His eyes were jet-colored
His eyes were jet-colored circles of perpetual disapproval. Gail Carriger
Disapproval
The very term [\’mental
The very term [‘mental disease’] is nonsensical, a semantic mistake. The two words cannot go together except metaphorically; you can no more have a mental ‘disease’ than you can have a purple idea or a wise space\”. Similarly, there can no more be a \”mental illness\” than there can be a \”moral illness.\” The words … Read more
Distaste sounds more emphatic
Distaste sounds more emphatic when expressed as moral disapproval. With most of us the moral counterblast is nothing more than the angry rendering of a yawn. Frank Moore Colby
It always seemed to
It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It’s like disapproving of rain. Francis Maude
Most people think everybody
Most people think everybody feels about them much more violently than they actually do; they think other people’s opinions of them swing through great arcs of approval or disapproval. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Since the truth may
Since the truth may not be what we would prefer. It is revealing that so many people today express approval by saying, “I’m comfortable with that,” and disapproval by saying, “I’m not comfortable with that.” Comfort is important when it comes to furniture and headphones, but it is irrelevant when it comes to truth. Douglas … Read more
Don’t look left nor
Don’t look left nor right and never compete. Never. Watching the other guy is what kills all forms of energy. Diana Vreeland
When I dropped out
When I dropped out [from a law school], everybody was disappointed… But I found that disappointing people is a good thing, because disapproval is freedom. Before that, I never realized how much I sought other people’s approval. Once I figured that out, I was free to move on and seek the approval of other people, … Read more
When there’s someone who’s
When there’s someone who’s dead and then someone does something that that person would not have liked, they say that that person is spinning in their grave. But I don’t understand why they say that. Why is spinning the way that a corpse shows disapproval? Demetri Martin
But I found that
But I found that disappointing people is a good thing, because disapproval is freedom. Demetri Martin