Quotes by Nuisance Systems, scientific or philosophic, come and go. Each method of limited understanding is at length exhausted. In its prime each system is a triumphant success: in its decay it is an obstructive nuisance. Alfred North Whitehead nuisancedecayunderstanding If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance. Augustus nuisanceromewife If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has so decreed that we cannot manage comfortably with them, nor live in any way without them, we must plan for our lasting preservation rather than for our temporary pleasure. Augustus nuisanceromewife It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud and imagine himself pleasing to all when he is in reality a universal nuisance. Baruch Spinoza nuisancemenreality It is difficult to estimate the misery inflicted upon thousands of persons, and the absolute pecuniary penalty imposed upon multitudes of intellectual workers by the loss of their time, destroyed by organ-grinders and other similar nuisances. Charles Babbage nuisanceintellectualloss I have to confess that I had gambled on my soul and lost it with heroic insouciance and lightness of touch. The soul is so impalpable, so often useless, and sometimes such a nuisance, that I felt no more emotion on losing it than if, on a stroll, I had mislaid my visiting card. Charles Baudelaire nuisancegamblingsoul When will government cease being a nuisance to everybody? Charles Olson nuisancepoliticsgovernment It would have saved trouble had I remained Perkins from the first, this changing of women's names is a nuisance we are now happily outgrowing. Charlotte Perkins Gilman nuisancenamesfirsts Ten flashing lights are a nuisance but 500 are fantastic. Christoph Waltz nuisancefantasticlight Political analysts are saying that as a candidate, Donald Trump is 'a totally unqualified nuisance.' In other words, he is a legitimate contender for the Republican nomination. Conan O'Brien nuisanceunqualifiedpolitical There was a nuisance in the service known as the army correspondent. Daniel Harvey Hill nuisanceknownarmy Practically everybody knows what its like to feel anxious, worried, nervous, afraid, uptight, or panicky. Often, anxiety is just a nuisance, but sometimes it can cripple you and prevent you from doing what you really want with your life. But I have some great news for you: You can change the way you feel. David D. Burns uptightnuisanceanxiety A human being must have occupation if he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world. Dorothy L. Sayers nuisanceoccupationworld I gather that he nearly knocked you down, damaged your property, and generally made a nuisance of himself, and that you instantly concluded he must be some relation to me. Dorothy L. Sayers nuisancemaderelation So much of learning to be an American is learning not to let your individuality become a nuisance. Edgar Friedenberg nuisancedemocraticindividuality This was life! Ah, how he loved it! Civilization held nothing like this in its narrow and circumscribed sphere, hemmed in by restrictions and conventionalities. Even clothes were a hindrance and a nuisance. At last he was free. He had not realized what a prisoner he had been. Edgar Rice Burroughs nuisanceclothescivilization I'm afraid I'm being an awful nuisance. Edith Sitwell nuisanceawfuldeath Writers are always a great nuisance to publishers. If they could do without them, they would. Fay Weldon nuisancepublishersifs Your first most typical figure in any new place turns out to be a bluff or a local nuisance. F. Scott Fitzgerald nuisancetypicaltravel So I rang up British Telecom, I said 'I want to report a nuisance caller', he said 'Not you again'. Frank Carson nuisancehumorfunny1234»
