#appalling

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

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In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945. ↗

— Queen Elizabeth II

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I know I could never be in a pop band. I honestly have an appalling voice. ↗

— Gary Lineker

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The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

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The Butcher Boy is a very great novel indeed and a very important Irish novel. The ambiguity of that is, he's writing a book about an appalling situation and he does it in a hilarious way. ↗

— Stephen Rea

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We need to recognise that what really matters isn't buying more and more consumer goods, but family, friends, and knowing that we are doing something worthwhile with our lives. Helping to reduce the appalling consequences of world poverty should be part of that reassessment. ↗

— Peter Singer

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These irresponsible acts, which cannot have any justification whatsoever, are to be fully condemned. In these appalling circumstances, I want to offer you the most sincere condolences, both in my name and in that of the French people. ↗

— Jacques Chirac

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And who is responsible for this appalling child slavery? Everyone. ↗

— Mary Harris Jones

#child #everyone #responsible #slavery #who

We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better. ↗

— Joan Blades

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As you can imagine I'm disappointed as anything that I was not selected to be the presidential running mate. And I find it continually appalling that it would be a radical thing to have a woman on the ticket. ↗

— Kate Clinton

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