Upset Quotes - Page 13

• When men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe... that the ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas-- that the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market, and that truth is the only ground upon which their wishes safely can be carried out. That at any rate is the theory of our Constitution. It is an experiment. As all life is an experiment. Every year if not every day we wager our salvation upon some prophecy based upon imperfect knowledge.

  Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

  Freedom, Believe, Fighting

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• That the boat did not upset I simply state as a fact. Why it did not upset I am unable to offer any reason. I have often thought about the matter since, but I have never succeeded in arriving at any satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon. Possibly the result may have been brought about by the natural obstinacy of all things in this world. The boat may possibly have come to the conclusion, judging from a cursory view of our behaviour, that we had come out for a morning's suicide, and had thereupon determined to disappoint us. That is the only suggestion I can offer.

  Jerome K. Jerome

  Suicide, Morning, Views

  Jerome K. Jerome, Geoffrey Harvey (2008). “Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel”, p.135, Oxford University Press

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• Don't be sorry, my dear sir, for nothing could upset me today! Rejoice, for You-Know-Who is gone at last! Even muggles like yourself should be celebrating this happy, happy day.

  J. K. Rowling

  Sorry, Muggles, Gone

  J.K. Rowling (2015). “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone”, p.11, Pottermore

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• Longing surged up within me. I wanted it. Oh God, I wanted it. I didn't want to hear Jerome chastise me for my "all lowlifes, all the time" seduction policy. I wanted to come home and tell someone about my day. I wanted to go out dancing on the weekends. I wanted to take vacations together. I wanted someone to hold me when I was upset, when the ups and downs of the world pushed me too far. I wanted someone to love.

  Richelle Mead

  Home, Vacation, Weekend

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• I think . . . I said things to Silas. He'll be angry.' 'If he didn't care about you, you couldn't upset him,' was all she said.

  Neil Gaiman

  Thinking, Care, Said

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• A conscious attempt to fall asleep is sure to produce insomnia, to try to be conscious of one's own digestion is a sure way to upset the stomach. Consciousness is a poison when we apply it to ourselves. Consciousness is a light directed outward. it's like the headlights on a locomotive—turn them inward and you'd have a crash.

  Boris Pasternak

  Fall, Insomnia, Light

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• Man, you weigh a freaking ton," he told me. "What've you been eating, rocks?" "Why, is your head missing some?" I croaked. His mouth almost quirked in a smile, and that's when I knew how upset he'd been

  James Patterson

  Men, Rocks, Missing

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• Or if I truly gave up I could be like Wet Lindsay. When Robbie dumped her she got all pale and even wetter than normal. She was like an anoraksick. (A person who is both very thin and wears tragic anoraks.) I just made that up as a joke. Even though I am very upset I can still think of a joke.

  Louise Rennison

  Thinking, Dumped Her, Normal

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• Maybe the theatre isn't any place for a reasonable human being after all. It keeps your emotions in such a constant state of upheaval. It's really terribly wearing. I wonder if I could stand it, one emotional upset after the other just going on and on for the rest of my life.

  Madeleine L'Engle

  Emotional, Theatre, Upheaval

  Madeleine L'Engle (2008). “The Joys of Love”, p.171, Macmillan

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• I'm sorry.' Congratulations.' Can you tell me why you're so upset?' The thing is, Tobey should get this. I mean, he's gotten everything else about me. And I don't want to explain it all. So much of it has to do with jealousy, and I know it's stupid to be mad at him because he had a life before me. But I am anyway.

  Susane Colasanti

  Sorry, Congratulations, Stupid

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• I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then gettin' upset 'cos they act like people.

  Terry Pratchett

  Creating, People

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• The chaos surrounding her was confusing. Everyone was suddenly talking at the same time. Perhaps she should try to swoon after all, Christine considered. No, the settee was already taken, and the floor didn't look all that appealing. She settled on wringing her hands. It was the best she could do to look upset.

  Julie Garwood

  Taken, Hands, Talking

  Julie Garwood (2010). “The Lion's Lady”, p.75, Simon and Schuster

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• Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish. Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to, because we may then at least have the chance to upset their designs, something that no other species has ever aspired to do.

