#irritate

I need to add that my work on multiple intelligences received a huge boost in 1995 when Daniel Goleman published his book on emotional intelligence. I am often confused with Dan. Initially, though Dan and I are longtime friends, this confusion irritated me. ↗

— Howard Gardner

#am #book #boost #confused #confusion

I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two persons, but they don't describe anything in the society outside. ↗

— Steig Larsson

#anything #been #describe #detective #detective stories

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass. ↗

— Fran Lebowitz

#ability #artistic #both #burning #eat

Pronouncement of experts to the effect that something cannot be done has always irritated me. ↗

— Leo Szilard

#cannot #done #effect #experts #irritated

Success turns a lot of people off. I have a pretty solid sense of joy and respect that irritates people, and can irritate me, too. ↗

— Dave Matthews

#irritate #irritates #joy #lot #me

I seem to be some sort of lightning rod. I just really irritate people, you know? I really do. ↗

— Howard Stern

#irritate #just #know #lightning #lightning rod

The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert. ↗

— Pasquier Quesnel

#does #enlightens #irritates #only #those

Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#attempt #divert #fresh #grief #irritates

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves. ↗

— Queen Victoria

#events #great #irritate #make #me

In my case I don't mind playing a character that irritates people or makes people question my sanity. ↗

— Billy Corgan

#character #i #irritates #makes #mind