Dislike Quotes - Page 2

• For the judging of contemporary literature the only test is one's personal taste. If you much like a new book, you must call it literature even though you find no other soul to agree with you, and if you dislike a book you must declare that it is not literature though a million voices should shout you that you are wrong. The ultimate decision will be made by Time.

  Ford Madox Ford

  Book, Voice, Judging

  Ford Madox Ford (1938). “The March of Literature: From Confucius' Day to Our Own”, p.11, Dalkey Archive Press

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• Writers have opinions - that, in part, is why they write. Therefore they have strong likes and dislikes.

  Frank Delaney

  Strong, Writing, Likes And Dislikes

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• Love sinners, but hate their deeds, and do not disdain sinners for their failings, so that you yourself do not fall into the temptation in which they abide... Do not be angry at anyone and do not hate anyone, neither for their faith, nor for their shameful deeds... Do not foster hatred for the sinner, for we are all guilty... Hate his sins, and pray for him, so that you may be made like unto Christ, who had no dislike for sinners, but prayed for them.

  Isaac of Nineveh

  Inspirational, Christian, Religious

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• He was an embittered atheist, the sort of atheist who does not so much disbelieve in God as personally dislike Him.

  George Orwell

  God, Atheist, Atheism

  Down and Out in Paris and London ch. 30 (1933)

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• There's only one thing worse than a man who doesn't have strong likes and dislikes, and that's a man who has strong likes and dislikes without the courage to voice them.

  Tony Randall

  Courage, Strong, Men

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• I pray for a more friendly, more caring, and more understanding human family on this planet. To all who dislike suffering, who cherish lasting happiness, this is my heartfelt appeal.

  Dalai Lama

  Caring, Lasting Happiness, Understanding

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• What we dislike in others is often a weakness in our own lives.

  Gary Chapman

  Weakness

  Gary D. Chapman (2017). “The 5 Love Languages Singles Edition: The Secret That Will Revolutionize Your Relationships”, p.115, Moody Publishers

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• I hate a stupid man who can't talk to me, and I hate a clever man who talks me down. I don’t like a man who is too lazy to make any effort to shine; but I particularly dislike the man who is always striving for effect. I abominate a humble man, but yet I love to perceive that a man acknowledges the superiority of my sex, and youth and all that kind of thing. . . A man who would tell me that I am pretty, unless he is over seventy, ought to be kicked out of the room. But a man who can't show me that he thinks me so without saying a word about it, is a lout.

  Anthony Trollope

  Sex, Clever, Stupid

  Anthony Trollope (2015). “The Palliser Novels: Complete Parliamentary Chronicles (All Six Novels in One Volume): Can You Forgive Her? + Phineas Finn + The Eustace Diamonds + Phineas Redux + The Prime Minister + The Duke’s Children”, p.755, e-artnow

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• I never yet heard man or woman much abused, that I was not inclined to think the better of them; and to transfer any suspicion or dislike, to the person who appeared to take delight in pointing out the defects of a fellow-creature.

  Jane Porter

  Women, Thinking, Abuse

  "Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks".

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• Pretty, and you may be talented, but nobody will remember that if you're mean.

  Katie Holmes

  Mean Girls, Hate, Mean People

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• A man's worth can be judged through those who dislike him.

  Bill Loguidice

  Men, Judged

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• Dislike of another's opinions and beliefs neither justifies our own nor makes us more certain of them: and to transfer the repugnance to the person himself is a mark of a vulgar mind.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Mind, Belief, Opinion

  "Aphorisms and Reflections". Book by John Lancaster Spalding, p. 180, 1901.

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• But how can we love someone if we don't like him? Easy-we do it to ourselves all the time. We don't always have tender, comfortable feelings about ourselves; sometimes we feel foolish, stupid, asinine, or wicked. But we always love ourselves: we always seek our own good. Indeed, we feel dislike toward ourselves, we berate ourselves, precisely because we love ourselves; because we care about our good, we are impatient with our bad.

  Peter Kreeft

  Love, Stupid, Feelings

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• It's always harder satirize what you like rather than what you dislike.

  Robert Mankoff

  Harder

  "Ask the Author Live: Robert Mankoff on the Cartoon Issue". The New Yorker Interview, www.newyorker.com. October 21, 2011.

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• Happiness is within everyone, but we are not able to experience it because of our ego's likes and dislikes.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Likes And Dislikes, Ego

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• It is very hard to dislike someone you have helped

  Benjamin Franklin

  Dislike Someone, Human Nature, Hard

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• To justify our likes and dislikes, we generally say that the work we dislike is not serious.

  Walter Sickert

  Likes And Dislikes, Serious, Artistic

  Walter Sickert, Anna Gruetzner Robins (2003). “Walter Sickert: The Complete Writings on Art”, p.217, Oxford University Press on Demand

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• Nicknames are fond names. We do not give them to people we dislike.

  Edna Ferber

  Names, People, Giving

  Edna Ferber (1939). “A Peculiar Treasure”

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• Never explain yourself to anyone, because the one who likes you would not need it, and the one dislikes you wouldn't believe it.

  Ali ibn Abi Talib

  Believe, Needs, Likes

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• The only thing a true introvert dislikes more than talking about himself is repeating himself.

  Jonathan Rauch

  Talking, Introvert

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• We hate most in others what we dislike in ourselves.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Hate

  "Narcissus in Chains". Book by Laurell K. Hamilton, 2001.

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• Stars talk about how they dislike fans fussing over them, begging for autographs and things like that, but deep down inside, they love every minute of it.

  Brenda Fassie

  Stars, Fans, Minutes

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• Every day is great for me. I dislike rose-coloured glasses.

  Mark E. Smith

  Glasses, Rose

  Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. May 20, 2011.

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• I've always been afraid of saying no to people because I don't want them to be disappointed and dislike me.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  Dislike Me, People, Want

  "Lucky me". Interview with Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. January 9, 2009.

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• I've got a great dislike of reunions. It's a little like trying to go back and relive the best parts of your life, but you can't do it. Nothing is ever the same.

  Eric Burdon

  Trying, Littles, Reunion

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