Quotes About Tolerably

There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as long as things are going tolerably well or as long as our problems seem clear and finite and manageable.

At my time of life opinions are tolerably fixed. It is not likely that I should now see or hear anything to change them.

Again, you may look upon life as an unprofitable episode, disturbing the blessed calm of non-existence. And, in any case, even though things have gone with you tolerably well, the longer you live the more clearly you will feel that, on the whole, life is a disappointment, nay, a cheat.

Again, you may look upon life as an unprofitable episode, disturbing the blessed calm of non-existence. And, in any case, even though things have gone with you tolerably well, the longer you live the more clearly you will feel that, on the whole, life is a disappointment, nay, a cheat. If

Somewhat mollified by certain cups of very good coffee, he came out smiling and talking, in tolerably restored humor.

IVY: Is she clean? BARBARA: Clean-ish. IVY: So she's not clean. BARBARA: The woman's got brain-damage, dummy. If you think I'm going to strip-search her every time she slurs a word— IVY: You know the difference. BARBARA: She's moderately clean. IVY: "Moderately"? BARBARA: You don't like "moderately"? Then let's say tolerably. IVY: Is she clean, or not? BARBARA: Back off. We're trying to get by here, okay?