Shrug Quotes

108 quotes by 98 authors

Creation comes before distribution - or there will be nothing to distribute. The need of the creator comes before the need of any possible beneficiary.… — Ayn Rand
Fate is a misplaced retreat. Many people rationalize an unexplained event as fate and shrug their shoulders when it occurs. But that is not what… — James Levine
In our native terms, the ironic style is often compounded with the sardonic and the hard-boiled; even the effortlessly superior. But irony originates in the… — Christopher Hitchens
The Chicago Bullsâ€™ Michael Jordanâ€™s three-point explosion in Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals against Portland is easily one of the greatest performances Iâ€™ve… — Marv Albert
Antisemitism is unique among religious hatreds. It is a racist conspiracy theory fashioned for the needs of messianic and brutal rulers, as dictators from the… — Nick Cohen
When you stay in your room and rage or sneer or shrug your shoulders, as I did for many years, the world and its problems… — Jonathan Franzen
Faith is not an art. Faith is not an achievement. Faith is not a good work of which some may boast while others can excuse… — Karl Barth
We are living in dangerously weird times now. Smart people just shrug and admit they're dazed and confused. The only ones left with any confidence… — Hunter S. Thompson
Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. If you can shrug off a loss, you can never be a winner! — Vince Lombardi
He was highly annoyed by the series of triumphs by the marvelous colored American runner, Jesse Owens. People whose antecedents came from the jungle were… — Albert Speer
The enduring is something which must be accounted for. One cannot simply shrug it off. — Walker Percy
My feelings about men are the result of my experience. I have little sympathy for them. Like a Jew just released from Dachau, I watch… — Marilyn French
I have read that the secret of gallantry is to accept the pleasures of life leisurely, and its inconveniences with a shrug; as well as… — James Branch Cabell
Possibly, over the course of time, the brain capacity of homo sapiens will have made such great progress, that complications as contained in this game… — Lodewijk Prins
Southerners take no issue with absurdity. We donâ€™t pretend the world is logical or fair. If there were a signature regional gesture it would be… — Allison Glock
Farmers are philosophical. They have learned that it is less wearing to shrug than to beat their breasts. — Ruth Stout
Maybe the reason it's easier to shrug away one who has made us their secret love is simply because we know our own flaws; we… — Stefanie Schneider
Australians are decent people with the right instincts and they wish everybody well; but if all is not well, it is none of their business… — George Mikes
GUILLOTINE, n. A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason. — Ambrose Bierce
Nobody can be all smiley all the time, but having a good positive attitude isn't something to shrug off. — Yogi Berra

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