Best 824 quotes in «complaining quotes» category

The rules of sexism do not free men from the terror of violence; they only keep men from complaining about it.

The sea complains upon a thousand shores.

The Secret Service hates to complain about something. They're secret by nature. They're not boastful; they don't like to be in the limelight. And therefore, they need middle management, i.e., a Cabinet-level person, to be their advocate, to Congress, to the White House, to ensure that they have adequate funding.

The sickness of the heart is most easily got rid of by complaining and soothing confidence.

The silly when deceived exclaim loudly; the fool complains; the honest man walks away and is silent.

The soft complaining flute, In dying notes, discovers The woes of hopeless lovers.

The squeaking wheel doesn't always get the grease. Sometimes it gets replaced.

The squeaky wheel may get the most oil, but it's also the first to be replaced.

The story goes that a public sinner was excommunicated and forbidden entry to the church. He took his woes to God. 'They won't let me in, Lord, because I am a sinner.' 'What are you complaining about?' said God. 'They won't let Me in either.

The surest sign that you're working with the life-affirming kind of discipline, rather than the spirit-depressing kind, is that you don't complain very much about doing what it takes.

The thing that I do is that when I fail, I just keep quiet about it. I just let it go. It's done. I just go to the next thing. I don't complain, I don't go to - I pick my battles very, very judiciously, and I just assume that there's good in the heart of everybody.

The tourist may complain of other tourists, but he would be lost without them.

The tourist may complain of other tourists; but he would be lost without them. He may find them in his way, taking up the best seats in the motors, and the best tables in the hotel dining-rooms; but he grows amazingly intimate with them during the voyage, and not infrequently marries one of them when it is over.

The truth is, I've made about 30 movies in 30 years, and I've been criticized for 30 years for not making more movies.

The truth of the matter is, we're not far away from where we should be. We can complain about the problem or we can go out and solve the problem. I choose to go out and try to solve the problem.

The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.

The very fact that you are a complainer, shows that you deserve your lot.

The woman's position in the world today is so much harder than a man's that it makes me choke every time I hear a man complain about anything.

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.

The world is so dreadfully managed, one hardly knows to whom to complain.

The worst thing is to sit and whine and complain and obsess about money as if that were the only sign of your worth as a human.

They shoulda called me Little Cocaine, I was sniffing so much of the stuff! My nose got big enough to back a diesel truck in, unload it, and drive it right out again.

They have vilified me, they have crucified me - yes, they have even criticized me!

This complaining rambling rubbish is the substitute which has taken the place of love.

This is the reason we cannot complain of life: it keeps no one against his will.

This is the method of genius, to ripen fruit for the crowd by those rays of whose heat they complain.

Those that can, do. Those that can't, complain.

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

Those who do not complain are never pitied.

Those who seek for something more than happiness in this world must not complain if happiness is not their portion.

Tis the voice of the sluggard I heard him complain,You have wak'd me too soon, I must slumber again.

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.

Till people find themselves greatly abused and oppressed by their governors, they are not apt to complain; and whenever they do, in fact, find themselves thus abused and oppressed, they must be stupid not to complain

To anyone complaining about our schedule - call us. We'll put you on it.

To become a celebrity is to become a brand name. There is Ivory Soap, Rice Krispies, and Philip Roth. Ivory is the soap that floats; Rice Krispies the breakfast cereal that goes snap-crackle-pop; Philip Roth the Jew who masturbates with a piece of liver.

to be reasonable one should never complain but when one hopes redress.

To complain about critics in a business is like a sailor complaining about the waves. Go back to the beach if you don't like it.

To get asked to do stuff like 'United States Of Tara' and 'Caprica' is terrific. I can't complain.

To complain about how the media are dominated by liberals, Limbaugh has an hour a day on network television, an hour on cable, and a radio show syndicated by over 600 stations.

To me, if I'm reading a fantastic story or I go on a nice first date and I have a wonderful time, I'm not gonna complain because it didn't work out. I'm gonna go on a second date.

To the critics: You always complain that Hollywood never gives you new stuff, and then when you get it, you flip out. Lighten up.

To me, you can't win. You can't win. There's a war in Iraq; there's no way that they're ending that. The war in Afghanistan is still going on. There's no way that's going to end anytime soon. You can complain about it, you can throw rocks at it, but you really have to come to the conclusion that this is a really twisted place sometimes and some stuff you're not going to win.

Ultimate stupidity: Mistakenly thinking you will get what you want by complaining about and focusing on exactly what you don't want.

Unfortunately complaining is one thing Eeyores are not afraid to do. They grudgingly carry their thimbles to the Fountain of Life, then mumble and grumble that they weren't given enough.

Until you've lived through all that," he said, "don't you ever complain about what we have. Because to me... to me..." He choked on the words, but he barely paused before he continued. "This - us - is heaven. I can't bear to hear you say otherwise.

Using the Adagietto of Mahler's Fifth is one of the touches of pure genius in Visconti's film (even though Mahlerians complain very loudly that the piece has been ruined), since it corresponds perfectly to Aschenbach's yearnings and to his circling walks around Venice.

We complain of the increased tempo of our lives, but our frenetic lives are just reflection of the economic system that we have created.

We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.

We complain and complain, but we have lived and seen the blossom -apple, pear, cherry, plum, almond blossom - in the sun; and the best among us cannot pretend they deserve - or could contrive - anything better.

We complain today that ministers do not know how to preach; but is it not equally true that our congregations do not know how to hear?