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Quotes About Derisive

Mrs. Jaffee a little earlier. I asked if he was escorting Mrs. Jaffee. "Certainly," he said virtuously. "She is my client. What's that noise you're making?" "It's something special," I told him, "and takes a lot of practice. Don't try it offhand. It's a derisive chortle.
~ Rex Stout
Certainly," he said virtuously. "She is my client. What's that noise you're making?" "It's something special," I told him, "and takes a lot of practice. Don't try it offhand. It's a derisive chortle.
~ Rex Stout
Nothing we brought with us is from the present. Not our clothes, not our shoes. It's all old junk. Restored crap. We've been living in the past this whole time. In some sort of reenactment. And why?" She made a derisive sound. "You don't even know why.
~ Jeff Vandermeer
minnow was greeted by derisive howls. And indeed I have found it true that parlous situations bring the greatest merriment and peace of mind to those whose courage has not been wholly shattered
~ Kenneth Roberts
You'll never have to say that after this, Delilah. I will always love you." "World without end?" "World without end," answered Diana. They kissed each other, as in a rite. Two boys on the fence whooped derisively, but who cared?
~ L.M. Montgomery
It was easy for people to be derisive about our music because they saw what we were doing as retro. But we were like barbarians trying to crash the gates of the bloated progressive rock that we despised.
~ Eric Carmen
The word 'Chicano' was originally a derisive term from Mexicans to other Mexicans living in the United States.
~ Cheech Marin
Chick flick is not a term used to praise a movie. Nobody says 'it's a great chick flick.' It's a way of being derisive. I'm not clear why it's ok to do it.
~ Callie Khouri
necessary to discuss the phenomenon. Quoting a California nurse who told the Times she had delivered "hundreds of anchor babies," the New York Times quickly added that she was using "a derisive term to describe children whose parents did not hold citizenship.
~ Ann Coulter
Over the years, I've become barraged by comments from people, such as, 'Beam me up, Scotty!' and I became defensive. I felt they were derisive and engendered an attitude. I am grateful for the success, but didn't want to be mocked.
~ William Shatner
A great emptiness had been carved out of my soul; I watched all the effervescence of the world with a derisive smile.
~ Shan Sa
At the halfway point of the journey making up real life, we were surrounded by a gloomy melancholy, one expressed by so many derisive and sorrowful words in the café of lost youth.
~ Guy Debord
I can't help it. I was born sneering.
~ Sir William S. Gilbert
The Malazan engineers are a unique breed. Cantankerous, foul-mouthed, derisive of authority, secretive and thick-headed. They are the heartstone of the Malazan Army… THE IMPERIAL MILITARY SENJALLE
~ Steven Erikson
After all, tyranny has no sense of humour. Too thin-skinned, too thoroughly full of its own self-importance. Accordingly, it presents an almost overwhelming temptation – how can I not be excused the occasional mockery? Alas, the Patriotists lacked flexibility in such matters – the deadliest weapon against them was derisive laughter, and they knew it.
~ Steven Erikson
What a dichotomy she was! She seemed timid until he spoke derisively of her title, and then she spoke in an icy ferocity. A few minutes later, with a few words artfully couched to sound like a threat, he once again reduced her to diffidence. If he was not careful, this woman would fascinate him.
~ Christina Dodd
Her companion froze then his eyes widened and he began to laugh. Loudly, derisively, uproariously. His body shook and he leaned his shoulder against the wall as if needing to be held upright. Good grief. When the dark pain and anguish that always lingered in his countenance evaporated and turned into reckless humor instead, Chas became unbelievably handsome. Impossibly good-looking—so
~ Colleen Gleason
Mortimer! Orpheus produced a derisive smile, although with some difficulty. Is your head buried so deep in your wine jug that you don't know what's going on in this world of yours? He's not doing any reading now. The bookbinder prefers to play the outlaw these days - the role you created especially for him.
~ Cornelia Funke
Burroughs's voice is hard, derisive, inventive, free, funny, serious, poetic, indelibly American.
~ Joan Didion
Pecker was often mocked by Trump as "Little Pecker," and his mustache was the target of derisive and obscene remarks. (Curiously, Pecker bore a resemblance to Trump's father, who also wore a mustache.)
~ Michael Wolff