Quotes About Attitude

The world, Ramona decided, was full of people who used their dictionary skills and probably weren't any fun. Then

That's right," grumped Mr. Schultz, half-pretending.

at least not all the time.

Ramona made a face. "Mother, do you have to say that every single morning?" she asked in exasperation.

Still, I never really mind bad service in a restaurant. It makes me feel better about not leaving a tip.

Why is it, I wondered, that old people are always so self-centered and excitable? But I just smiled benignly and stood back, comforted by the thought that soon they would be dead.

In countless small ways the world around us grows gradually shittier. Well, I don't like it at all.

Why is it, I wondered, that old people are always so self-centered and excitable? But I just smiled benignly and stood back, comforted by the thought that soon they would be dead. I

And there you have the difference between the Midwest and the West, ladies and gentlemen. People in the Midwest are nice.

If one attitude can be said to characterize America's regard for immigration over the past two hundred years it is the belief that while immigration was unquestionably a wise and prescient thing in the case of one's parents or grandparents, it really ought to stop now.

Generally speaking – which is of course always a dangerous thing to do, generally speaking – Americans revere the past only as long as there is some money in it somewhere and it doesn't mean going without air-conditioning, free parking and other essential conveniences.

don't know whether the people in these towns pronounce them that way because they are backward, undereducated shitkickers who don't know any better or whether they know better but don't care that everybody thinks they are backward undereducated shitkickers.

Queen Elizabeth, in a much-cited quote, faithfully bathed once a month "whether she needs it or no.

She would only make me take my seat if I didn't act calm and Swiss about it all.

The drift of all this was that the British don't expect over-the-counter drugs to change their lives, whereas we Americans will settle for nothing less.

one attitude can be said to characterize America's regard for immigration over the past two hundred years it is the belief that while immigration was unquestionably a wise and prescient thing in the case of one's parents or grandparents, it really ought to stop now. Succeeding generations of Americans have persuaded themselves that the country faced imminent social dislocation, and eventual ruin, at the hands of grasping foreign hordes pouring into its ports or across its borders.

I only have one wrinkle and I'm sitting on it.

The Danes are so full of joie de vivre that they practically sweat it. In a corner of Europe where the inhabitants have the most blunted concept of pleasure (in Norway, three people and a bottle of beer is a party; in Sweden, the national sport is suicide), the Danes' relaxed attitude to life is not so much refreshing as astonishing.

The second thing that can be said with regard to life expectancy is that it is not a good idea to be an American.

Is the glass half full, or half empty? It depends on whether you're pouring, or drinking.

I'm supposed to figure out if the glass is half full or half empty," I told her. Without a moment's hesitation, in a split second, my grandmother shrugged and said: "It depends on if you're drinking or pouring.

Pride is corrosive, and it rubs off. You're going to have a tough time developing Christlike humility and thinking of yourself with sober judgment if your close friends are arrogant, full of pride, and looking down their noses at everyone else.

In moments when things don't go your way or something isn't said just the way you wish it had been said, the condition of your heart is revealed for all to see.

When opportunity knocks all some people can do is complain about the noise.