#lousy

They put me on the shift where they thought I could do the least harm, midnight to eight in the morning. Although the hours were lousy, they were perfect for an apprentice reporter. ↗

— Andrea Mitchell

#apprentice #could #eight #harm #hours

At some point the rhetoric runs out, and we have to ask ourselves, 'Are we simply going to standby while somebody's rhetoric is good, but their actions are so lousy?' Are we going to stand up for that? ↗

— Matt Gonzalez

#ask #going #good #lousy #ourselves

Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that. ↗

— Oliver Stone

#destroy #envy #never #never underestimate #power

In the closed world of the gynaeceum, despite the gardens and parkland extending beyong the horizon, despite the insurmountable walls separating pavillions and palaces, the tangled web of our fate was inescapable. Why did these women love each other to the point of madness? Why did they loathe one another so vehemently, and why did sworn enemies feel such horror and fascination for one another? Why should furious hate become obsession, then intoxication and the very reason to live? Because love and hate were the two heads of the demon. ↗

— Shan Sa

#jealousy #love #jealousy

He who is jealous, is never jealous of what you see, with what is imagined is enough. ↗

— Jacinto Benavente

#jealousy #imagination

Jealousy has always been my cross, the weakness and woundedness in me that has most often caused me to feel ugly and unlovable, like the Bad Seed. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#faith

Rising to her feet, she shot the Bird Man a furious glare, and then stormed off toward Savidlin's house. She was glad to be away from Richard, to be away from watching those girls pawing him. Her fingernails dug into her palms, but she didn't notice as she marched past the happy people. The dancers danced, the drummers drummed, the children laughed. People she passed wished her well. She wanted one of them to say something mean so she would have an excuse to hit someone. ↗

— Terry Goodkind

#goodkind #jealousy #anger

If you project all source of hatred and jealousy, they will rebound on you with compound interest. ↗

— Indian

#jealousy

Why do people who already have so much get bitter about those who have a little more? ↗

— Dalya Moon

#jealousy

You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to have yourself. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#jealousy