Ruffle Feathers Quotes

#1. I think inherently, a little bit, I'm a bit of a pleaser, and I want people to like me and be nice, and to not ruffle feathers and just make everybody happy and stuff. It's a personality flaw.

Paolo Bacigalupi

#2. In any area of the U.N. we ... have to agree on certain language that can represent the same spirit, but that can be accepted by everyone.

Michelle Bachelet

#3. I ruffle a lot of feathers. And I'm also selective - that makes you a troublemaker. But so be it. I laid a cornerstone for black actors, and that makes me happy.

Esther Rolle

#4. When a church is faithless to its duties, the real church is outside its walls, in the community.

Henry Ward Beecher

#5. 'The Tudors' was ground-breaking in the sense that it did ruffle the feathers of classical historians and alter the way people did period drama at the time.

Annabelle Wallis

#6. If feathers don't ruffle, nothing flies.

Jessica Raine

#7. He was thirty-six years old, and six foot three. He spoke English to people and French to cats, and Latin to the birds. He had once nearly killed himself trying to read and ride a horse at the same time.

Katherine Rundell

#8. The most exciting fight I have called on HBO was the first meeting between Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward. When I stood up to do the post-fight on camera, my stomach muscles were tight and sore from the tension of watching them take their lives into their hands and trade shots.

Jim Lampley

#9. Anytime I feel my feathers ruffle off of someone else's success, I have to check myself. It's normally fear based or ego related and it's my daily work to let it go and focus on me, because that's the only person I can control and make grow.

Kathryn Budig

#10. Coaches will do what they can but it doesn't necessarily bother me. You are an international referee for a reason. If things like that are going to ruffle your feathers, don't bother doing the job.

Alan Lewis

#11. For all my success with the Ramones, I carried around fury and intensity during my career. I had an image, and that image was anger. I was the one who was always scowling, downcast. I tried to make sure I looked like that when I was getting my picture taken.

Johnny Ramone

#12. He's not my god."

"Mine either. Who are you to judge me?"

"Gods should always be judged.

Michael LaRocca

#13. When men speak, they should say that which does not go in at one side of the head and out at the other. Their words shouldn't be feathers, so light that a wind which does not ruffle the water can blow them away.

James Fenimore Cooper

#14. Steve Jobs changed my life. He also changed the life of every designer.

Yves Behar

#15. All blame is a poor stance, if you perchance upon it.

Kamini Arichandran

#16. I think women have long been defined by their roles as procreators and wives, and we're expected to serve, take care of, say 'Yes,' and not ruffle any feathers. Women, in particular, are sometimes not allowed to consider who they are outside of the roles that they play.

Carrie Coon

#17. What's good about many people liking the work is that when I want to collaborate or am interested in the synergy of artists working together, nobody ever says no to me when I ask to work with them.

Rei Kawakubo

#18. I'll only be wearing a t-shirt," she said. "I love to let the tropical breeze ruffle my tail feathers.

Fred Barnett

#19. Millions of people in the world's poorest countries remain enslaved by the chains of poverty. It is time to set them free.

Nelson Mandela

#20. I am alone and my spiritual journey is my experience.' This is the real experience of freedom and independence. Then we begin to see that being alone is a very beautiful thing. Nobody is obstructing our vision. We have complete panoramic vision.

Chogyam Trungpa

#21. I'm one of those people who was taught not to ruffle any feathers. Of course, I have no problem ruffling feathers.

Anne Heche

#22. Before you start patting yourself on the back, remember--it's just typing.

Don Gillette

#23. Never ruffle the feathers of a spiteful woman because she will not only want to hurt you, but she will want to draw your blood. Yikes,

Mia Asher

#24. I wanted to ruffle this man's pretty feathers. Then I wanted to pluck them out and make a fancy headband.

Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

#25. Truth is rare fruit in garden of murder.

Earl Derr Biggers

#26. You are such a chicken. Bock. Bock. Bock.
He refused to allow her very bad chicken impression to ruffle his feathers. He was above petty name-calling.

Christine Feehan