Displeazed Quotes & Sayings

No organist played a Magnificat but the wind in the flue chimney, no choir sang a Nunc Dimittis but the wuthering gulls, yet I fancy the Creator was not displeazed. — David Mitchell

The Supreme Court, in 2005, emphasized and contrasted the great power of Congress under the Commerce Clause to regulate interstate commerce versus much more limited federal power under the discarded Articles of Confederation. — Barbara Ann Radnofsky

But I know to be up late is to be up late — William Shakespeare

Every thought creates a plan,every decision creates a way forward, every action brings forth tangible assets. Everything starts from the mind my friend. — Euginia Herlihy

I write to shed my sacred sorrows. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Some day you'll show up when I'm back where I belong in this world. When I have what I ought to have. My due. And when you do. My gamekeepers will drive you out and away for good. Out. Away. Out. — J.P. Donleavy

If you had known me in middle school, I was definitely not what someone would think of as Brad Pitt. That was not me. I was kind of a dork. — Lucas Till

I am a Bedouin warrior who brought glory to Libya and will die a martyr. — Muammar Al-Gaddafi

That the best students from mediocre schools were almost always a better bet than good students from the very best schools. — Malcolm Gladwell

This was the power of the story weaver, Nell realized. An ability to conjure color so that all else seemed to fade. — Kate Morton

I always check in the mirror to make sure nothing is see-through. — Scarlett Johansson

I'm not about to write my memoirs. Not for a long time. — John Major

The truth of life is that Brahman is no different from atman, the spiritual force within us, what you might call the soul. — Yann Martel

[I]n a place with absolutely no private or personal life, with the incessant worship of a mediocre career-sadist as the only culture, where all citizens are the permanent property of the state, the highest form of pointlessness has been achieved. — Christopher Hitchens

Many of us would like to see an end to discrimination of all kinds, happier families, and a safer, more harmonious future for our children. But how can we as individuals make a difference? We can begin by learning to listen in a mindful way. Listening is the first step in making people feel valued. Mindful listening allows us to do more than take in peoples words; it helps us better understand the how and why of their views. When understanding occurs, a sense of calm is achieved on both sides, even if no point of agreement is reached. From understanding, respect and trust for one another are possible; we are free to open our minds and widen the scope of potential solutions. — Rebecca Z. Shafir

War is mankind's most tragic and stupid folly; to seek or advise its deliberate provocation is a black crime against all men. — Dwight D. Eisenhower