Bother Quotes - Page 40

• First, perseverance trumps talent. Second, do what you want to do, otherwise why bother? Third, be ethical; it might rub off on others. Fourth, don't give up.

  Jay Maisel

  Perseverance, Giving Up, Don't Give Up

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• If you didn't have patents, no one would bother to spend money on research and development. But with patents, if someone has a good idea and a competitor can't copy it, then that competitor will have to think of their own way of doing it. So then, instead of just one innovator, you have two or three people trying to do something in a new way.

  James Dyson

  Thinking, Research And Development, Ideas

  "How James Dyson Makes the Ordinary Extraordinary". Interview with Shoshana Berger, www.wired.com. November 19, 2012.

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• And if things always stayed the same, Scarlett, what would be the reason for bothering to draw breath?

  Alexandra Ripley

  Would Be, Reason, Draws

  Alexandra Ripley, Margaret Mitchell (1992). “Scarlett: the sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind”

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• For years now I've kind of operated under an informal shopping cycle. A bit like a farmer's crop rotation system. Except, instead of wheat, maize, barley, and fallow, mine pretty much goes clothes, makeup shoes, and clothes (I don't bother with fallow). Shopping is actually very similar to farming a field. You can't keep buying the same thing, you have to have a bit of variety. Otherwise you get bored and stop enjoying yourself.

  Sophie Kinsella

  Makeup, Years, Shoes

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• Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.

  A. A. Milne

  Happiness, Being Happy, Appreciation

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• Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and then being unexpectedly called away before you find out how it ends.

  Joseph Campbell

  Inspirational, Life, Arriving

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• We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place--or not to bother

  Jane Goodall

  Inspiring, Choices, Use

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• Real miracles bother people, like strange sudden pains unknown in medical literature. It's true: They rebut every rule all we good citizens take comfort in. Lazarus obeying orders and climbing up out of the grave - now there's a miracle, and you can bet it upset a lot of folks who were standing around at the time. When a person dies, the earth is generally unwilling to cough him back up. A miracle contradicts the will of the earth.

  Leif Enger

  Pain, Real, Climbing Up

  Leif Enger (2007). “Peace Like a River”, p.8, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• The seals stupidly dive off rocks into swirling black water, barking mindlessly. The zookeepers feed them dead fish. A crowd gathers around the tank, mostly adults, a few accompanied by children. On the seals' tank a plaque warns: COINS CAN KILL——IF SWALLOWED, COINS CAN LODGE IN AN ANIMAL'S STOMACH AND CAUSE ULCERS, INFECTIONS AND DEATH. DO NOT THROW COINS IN THE POOL. So what do I do? Toss a handful of change into the tank when none of the zookeepers are watching. It's not the seals I hate——it's the audience's enjoyment of them that bothers me.

  Bret Easton Ellis

  Children, Hate, Animal

  Bret Easton Ellis (2014). “American Psycho: Picador Classic”, p.240, Pan Macmillan

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• Alec raised his blue eyes."Whos Will?" Magnus exhled a sort laugh."Will.Dear God.That was a long time ago.Will was a Shadowhunter,like you.And yes,he did look like you,but your nothing like him.Jace is much more the way Will was,in personality at least-and my relationship with you is nothing like the one I had with Will.Is that whats bothering you?" "I dont like thinking your only with me because I look like so dead guy you liked.

  Cassandra Clare

  Eye, Thinking, Bothering You

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• Unlike Western parents, reminding my child of Lord Voldemort didn't bother me.

  Amy Chua

  Children, Parent, Lord

  Amy Chua (2011). “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”, p.19, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• Did I hear it's going to be someone's birthday?" a familiar male's voice said from behind me. I didnt even bother turning around and continued walking, but that didn't stop my nemesis from disturbing me. He jumped in front of me, blocking my way. "It's been a whole year, has it?" he asked in a syrupy tone. "Maybe this birthday I'll finally give you what you've always wanted.

