Quotes About Being Odd Man Out

#1. That is how I explained myself to the strange impression I had of being odd man out, a kind of intruder.

Albert Camus

#2. The fact is that it takes more than ingredients and technique to cook a good meal. A good cook puts something of himself into the preparation - he cooks with enjoyment, anticipation, spontaneity, and he is willing to experiment.

Pearl Bailey

#3. She had found Rasputin to be an odd, intense man. He had been undeniably human and very likely insane, but anyone who could survive reputedly being stabbed, poisoned, shot multiple times, mutilated, and badly beaten before finally drowning, deserved a certain amount of respect.

Thea Harrison

#4. ... even one centimetre can make an awful lot of difference when you don't have many to spare.

Eoin Colfer

#5. At times, it felt so odd being with a man in such an intimate way who was not my husband.

Brenda Perlin

#6. Ah," said Arthur, "er ... " He had an odd feeling of being like a man in the act of adultery who is surprised when the woman's husband wanders into the room, changes his trousers, passes a few idle remarks about the weather and leaves again.

Douglas Adams

#7. I'd never seen a man cry before, only on TV. I'd never even seen Dad close to crying. Those tears looked so odd on you. It was like the strength of you just seemed to sap away. The surprise of it stopped me from being so scared.

Lucy Christopher

#8. Atlantis was a highly evolved civilization where the sciences and arts were far more advanced than one might guess. Atlantis was technologically advanced in genetic engineering, computer science, inter-dimensional physics, and artistically developed with electronic music and crystal art forms.

Frederick Lenz

#9. From his shoulder on down, the Rat felt the supple weight of her body. An odd sensation, that weight. This being that could love a man, bear children, grow old, and die; to think one whole existence was in this weight.

Haruki Murakami

#10. No. I'm saying that there is no such thing as the individual magics. There should be no differentiation between earth, air, fire and water. And why stop at those four classifications? Why isn't there wood magic or silk magic, or fish magic?

Michael Scott

#11. Seeing a film at the cinema, or a DVD or whatever at home, your brain is really receptive to not only whether the script's working, or if the actors are acting well, but also the colours.

Crispian Mills

#12. Many who despise you believe it is the only way to lift themselves up. Many who want to be like you do not know who you really are.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#13. After all, wedlock is the natural state of man. A bachelor is not a complete human being. He is like the odd half of a pair of scissors, which has not yet found its fellow, and therefore is not even half so useful as they might be together.

Benjamin Franklin

#14. I don't want you to go." She reached up to touch his face and pull him down to her. "I want this, Rain. I want you.

C.L. Wilson

#15. The truth is, if you asked me to choose between winning the Tour de France and cancer, I would choose cancer. Odd as it sounds, I would rather have the title of cancer survivor than winner of the Tour, because of what it has done for me as a human being, a man, a husband, a son, and a father.

Lance Armstrong

#16. When Jesus talks about conflict with "principalities and powers," he's talking about conflict with legal and political authorities.

Richard Beck

#17. You don't know me. Don't ever think you know me. The only things you know about me are the things you made me do, and that illustrates your character, not mine.

Rachel Vincent

#18. Secrecy is as indispensable to human beings as fire, and as greatly feared.

Sissela Bok

#19. Their families cordially detested one another.

Terry Pratchett

#20. I know what the intimidation level of high school is. You're on a hamster wheel, running, running, running, trying so hard to fit in. It's all about how you deal with what you're given, feeling OK with being the odd man out before you're finally successful.

Drew Barrymore

#21. A nonviolent occupation is that occupation which is fundamentally free from violence and which involves no exploitation or envy of others.

Mahatma Gandhi