Marcus Aurelius
Philosopher, Emperor
"Our anger and annoyance are more detrimental to us than the things themselves which anger or annoy us."
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Demetri Martin
Comedian, Actor
"Earrings are the same as sneezes: Two is okay, but ten in a row is annoying. If you have two then, God bless you."
Demetri Martin
Comedian, Actor
"A know-it-all is a person who knows everything except for how annoying he is."
Steven Wright
Comedian
"Consciousness: That annoying time between naps"
J. D. Salinger
Novelist, Short Story Writer
"That's something that annoys the hell out of me-I mean if somebody says the coffee's all ready and it isn't."
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"Besides, when you say you're a feminist it annoys the bigots and the old farts and the prissy ladies so much, it's kind of irresistible."
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"When perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver!"
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"The desire to annoy no one, to harm no one, can equally well be the sign of a just as of an anxious disposition."
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"I'm always looking for sounds that are pleasing at the time. The sound of a helicopter is really annoying until you're drowning, and it's there to rescue you. Then it sounds like music."
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"Incompetence annoys me. Overconfidence terrifies me."
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"If you want to annoy a poet, explain his poetry."
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"There is nothing so annoying as a good example!!"
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"Nothing annoys me more than having the most trivial action analyzed and explained."
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"Beggars should be entirely abolished! Truly, it is annoying to give to them and annoying not to give to them."
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"Hopefully I don't annoy people too much."
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"I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue."
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"Everyone feels benevolent if nothing happens to be annoying him at the moment."
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"I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying!"
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"Nothing annoys people so much as not receiving invitations."
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"The annoying thing about being modest is that you can't brag about it."
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"I've found men are less likely to let petty things annoy them."
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"Things that annoy me end up fuelling my ideas."
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"Facts and particulars annoy me."
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"At the heart of the Irish economy has always been the philosophy of tax competitiveness. On the cranky left, that is very annoying; I can see that."
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"In many points in history films and filmmakers have been banned for political reasons- that's how annoying they can be to oppressing systems, how dangerous."
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