Thankless Quotes

37 quotes by 36 authors

Prolonged, indiscriminate reviewing of books is a quite exceptionally thankless, irritating and exhausting job. It not only involves praising trash but constantly inventing reactions towards… — George Orwell
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child! — William Shakespeare
I've always had the impression that real militants are like cleaning women, doing a thankless, daily but necessary job. — Francois Truffaut
Alan," cried I, "what makes ye so good to me? What makes ye care for such a thankless fellow?" Deed, and I don't, know" said… — Robert Louis Stevenson
Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless. Christmas dinner's dark and blue. When you stop and try to see it From the turkey's point of view. Sunday… — Shel Silverstein
Shall we mourn here deedless forever a shadow-folk mist-haunting dropping vain tears in the thankless sea — J.R.R. Tolkien
Donâ€™t get me wrong. Being a mom is no picnic. Raising the kids is the motherâ€™s responsibility. Itâ€™s a thankless, solitary job, like sheriff or… — Stephen Colbert
Never try to convey your idea to the audience - it is a thankless and senseless task. Show them life, and theyâ€™ll find within themselves… — Andrei Tarkovsky
When I was 5, my father was very much my hero. And he ran for political office in a very thankless campaign for a very… — Howard Warren Buffett
Indeed, I should be very stupid or very thankless if I did not congratulate myself every hour of the day on the lot which it… — Jane Welsh Carlyle
Being a caretaker is, and never will be, an easy job; in fact, it is that hardest job in the world and many times a… — Jenna Morasca
We are surrounded every day by people who do thankless but important work. — Brian Kilmeade
First lady has been a thankless position. Eleanor Roosevelt was brilliant and had strong views. She was criticized for her politics and for her appearance.… — Karen DeCrow
The office of the public teacher is an unenviable and thankless one. — Felix Adler
It's not always thankless. Let's face it - it's not always thankless. I've gotten a lot of really great recognition and I've worked with amazing… — Kyra Sedgwick
It is literally true, as the thankless say, that they have nothing to be thankful for. He who sits by the fire, thankless for the… — WJ Cameron
I have tremendous respect for women in the healthcare industry and I know that it is often a difficult and thankless job. I wanted to… — Katherine Heigl

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