Petty Quotes

336 Petty quotes by 271 unique authors

If one had to worry about one's actions in respect of other people's ideas, one might as well be buried alive in an antheap or… — Aleister Crowley
Who among us has the strength to oppose petty egoism, those petty good feelings, pity and remorse? — Ivan Turgenev
Most men only commit great crimes because of their scruples about petty ones. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi
But they were as different as fire and ice. Robert Kennedy thought Eugene McCarthy was pompous, petty, and venal. McCarthy thought Kennedy was a spoiled,… — Jack Newfield
I think there's a suspicion in the South of people putting on airs. You see it in most successful Southern politicians, but you also see… — John Shelton Reed
In an interview with a journalist, you look petty taking the pot shot but in a slick ad you can really do damage - including… — Greta Van Susteren
There are long periods when life seems a small, dull round, a petty business with no point, and then suddenly we are caught up in… — Queen Elizabeth II
Awards are not something that I measure my work by. I've been so fortunate and I've gotten to do such terrific things that it seems… — Aaron Tveit
Petty things don't bother me as much as they used to. — Rebecca Lobo
Never will I pray for the material things of the world. I am not calling to a servant to bring me food. I am not… — Og Mandino
There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men. — Xunzi
If you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport, the arts, charities - they were always at the back of the queue… — John Major
We should not have a petty regard for God's gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections. — Ignatius Loyola
The bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie have armed themselves against the rising proletariat with, among other things, culture. It's an old ploy of the bourgeoisie.… — George Grosz
I'm a big fan of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, they're my two favorites. — Andrew Shue
I'm an old rock and roll buff. I love Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty. — Nick Carter
Stay free of petty jealousies, live by no man's code, and hold your judgment for yourself, lest you wind up on this road. — Bob Dylan
Radio used to be dominated by Tom Petty and artists like that. If Tom Petty came out today, he'd be played on country radio -… — Charles Kelley
Be reflective...and stay away from the theater as much as you can. Stay out of the theatrical world, out of its petty interests, its inbreeding… — Minnie Maddern Fiske
Apartheid - both petty and grand - is obviously evil — Steven Biko
We are no petty people. We are one of the great stocks of Burke; we are the people of Swift, the people of Emmet, the… — William Butler Yeats
It is certain that satirical poems were common at Rome from a very early period. The rustics, who lived at a distance from the seat… — Thomas B. Macaulay
We ought to be very cautious in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous… — Baron de Montesquieu
As light fades and the shadows deepen, all petty and exacting details vanish, everything trivial disappears, and I see things as they are in great… — James Whistler
Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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271 authors contributed a total of 336 Petty Quotes, led by these top contributors: