#petty

Unaware of the absurdity of it, we introduce our own petty household rules into the economy of the universe for which the life of generations, peoples, of entire planets, has no importance in relation to the general development. ↗

— Alexander Herzen

#development #economy #entire #general #generations

I did not resign from politics because of Bofors. I resigned because I do not know how to play petty politics. I did not know back then and I don't know now either. ↗

— Amitabh Bachchan

#because #did #either #how #i

I'm an old rock and roll buff. I love Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty. ↗

— Nick Carter

#bruce springsteen #buff #i #i love #love

Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#game #nature #petty #quality #spirits

The Band was always famous for its retirements; we'd go and play and get a little petty cash together, and then not see each other till it was time to fill our pockets up again. ↗

— Rick Danko

#always #band #cash #each #famous

If you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport, the arts, charities - they were always at the back of the queue for government money - health, social security, defence, pensions were all way ahead. And each of those areas - sports, the arts, the lottery - got relatively petty cash from the government. ↗

— John Major

#ahead #always #areas #arts #back

I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty. ↗

— Imelda Marcos

#get #here #i #listening #million

It is better to lose everything you have to keep the balance of justice level, than to live a life of petty privilege devoid of true freedom. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

#better #devoid #everything #freedom #justice

I'm a big fan of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, they're my two favorites. ↗

— Andrew Shue

#big fan #bruce #bruce springsteen #fan #favorites

In an interview with a journalist, you look petty taking the pot shot but in a slick ad you can really do damage - including unfair damage - from afar. It is not that much different than waging a war by a drone than by hand-to-hand combat. ↗

— Greta Van Susteren

#afar #combat #damage #different #including