Untidy Quotes

40 quotes by 36 authors

He did not arrive at this conclusion by the decent process of quiet, logical deduction, nor yet by the blinding flash of glorious intuition, but… — Margery Allingham
It's important to look neat and tidy and not be too flashily dressed. If you look untidy, you're considered to have an untidy mind -… — Lynda Chalker, Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
I have always thought that there is no more fruitful source of family discontent than a housewife's badly cooked dinners and untidy ways, — Isabella Beeton
What moved me, in the first instance, to attempt a work like this, was the discomfort and suffering which I had seen brought upon men… — Isabella Beeton
Do not make yourself the subject of remarks either by being overdressed or by dressing in a lax, untidy manner. Act as though you knew… — Ellen G. White
At its heart, this book touches on a mystery of economics: what exactly is happening in our world, and why does it often work so… — Nicholas Blincoe
Your hair may be brushed, but your mind's untidy. You've had about seven hours of sleep since Friday. No wonder you feel that lost sensation.… — Ogden Nash
The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy, the building of a house, the writing of a novel, the demolition of a bridge,… — John Galsworthy
Histories never conclude; they just pause their prose. Their stories are, if they are truthful, untidy affairs, resistant to windings-up and sortings-out. They beat raggedly… — Simon Schama
Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things. — Donald Rumsfeld
A film with an untidy plot cannot grip the audience and define their emotional response. — Kim Jong Il
It is often said that the Japanese are extremely clean at home, or inside any house or office, but dirty and untidy outside. 'Go and… — George Mikes
Science is not, as so many seem to think, something apart, which has to do with telescopes, retorts, and test-tubes, and especially with nasty smells,… — Archibald Garrod
She was made for untidy rooms and rumpled beds. — Alexander McCall Smith
My untidy habits drive me to follow the slash-and-burn principle. Work on a virgin table until the mess becomes unbearable, then move on to a… — Richard Dawkins
The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy. — John Galsworthy
I'm not married, I frequently use my debit card to buy things that cost less than three dollars, and my bedroom is so untidy it… — Mindy Kaling
I am violently untidy. My desk is overcrowded. I write my first drafts in longhand in a long notebook using a plastic throwaway fountain pen.… — Colm Toibin
Nature is all very well in her place, but she must not be allowed to make things untidy. — Stella Gibbons
I drew laughing, high-breasted girls aquaplaning without a care in the world, as a result of being amply protected against such national evils as bleeding… — J D Salinger

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