Resentment Quotes

Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an equal and opposite feeling of resentment towards them.

Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence.

After World War I the resentment of the working class against all that it had to suffer was directed more against Morgan, Wall Street and private capital than the government.

The organization and constant onward sweep of this movement exemplifies the resentment of the many toward the selfishness, greed and the neglect of the few.

Insurgents have capitalized on popular resentment and anger towards the United States and the Iraqi government to build their own political, financial and military support, and the faith of Iraqi citizens in their new government has been severely undermined.

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.

To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats without resentment: all that is compatible with the faith of a heretic.

Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.

Guilt is anger directed at ourselves - at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others - at what they did or did not do.

Though by whim, envy, or resentment led, they damn those authors whom they never read.

Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.

The jealousy and resentment that animate the terrorists also affect many of our former cold war allies.

Man will never understand woman and vice versa. We are oil and water. An equal level can never be maintained, as one will always excel where the other doesn't, and that breeds resentment.

Since I also act, sometimes I get over my resentment and commit to the pitch as an acting job.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

A series of rumors about my attitude, as well as derogatory remarks about myself and my family showed me that the personal resentment of the Detroit general manager toward me would make it impossible for me to continue playing hockey in Detroit.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

When I went from being an academic to being a member of the community of writers some of my former colleagues did look on me with a certain resentment.

More and more, unsolicited gifts from without are likely to be received with unconscious resentment.

Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

Addressing global resentment cannot be put off. If we do not learn to use our predominant power with great restraint, we will antagonize the world.

Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.

I harbored a lot of resentment as a teenager and as a young adult. I still have a problem with authority, I'm trying to listen!

Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.

Growing up, all I did was work and vacation, but I loved it, no one pushed me into anything. The thing was I developed no special skills. I don't have any resentment because I am a performer and I've always felt that, but it did take its toll socially.

Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear.

The super power that I would choose would be compassion. Because that's what I think it takes to make it through life-an understanding, a give and take. It saves an awful lot of resentment.

Don't divide the world into "them" and "us." Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents. Accept them as facts. They have their jobs and you have yours.

The secret of how to live without resentment or embarrassment in a world in which I was different from everyone else. was to be indifferent to that difference.