  Richard Dawkins

  Selfish, Generosity, Design

  The Selfish Gene ch. 1 (1976)

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• I would rather not have upset him, but I couldn't see any reason to change my life. Looking back on it, I wasn't unhappy. When I was a student, I had lots of ambitions like that. But when I had to give up my studies I learned very quickly that none of it really mattered.

  Albert Camus

  Giving Up, Ambition, Unhappy

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• Much of television has been homogenized in the desire to avoid annoying or upsetting people.

  Craig Ferguson

  People, Desire, Television

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• me: why is it upset? shouldn't it be downset? gideon: i will file a lawsuit against the dictionaries first thing tomorrow morning. we're going to tear merriam a new asshole and throw webster inside of it.

  David Levithan

  Morning, Tears, Gideon

  John Green, David Levithan (2010). “Will Grayson, Will Grayson”, p.165, Penguin

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• You happened to me,You scare me to death, you know. When you stormed into my life, you turned everything inside out. You upset all the things I believed about myself and made me think in new ways. I know who I used to be, but I’m finally ready to figure out who I am. Cynicism gets tiring, Isabel, and you’ve . . . rested me.And don’t you dare tell me you’ve stopped loving me back, because you’re still a better person than I am, and I’m counting on you to take more care with my heart than I took with yours.

  Susan Elizabeth Phillips

  Heart, Thinking, Who I Am

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• People don’t really want to know anything about you. They just want you to fit into their little predetermined slots. They decide what you are in the first two seconds, and they only get nervous or upset if you don’t live up to their snap judgments.

  Lilith Saintcrow

  Two, People, Snap Judgment

  "Strange Angels". Book by Lilith Saintcrow, 2009.

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• You can’t. He has it shielded. Besides, he’s a god and can be a nasty one if you upset him. You try popping into any place where his beloved wife is and you’ll get fried faster than chicken at KFC. He doesn’t have a sense of humor when it comes to her. So wipe the frown off your face before you hurt her feelings and get gutted for it. (Phobos)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Hurt, Beloved Wife, Kfc

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2010). “Dream Warrior”, p.152, Macmillan

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• If Sasha’s threatened, Astrid’s upset. If Astrid’s upset, I’m going to kill whatever’s upsetting her until she’s happy again. (Zarek)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Happy Again, Threatened, Ifs

  Sherrilyn Kenyon, J. R. Ward, Susan Squires, Dianna Love (2008). “Dead After Dark”, p.46, Macmillan

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• Oh, there you are, Albus,' he said. 'You've been a very long time. Upset stomach?' 'No, I was merely reading the Muggle magazines,' said Dumbledore. 'I do love knitting patterns.

  J. K. Rowling

  Reading, Knitting, Upset Stomach

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• Don't let him upset you," Niko told the four softly. "He's old and he's frightened." "You're as old as him, and you aren't scared of us," Briar pointed out. Niko glared at him. "Thank you so much," he retorted waspishly.

  Tamora Pierce

  Four, Scared, Frightened

  Tamora Pierce (2011). “Daja's Book”, p.52, Scholastic Inc.

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• Ethan and I are done," I said finally. "I'm sorry." "He was my first boyfriend." "I know." "The only real boyfriend I've had. I'm a senior in high school and he was my only real boyfriend." "I know." "And I won't find another one at Jones Hall. That is guaranteed." "Okay." "This is all very sad and tragic," I said. Alan unwrapped a sleeve of Smarties. "Yet, oddly, you don't seem that upset." "I know.

  Sara Zarr

  Senior, Sorry, Real

  Sara Zarr (2008). “Sweethearts”, p.148, Hachette UK

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• Holly, I understand that you are upset because Gemma pulled down your ants, but why did you think pouring motor oil inside her backpack is the way to solve the problem?

  Wendelin Van Draanen

  Thinking, Motor Oil, Hollies

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• Well, we better be quick and not become human popsicles. I’m going to be really upset at you if I freeze to death. (Shahara)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Popsicles, Wells, Humans

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