(18 quotes found)
“Even if you are divine, you don't disdain male consorts”
Michelangelo
“His reserve of disdain appears endless. He could no sooner shut it off than a vampire could forgo his nightcap.”
R. Z. Sheppard
“One often gets what one disdains”
Vietnamese Proverb
“A little disdain is not amiss; a little scorn is alluring.”
William Congreve
“The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should disdain the superficial and let the true beauty of one's soul shine through. If there are places on your body where this is a possibility, you are not attractive - you are leaking.”
Charles Lamb
“One word is too often profaned For me to profane it; One feeling too falsely disdain'd For thee to disdain it”
Percy Bysshe Shelley
“He had a disdain for ceremony. He didn't have much of a light touch.”
Chas Freeman
“complicated by insults to our allies, the indifference to the views of partners in the region, and the general disdain for the United Nations and international organizations that the administration still finds difficult to conceal.”
Charles Freeman
“I have a huge disdain for those artists who say that they don't need a prize to have their talent recognized. If I were a real actress (I'm only an entertainer) I'd do my best to win an Oscar knowing that the Academy is a serious institution of people who really understand about it.”
Carmen Miranda
“Whereas the gentleman always seeks to deserve his position, the aristocrat, disdainful and insouciant, is quite happy just to exploit it.”
Simon Raven
