Saying Things Quotes

79 quotes by 72 authors

It is perfectly monstrous,' he said, at last, 'the way people go about nowadays saying things against one behind one's back that are absolutely and… — Oscar Wilde
I remember saying things, but I have no idea what was said. It was generally a friendly conversation.â€ â€”Associated Press reporter Jack Sullivan, attempting to… — Chuck Klosterman
I don't want to hear any words like that while I'm here. Scout, you'll get in trouble if you go around saying things like that.… — Harper Lee
He actually caught himself saying things like "Yippee," as he pranced ridiculously round the house. — Douglas Adams
On nights like this when the air is so clear, you end up saying things you ordinarily wouldnâ€™t. Without even noticing what youâ€™re doing, you… — Banana Yoshimoto
I might appear confident and chatty, but I spend most of my time laughing at jokes I don't find funny, saying things I don't really… — Tabitha Suzuma
This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. — J.R.R. Tolkien
He had a carrying, congressional sort of voice, the kind that sounded good saying things like Less of a tax burden on the middle class… — Maggie Stiefvater
It seems to me, though, that you always understand very well what I can't say very well. Trouble is I end up being even worse… — Haruki Murakami
You're in a bad mood,' Skulduggery said. 'I understand. I do. You're saying things that you don't really mean. It's OK.' 'I'll kill you both.'… — Derek Landy
Just saying, things ain't always bad just 'cause you don't understand 'em or ain't like 'em. That's like thinking anybody who's smarter or faster is… — Karen Marie Moning
I am so used to hints and mixed messages, saying things that might mean what they sort of sound like they mean. Games and contests,… — David Levithan
Most people are much better at saying things in letters than in conversation, and some people can write artistic, inventive letters, but when they try… — Charles Bukowski
Why make yourself miserable saying things like, "Why do we have such bad luck? What has God done to us? What have we done to… — Richard P. Feynman
Gays, lesbians, straights, feminists, fascist pigs, communists, Hare Krishnas - none of them bother me. I don't care what banner they raise. But what I… — Haruki Murakami
Girls are always saying things like, â€œIâ€™m so unhappy that Iâ€™m going to overdose on aspirin,â€ but theyâ€™d be awfully surprised if they succeeded. They… — Rachel Klein
However old-fashioned and right-wing this may sound, the American genius for language lies in understatement, in saying things simply, pointedly and quickly, and in making… — Walter Kirn
If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
I used to do this big rant at the end of some gigs with Ben Folds Five. The band broke into this big heavy metal… — Ben Folds
It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind one's back, that are absolutely and entirely true. — Oscar Wilde

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