Quotes About Attitude

more annoying than her general righteousness. But Camille

We are not old, and even if we are, we are not dead.

Martin breakfasted with Elizabeth and Nancy. The latter treated him with cold civility. As if he cared, Martin thought. Silly bitch—did she think he cared how she treated him?

His manner with everyone but her was still rather stiff and remote.

For God's sake if you must hate me, do so wholeheartedly.

They knew only how to see what was wrong in their lives and in the world and never what was right. And that was precisely what she was doing now when thinking of them, Gwen realized with a mental shake of the head. Negativity could be frighteningly contagious.

You are insufferable, my lord, she seethed. He grinned as he held back her chair while she seated herself. Yes, my lady, I know, he said.

This is all a joke to you, is it not? . . . It is not a joke. Your whole future happiness is at stake.

Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, In this world, Elwood, you must be - she always called me Elwood - In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.

In this world, Elwood, you must be oh-so-smart or -oh-so-pleasant. For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. And you may quote me.

In this world, you must be oh so smart, or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. ~Elwood P. Dowd

In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. ' Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.

I don't reckon men are supposed to think, Sally said philosophically, as the pile of hemp rope grew at her feet. That's why God gave 'em big muscles.

She'd learned so many ways to be modest, it had become a source of pride.

You know how people say, Don't borrow trouble? Well, said Morgan, I guess it's the opposite of that. Doc is borrowing happiness.

Cynicism and foul language are the only vices I'm presently capable of. Everything else takes energy or money. (64)

My experience is that many things are not as bad as I thought they would be.

You ever hear that old joke about the guy who jumped off the Empire State Building? D.W. asked her. Yeah. All the way down, you could hear him say, 'So far, so good. So far, so good. So far, so good.' That is George's life story in a nutshell.

Bein' born is craps. How we live is poker . Mamma played a bad hand well.

Cynicism and foul language are the only vices I'm presently capable of. Everything else takes energy or money.

Eat a toad first thing in the morning; the rest of the day will seem pleasurable by comparison

as if I cared about something as useless as long division

Your mother rolls her eyes at the cat lapping grapefruit juice, says, Everything that comes into this house is crazy - whether we choose them for that or they get that way, I don't know.

Why is it that everybody else is traffic?