  Ellen Schreiber

  Block, Years, Voice

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• It’s frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.

  Jill Shalvis

  Funny Life, Answers, Funny Aging

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• After a moment, he turned sharply to me. 'Are you quite all right?' 'Yes, perfectly. Why do you ask?' 'Because I have just called you contrary and you did not bother to contradict me. I thought you might be ill.

  Deanna Raybourn

  Might, Moments, Ill

  Deanna Raybourn (2016). “Deanna Raybourn Lady Julia Grey Volume 1: Silent in the Grave\Silent in the Sanctuary\Silent on the Moor”, p.761, MIRA

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• I suddenly realize that I'm naked, which shouldn't bother me since it's the phone, but for some reason it does. "How's it hanging?" Kyra asks and now I think I'm blushing. It's just an expression, but jeez!

  Barry Lyga

  Thinking, Phones, Expression

  Barry Lyga (2007). “The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl”, p.109, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Which is the other reason hip-hop is controversial: People don't bother trying to get it. The problem isn't in the rap or the rapper or the culture. The problem is that so many people don't even know how to listen to the music.

  Jay-Z

  Rap, People, Hip Hop

  Jay-Z (2010). “Decoded (Enhanced Edition)”, p.70, Random House Group

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• Those who live alone slide into the habit of vertical eating: why bother with the niceties when there's no one to share or censure? But laxity in one area may lead to derangement in all.

  Margaret Atwood

  May, Slides, Eating

  Margaret Atwood (2007). “The Blind Assassin: A Novel”, p.365, Anchor

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• They live forever. But many of them are even more lonely and miserable than we are. Why do you think they bother with us? We teach them life's value.

  N.K. Jemisin

  Lonely, Thinking, Forever

  N. K. Jemisin (2010). “The Broken Kingdoms”, p.116, Hachette UK

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• After that, all the while Millie was eating the pudding... we both tore Christopher's character to shreds. It was wonderful fun.... He drove everyone mad in Chrestomanci Castle by insisting on silk shirts and exactly the right kind of pajamas. 'And he could get them right anyway by magic,' Millie told me, 'if he wasn't too lazy to learn how.... But the thing that really annoys me is the way he never bothers to learn a person's name. If a person isn't important to him, he always forgets their name.' When Millie said this, I realized that Christopher had never once forgotten my name.

  Diana Wynne Jones

  Fun, Character, Names

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• Bomb', Reyes said, not bothering to look up. 'One of ours?' Maddox insisted... 'Hardly. I know better than to blow myself up,' Reyes sighed.

  Gena Showalter

  Blow, Looks, Bombs

  Gena Showalter (2016). “The Darkest Night”, p.173, HQN Books

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• Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination   Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it.

  Jim Jarmusch

  Inspiration, Imagination, Fuel

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• I realize that idealism is out of sync with the cynicism of our age. Skepticism has come to be synonymous with sophistication, and glibness is mistaken for intelligence. In such an atmosphere, why bother aiming high? Far too many people don't. I just want to reassure people to have the courage to persevere, to keep following their hearts even when others scoff. Don't be beaten down by naysayers. Don't let the odds scare you from even trying.

  Howard Schultz

  Courage, Heart, Odds

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• What bothers me most about today is that we're getting used 2 it. ENOUGH. 2nd amendment must go. Violence has 2 stop. Culture MUST change.

  Jay Mohr

  Gun, Culture, Today

  "Experts: Celebrities using Boston marathon bombings to push gun control are confused" By Hollie McKay, www.foxnews.com. April 23, 2013.

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• Be a father, if not, why bother, son?
  A boy can make 'em, but a man can raise one.
  If you did it, admit it and stick with it.

  Ed O.G.

  Father, Rap, Son

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• But if I keep my core and back strong, the scoliosis doesn't really bother me.

  Usain Bolt

  Strong, Scoliosis, Core

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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