Dimissive Quotes & Sayings

I think a writer should always be surprised; and the more I write, the more it seems that the language itself, when explored with humility, is always deeper and more accurate than what the author thought he had in mind. — Ciaran Carson

They don't get along with me, but I get along with other people. — Jemaine Clement

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none. — Harper Lee

Cowgirl...or Belle. Just not Cow Belle. — Belinda McBride

Silence is the song of eternity; it is the expression of eternal beauty. — Debasish Mridha

Life is hard for everyone. That's why there's such a nice reward at the end of it. — Aidan Quinn

Yet who can say how our souls have been stamped by witnessing such a cruel drama? All souls are hostages to their human envelopes, but souls must decay and suffer at such indignity, don't you agree? — Gregory Maguire

It's a dimissive term to say the Irish team are plucky because it rings back to the old days when we went out and gave it a lash, set our hair on fire and ran after the opposition for 20 minutes and, if they survived that, they beat us by 50 points. — Eddie O'Sullivan

When I meet people for the first time, I'm friendly but shy. I'm much less outwardly nervous than I used to be, but I still get anxious sometimes. — Anne Hathaway

In Islamic belief, knowledge is two-fold. There is that revealed through the Holy Prophet (s.a.s.) and that which man discovers by virtue of his own intellect. Nor do these two involve any contradiction, provided man remembers that his own mind is itself the creation of God. Without this humility, no balance is possible. With it, there are no barriers. Indeed, one strength of Islam has always lain in its belief that creation is not static but continuous, that through scientific and other endeavours, God has opened and continues to open new windows for us to see the marvels of His creation — Aga Khan IV

This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change. — Taylor Swift

Going to see Godzilla at the Palais of the Cannes Film Festival is like attending a satanic ritual in St. Peter's Basilica. — Roger Ebert