A Quote by Frances Mayes

In America, people are just so straightforward when they dislike things.

Frances Mayes

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America Dislike Just People Straightforward Things

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Frances Mayes
American - Novelist
Born: April 4, 1940

I rarely dislike people for things they can't change, they usually give me sufficient cause to dislike them for other reasons.

Lisa Kleypas

The Tao is in all things, in their divisions and their fullness. What I dislike about divisions is that they multiply, and what i dislike about multiplication is that it makes people want to hold fast to it. So people go out and forget to return, seeing little more than ghosts.

Zhuangzi

Just like the old adage--what you dislike most in other people is what you dislike the most in yourself--

Shannon Hale

What I dislike about movie culture is that it often presents a parable of our problems - but the issues are all straightforward and the people are either nice or they're not. In real life, everyone falls between those perimeters, but not many American films operate in that grey area.

Julian Fellowes

Since I was born I remember my dad and my mom always embracing diversity and differences among people and that being the core of America and happiness and all those different things. And that goes along with equality and you should treat everybody equal and be fair and not judge people and dislike people because they are different, and embrace and enjoy people because of the differences they have.

Connor Barwin

Being in Marin City was like a small town so it taught me to be more [straightforward] with my style. Instead of of being so metaphorical with the rhyme, I was encouraged to go straight at it and hit it dead on and not waste time trying to cover thingsIn Marin City it seemed like things were real country. Everything was straightforward. Poverty was straightforward.

Tupac Shakur

The majority of the people in this country love America, do not dislike it, do not distrust it. The majority of people in this country do not want our culture further attacked and rotted away. The people of this country are sick and tired of not having any good-paying jobs anymore. The people of this country are sick and tired of being told that America's best days have already happened.

Rush Limbaugh

The British vice is overthinking before we speak, which is really annoying. I love the way that, in America, people are more straightforward.

Felicity Jones

I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.

Mencius

Gluttony is a great fault; but we do not necessarily dislike a glutton. We only dislike the glutton when he becomes a gourmet-that is, we only dislike him when he not only wants the best for himself, but knows what is best for other people.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

People don't dislike change, they dislike being changed.

Dean Ornish

People in Latin America... love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but also hate a lot of things that America does to them.

David Byrne

Foreigners have a complex set of associations in their minds when they think of America - from Iraq to 9/11, certainly, but also from Coke to jeans. It is entirely possible for people around the world to love American products, American books, American movies, American music, and dislike the policies of the government of America.

Shashi Tharoor

There are people who dislike you because you do not dislike yourself.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Well,” Tessa said, sighting along the line of the knife, “you behave as if you dislike me. In fact, you behave as if you dislike us all.” “I don’t,” Gabriel said. “I just dislike him.” He pointed at Will. “Dear me,” said Will, and he took another bite of his apple. “Is it because I’m better-looking than you?