A Quote by Margery Allingham

Once sex rears its ugly 'ead it's time to steer clear.

Margery Allingham

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Margery Allingham
English - Novelist
May 20, 1889 - June 30, 1966

I steer clear of books with ugly covers. And ones that are touted as 'sweeping,' 'tender' or 'universal.'

Rachel Kushner

If I’ve already thought through a situation and have a response prepared ahead of time in the event temptation rears its ugly head, it is that much easier to resist.

Tim Tebow

When guilt rears its ugly head confront it, discuss it and let it go. The past is over. It is time to ask what can we do right, not what did we do wrong. Forgive yourself and move on.

Bernie Siegel

The bad you see in N.Y.C. is troubling to know when it rears its ugly head.

Chris Gethard

I steer clear of books with ugly covers. And ones that are touted as 'sweeping,'_ 'tender' or 'universal.' But to the real question of what's inside: I avoid books that seem to conservatively follow stale formulas. I don't read for plot, a story 'about' this or that.

Rachel Kushner

We do not stand for racism on the pitch, in society or anywhere else it rears its ugly head.

Troy Deeney

I like to read away as much of the afternoon as possible, until real life rears its ugly head.

Anne Lamott

Ronnie Lott - he got a really good shot on me once and I learned that unless I wanted to shorten my career, I needed to steer clear of his path.

Cris Carter

Too many people are afraid to talk about the issue of race. We should be willing to address it, and more importantly, when it rears its ugly head, we should be willing to take a stand and try to stomp it out, whatever the action may be at a particular time.

Ron Stallworth

I have to say a part of me was a little terrified to be only looked at as Shane from 'The L Word.' I was very conscious of doing something that would steer me clear or just steer me in a different direction.

Katherine Moennig

Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs; Who steer the plough, but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

With fear, possessiveness enters the picture, then jealousy rears its ugly head. Jealousy is the opposite of desiring life and freedom of choice for one's partner.

Peter Shepherd

Lord Chesterfield designated ugly women as the third sex; how shall we place ugly men.

Anna Cora Mowatt

As Apple advances the medical promise of its watch and smartphones, it has also made clear that its foremost aim is to steer clear of Food and Drug Administration regulation.

Scott Gottlieb

Political correctness never rears its ugly head independently. It always shows up as a series of actions designed, to this observer, to crush the souls of those blessed with common sense.