Best Unpleasant Proverbs

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I was always frightened by taverns. They just seemed like very unpleasant places to go. — Matt Groening
I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really flew for me. — Francis Ford Coppola
The professional world was much more unpleasant than I thought. I was always wishing I could get back that enthusiasm I had when I was… — Francis Ford Coppola
Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne. — Quentin Crisp
Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth. — Benjamin Disraeli
On every film I do, whenever there are other girls my age, I think it's definitely up to me to set the pace. That's because… — Kirsten Dunst
Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination. — Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth. — Lillian Hellman
Public opinion, a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for anyone who is not content to the average person. — William Ralph Inge
If someone says something unpleasant, I can't say it doesn't smart a bit. It always does. Someone can take a really nasty swipe if they… — Annie Lennox
The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. It is the court fool, not the… — Walter Lippmann
We rushed into renewable energy without any thought. The schemes are largely hopelessly inefficient and unpleasant. I personally can't stand windmills at any price. — James Lovelock
'American Graffiti' was unpleasant because of the fact that there was no money, no time, and I was compromising myself to death. — George Lucas
There are so many unpleasant things in the world already that there is no use in imagining any more. — Lucy Maud Montgomery
There has been a rather unpleasant sensibility apparent in Frank Miller's work for quite a long time. — Alan Moore
Politicians don't like to face unpleasant realities. In truth, nobody does, but as individuals, we have no choice; if we neglect to plan ahead, we… — Nathan Myhrvold
Exposing any subject that is unpleasant or controversial means risking judgment and making some people feel uncomfortable. — Carre Otis
Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant. Cold is agreeable, that we may get warm. — Blaise Pascal
The bravest person I've ever met was a young boy going through massive amounts of treatment for a very rare, complex and unpleasant disease. I… — Terry Pratchett
There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth said things, or lived in a way the consciousness of… — Marcel Proust
One of the problems with defending free speech is you often have to defend people that you find to be outrageous and unpleasant and disgusting. — Salman Rushdie
You always want to feel you're not the only one going through something unpleasant. — Rick Springfield
The essence of procrastination lies in not doing what you think you should be doing, a mental contortion that surely accounts for the great psychic… — James Surowiecki
Until the nineteen-seventies, Western countries paid little attention to corruption overseas, and bribery was seen as an unpleasant but necessary part of doing business there.… — James Surowiecki
When Americans think of college these days, the first word that often comes to mind is 'debt.' And from 'debt' it's just a short hop… — James Surowiecki

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