Irritation Quotes

106 Irritation quotes by 92 unique authors

I still remember Botvinnik's reaction to each of my games, right from the opening moves. At first he would express amazement, then annoyance, and, finally… — Anatoly Karpov
A country scratching a lazy irritation at sagging doorjambs and late trains, whose greatest attribute is a collective, smelly tolerance, where a chap will put… — A. A. Gill
I spent the morning smashing fliesI killed one fly against the doorjamb. Another I stalked into the kitchen...A third fly wavered by the kitchen window.… — Bonnie Friedman
If we pray only because we want answers, we will become irritated and angry with God. We receive an answer every time we pray, but… — Oswald Chambers
Depending on the inflection, ah bon can express shock, disbelief, indifference, irritation, or joy - a remarkable achievment for two short words. — Peter Mayle
Meditation is a journey to know yourself. Knowing yourself has many layers. Start knowing your bodily discomforts. Know your success, know your failures. Know your… — Amit Ray
The Devil endeavours by every means to keep men in error, in the enticement of the passions, in darkness of mind and heart; in pride,… — John of Kronstadt
One good thing that comes from living the nomadic life demanded by an expedition is that one sheds the fake skin donned from living too… — Karen Hawkins
The small irritations or indignities that we experience are nothing compared to what a previous generation experienced. It's one thing for me to be mistaken… — Barack Obama
Embracing conflict can be a joy when we know that irritation and frustration can lead to growth and the re-engergizing of ourselves and others. Hot… — Billy Graham
Children have a remarkable talent for not taking the adult world with the kind of respect we are so confident it ought to be given.… — Conrad Hyers
Any belief in Creators or Purpose is wishful thinking. And when you point out that perhaps ALL thinking is wishful, reactions of intense irritation give… — William S. Burroughs
Do not to let your feelings (very natural and usual ones) of momentary irritation and discomfort be seen by others don't (as you so often… — Queen Victoria
We provide both irritation and inspiration for each other- the grist for each other's pearl making. — Stephen Nachmanovitch
Even as we slog through the trials, persecutions, irritations, temptations, distractions, apathy, and just plain weariness of this world, the gospel points us to heaven… — Greg Gilbert
Our true history is scarcely ever deciphered by others. The chief part of the drama is a monologue, or rather an intimate debate between God,… — Henri Frederic Amiel
Whatever a man loves he inevitably clings to, and in order not to lose it he rejects everything that keeps him from it. So he… — Maximus the Confessor
When you are insulted by someone or humiliated, guard against angry thoughts, lest they arouse a feeling of irritation, and so cut you off from… — Maximus the Confessor
The whole body of the arts and sciences composes one vast machinery for the irritation and development of the human intellect. — Thomas de Quincey
In all cases of heart-ache, the application of another man's disappointment draws out the pain and allays the irritation. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Rarely have I seen any really great advertising created without a certain amount of confusion, throw-aways, bent noses, irritation and downright cursedness. — Leo Burnett
In the eyes of those lovers of perfection, a work is never finished a word that for them has no sense but abandoned; and this… — Paul Valery
I don't lead a writer's life. And I think that can be a source of suspicion and irritation to some people. — Joan Didion
Kind 'Guardian' readers have been forwarding me round robin Christmas newsletters for years now: lengthy missives full of perfect children, exotic holidays, talented pets and… — Simon Hoggart
There are a lot of people in the animal rights movement who can be very passionate and aggressive, and I applaud people's passion, but when… — Unknown Author

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