lippmann
Poverty us no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient. — Sydney Smith
I have never been able to discover anything disgraceful in being a colored man. But I have often found it inconvenient - in America. — Bert Williams
Just as radical heirs apparent are said to lay aside all inconvenient revolutionary opinions when they come to the throne, it was believed that Mr.… — Millicent Fawcett
The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech. — Anthony Kennedy
If something is inconvenient, even if we believe in it, moral suasion, financial incentives, don't do much to move us but social pressure, that's powerful… — Suman Rai
There is greatness and beauty in making time, especially when its inconvenient, for the sake of someone nearby. — Melchor Lim

Who Wrote These Inconvenient Quotes

120 authors contributed a total of 133 Inconvenient Quotes, led by these top contributors: