Better to be disliked than pitied.

I disliked everything about the '60s.

If I disliked managing, I liked umpiring even less.

I did one print ad and thoroughly disliked the experience.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

I was brought up not to brag. I've always disliked people who do.

One thing I disliked about being a lawyer was billing for my time.

In the Big Ten, we disliked the SEC because of the success they had.

He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.

Actresses have more fear of being disliked. I, on the other hand, revel in it.

I really liked falling in love with cities that I had actively disliked before.

I've never disliked myself, and my weight has had nothing to do with my self-esteem.

I disliked singing in English and neither liked the story nor the character of Cressida.

I am my biggest critic. Even in films where people said they liked me, I have disliked myself.

Everyone is different, and I would rather be disliked for who I am than liked for who I am not.

I'm alright with being disliked rather than trying to be perfect, because you get to relax then.

I disliked people calling me a chocolate hero initially, as I wanted to explore other genres of acting.

Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship.

There are few surer ways to become disliked by men than to perform well where they have performed poorly.

In a way, I'm like Will Rogers, never having met a man I really disliked. I'm not a vamp. I just like men.

I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves.

I liked the people at Brown, while I really disliked most of the fellow students I had met at Northwestern.

Life has taught me that it is not for our faults that we are disliked and even hated, but for our qualities.

Everybody knows how much I disliked the Knicks when I was with the Celtics, but I think it's grown to another level.

I've never disliked a character I've played. I've always tried to find the humanity and the reasons for what he does.

I knew that people disliked me, and there always will be, but that's the price you pay for being in the limelight, so to speak.

The more successful you are as a man, the more you're liked. And the more successful you are as a woman, the more you're disliked.

I really disliked Philadelphia society - really, deeply disliked it. I spent a lot of my teenage years writing poetry attacking it.

The girls I dated liked or disliked me, whether I weighed 140 or 150; and six-pack abs had no relevance on their love or repulsion.

It's not really a popular consensus to sing Sinatra - which I love! And I just think it's so cool that he disliked rock n' roll so much.

People have disliked me. You know, in high school, I wasn't the most popular kid. I wasn't the nerdiest kid. I was kind of in the middle.

We were disliked by the press in the early days because they couldn't put their finger on us, and that was the case with Zeppelin as well.

As much as I disliked it, my brothers used to whoop me every day, but I have a feeling that I'm probably a stronger man today because of it.

How often have I met and disliked writers whose books I love; and conversely, hated the books and then wound up liking the writer? Too often.

The only thing I learn on a daily basis from law school is that I disliked it and the law so much that it's constantly this fire at my heels.

Now, I am about to be nailed as the man who disliked 'Howl's Moving Castle.' Lord, give me strength! Also, IT, please disconnect the e-mail thing.

When I was young, even though I received so much love, I used to pay attention to people who disliked me. That's why my lyrics were so sharp and dark.

Democratic politicians have disliked things I've written, Republican politicians... if they all love you, you might as well be driving a Good Humor truck.

When Wes came back to Limp Bizkit, we really wanted to do something different. We wanted to make a core record that we didn't care who liked or who disliked.

I think I earned the players' respect, and that's the ultimate in life, isn't it? I didn't care if they liked me or disliked me, as long as I had their respect.

Some stars like to hide behind the whole idea of acting. But really good actors are not hiding at all. They're not afraid to be disliked, to be a little unsavoury.

There are some pundits with whom I will settle my differences... they want to sell a lie to the French people that Evra is disliked. But that is not the case at all.

I have always disliked it when politicians start pandering to veterans and telling us how bad we have it and that if we just vote for them that they will fix all of our problems.

Much as I disliked the un-American idea of marrying a lady with a dowry, I must admit that little Mrs. Godfrey's little private income put everything in a faintly different light.

Football? Forget it. I didn't have that thing inside me where I wanted to smash against somebody and watch them break. I was too sensitive for that and disliked being that sensitive.

Someone asked me years ago if it were true that I disliked Jews, and I replied that it was certainly true, not at all because they are Jews but because they are folks, and I don't like folks.

Throughout our career, people thought Bobby and I disliked each other. That's not true, but our relationship was very complicated. We were like brothers - and brothers don't always see eye to eye.

In a way, I'd rather go into an interview and be disliked, and have unpleasant things written about me, than to have a wonderful, glowing article written that is in no way a reflection of who I am.

He used humor more effectively than any president since Abraham Lincoln. Reagan was not an especially warm person, but he appeared to be. Many people disliked his policies, but almost no one disliked him.

Maybe almost 20 years ago, I was like, 'God, I need to be more direct.' And I found times that I could practice it when it was maybe not my family or friends or co-workers. It's a quality that's rarely disliked.

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