Quotes About Disinterest

I was relieved to find her attitude to myself suggested nothing more hostile than complete indifference.

I understood very clearly that something was required of me, but could not guess what I was expected to do. Some persons, knowing that they were later going to ask a favour, would have made themselves more agreeable when a favour was being asked of them. That was not Widmerpool's way. I almost admired him for making so little effort to conceal his lack of interest in my own affairs, while waiting his time to demand something of myself.

As a rule Uncle Giles took not the slightest interest in anyone or anything except himself and his own affairs—indeed was by this time all but incapable of absorbing even the smallest particle of information about others, unless such information had some immediate bearing on his own case.

She probably cared but little for either of them. She was one of those women to whom it is not given by nature to care very much for anybody. But, of the two, she certainly cared the most for Mr. Dobbs Broughton, — because Mr. Dobbs Broughton belonged to her.

Mmm," he said vaguely, trying to sound polite but disinterested.

The ladies were quite uninterested; either because they did not care for mathematics, or preferred to ignore birthdays.

Ya no siente el menor desprecio sino una inmensa indiferencia.

For him life has to go the certain way, otherwise he's not interested.

Never, under any circumstances put a man in a position where he no longer cares.

Most people in the world don't know who the Apleys are and they don't give a damn. I don't intend this as rudeness, but as a sort of comfort. I know it has been a comfort to me sometimes. Just remember that most people don't give a damn. When you remember it, you won't feel the necessity of taking the Apleys so seriously.

No, no! Youre not supposed to care!

Fuck golf anyway. Stupid goddamn game, chasing a ball around a perfectly good cow pasture.

He didn't seem to understand yet was that I didn't really care about the ways of Washington.

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Le dernier pas vers l'indifférence est la destruction de l'idée même d'indifférence.Emil

I pretend interest in what matters nothing to me, I bestir myself mechanically or out of charity

You're so easy to read but the book is boring me.

Even his own speeches bored him.

I never could get into The Chambers Brothers. They make good records, but I never could get behind it.

When I was 19, my heart wasn't in it. I hated training.

Schoolwork was always suffering! I hated school!

My wife hates football, and my kids don't really care.

I'm not all that enthralled by show business, and I'm not that much of a highbrow.

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