Quotes About Contempt

Pooh, cats!' said Lotta scornfully.

surprise he turned and spat into the ditch. 'That's what I think of him!

The main requirements seem to be: audacity and a joy in defiance; an iron will; a fanatical conviction that he is in possession of the one and only truth; faith in his destiny and luck; a capacity for passionate hatred; contempt for the present; a cunning estimate of human nature;

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By no means did such views come entirely from conservative or right-wing circles, which have long regarded the American military as soft and incompetent. People from the Green and Social Democratic milieus—where German pacifism is chiefly at home today—also displayed this contempt for the courage and ability of American GIs, thereby indirectly demonstrating how deeply Germans feel the resentment of things American.

Some people see Black Friday as a much-needed break for their wallet. I see it as retail outlets showing the customers the full weight of their contempt. The frenzy to buy cheap crap from China, the human downgrade of people fighting with each other over items they can probably live without, to me, is an insult.

I was in federal prison in West Virginia for three months for contempt of Congress for a refusing to comply with a request of a Congressional committee of Congress, the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Not that long ago - in my parents' lives, in fact - actors in minstrel shows wore blackface to mimic and mock African Americans. These performances were based in contempt and gave people an opportunity to act out their prejudices.

Not all television scripts are created equal. And the process is ridiculous. They send you a script and want you in the next morning. That's not how acting works. You can do anything to me as an actor; I'm a very resilient guy. Just don't rush me. If you ask me to do it immediately with no time to prepare, I know you have contempt for actors.

President Obama has contempt for real money.

There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.

The fact is, no modern president, Democrat or Republican, has shown the level of contempt for taking questions from the media that Stephen Harper has demonstrated.

I loathe and despise the media in a way I did not think possible.

We hate those who will not take our advice, and despise them who do.

I've met so many politicians I absolutely despise.

One of the most dysfunctional beliefs of successful people is our contempt for simplicity and structure. We believe that we are above needing structure to help us on seemingly simple tasks.

Research on child abuse suggests that religious beliefs can foster, encourage, and justify the abuse of children. When contempt for sex underlies teachings, this creates a breeding ground for abuse.

Washington reserved his deepest contempt for Americans who had thrown in with the British. "One or two have done what a great many ought to have done long ago—committed suicide," he told his brother. For those obliged to flee so abruptly from their homeland, "the last trump could not have struck them with greater consternation.

They campaigned on contempt for the body they sought to join.

He looked at me as if I was a side dish he hadn't ordered.

Americans were no more shallow than any other people, just more pampered, so they had come to treasure their shallowness, making pop singers and television actors their most revered leaders. Pampered but lovable. He loved America, even though he held it in contempt. Love and contempt were not incompatible. In fact, one was rarely found without the other.

Be convinced, that there are no persons so insignificant and inconsiderable, but may, some time or other, have it in their power to be of use to you; which they certainly will not, if you have once shown them contempt. Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it for ever. (Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773)

Los errores suelen perdo- narse, pero el desprecio nunca. Nues- tro orgullo lo recuerda para siem- pre. (Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773)

I don't like your eyes. They belong on a dead fish.