Short Ridicule Quotes & Sayings

As a leader, one must sometimes take actions that are unpopular, or whose results will not be known for years to come. — Nelson Mandela

Comedy itself is based upon very old principles of which I can readily name seven. They are, in short: the joke, exaggeration, ridicule, ignorance, surprise, the pun, and finally, the comic situation. — Jack Benny

And still on a winter's night, they say, when the wind is in the trees,
When the moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
When the road is a gypsy's ribbon looping the purple moor,
The highwayman comes riding
Riding
riding
The highwayman comes riding, up to the old inn-door.
Over the cobbles he clatters and clangs in the dark inn-yard,
He taps with his whip on the shutters, but all is locked and barred,
He whistles a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there
But the landlord's black-eyed daughter
Bess, the landlord's daughter
Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair. — Alfred Noyes

The goal is not to impress customers with knowledge. The goal is to leave customers feeling special and to enrich their lives. — Carmine Gallo

Ridicule, nominally amusing but really an expression of hostility, was the favourite weapon - the worst possible, short of actual cruelty, in dealing with young people. — Bertrand Russell

Canada's eminent position today is a tribute to the patience, tolerance, and strength of character of her people, of both French and British strains. For Canada is enriched by the heritage of France as well as of Britain, and Quebec has imparted the vitality and spirit of France itself to Canada. Canada's notable achievement of national unity and progress through accommodation, moderation and forbearance can be studied with profit by her sister nations. — Harry S. Truman

Inquisitiveness is the most useful talent. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

The sky was full - of blue and sun. The ocean reflected it and was flat and glossy like a fancy ballroom floor. To Martha, this was the most beautiful sight, a miracle. The ocean made her feel insignificant and slightly afraid, but in an exhilarating way. Her inclination was not to walk or dance across the water's surface. Nor to swim through it. She wanted to *be* the ocean — Kevin Henkes

Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much. — Derek Bailey

My goal is to eliminate positions where I can't function. — Steve Nash

Haven't you heard? Money doesn't buy happiness. Just really nice cars. — Suzanne Young

In short, to enter the lists of literature is wilfully to expose yourself to the arrows of neglect, ridicule, envy, and disappointment. Whether you write well or ill, be assured that you will not escape from blame ... — Matthew Gregory Lewis

My knee-jerk is that it is comedy and, if you watch them all back-to-back, you will gain something and you will lose something. — Mitchell Hurwitz

I believe that religious education must be the sole concern of religious associations. — Mahatma Gandhi

She did understand about sacrificing values for the sake of love. It was a lesson all mothers had to memorize. — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni