Petty Quotes

If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act.

You may argue that I am referring to petty issues, but I can assure you if you add up the amounts you will be astonished as to what amount the Government is losing every year and something must be done about this as a matter of urgency.

Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

Our natural rights come from an authority beyond the petty rule of man.

A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class.

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.

Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

At its best, entertainment is going to be a subjective thing that can't win for everyone, while at worst, a particular game just becomes a random symbol for petty tribal behavior.

We're not going to pay attention to the silliness and the petty comments. And quite frankly, women have joined me in this effort, and so it's not about appearances. It's about effectiveness.

A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.

The petty theft charge is a result of him taking a cab and stiffing the cab driver. He took a cab from Santa Barbara to Malibu and then didn't pay.

You've got to put the petty stuff behind you and play football and I think in the second half, for the most part, we did that.

It sets the stage for you to arrive at the campus. When you reach Neely and Petty it gives you that transition to campus and then you feel like you have arrived in the heart of campus.

I always tell her she is going to be the first female [master chief petty officer of the Navy]. She has a leadership ability you don't see out there every day.

It's a learning experience and a great way to see what other first-class petty officers have to offer. The speakers have been very informative and I've learned a lot just talking to the other first class petty officers here.

[Petty Enterprises driver/CEO Kyle Petty says both parties could lose. If McMurray pouts, it will hurt his reputation. But if Ganassi plays] too hard a ball, ... Jamie signed a contract, and he should live up to his contract.

So they're going to be looking for petty, 21-year-old girls to deal and they're just not available. Unless something changes, there's going to be a lot of tables and no dealers.

There is petty corruption at administrative level ... People pay bribes in order to accelerate their business.

This is about the children, not petty politics. That is exactly what is going to hurt our children.

Petty laws breed great crimes.

Wilson was a dangerous person. He started out with petty theft, then burglary and then drugs. He finally ended up with murder.

The only storyline we have right now is Luanne starts going out with this guy, Lucky. Tom Petty ( search ) does the voice. He's a character we had season-before-last, and we just loved the character and the way Petty did his voice. It felt like it really fit.

That's just emotion; he wants to win so bad. With big guys, there are so many petty jealousies that exist. ... I mean, if he missed a dunk or an easy shot, sometimes the place would go wild. To me, that's kind of sad, but it goes with the territory.

It's the Grinch who stole Christmas, ... In a petty move, the Bush administration has banned minor activities such as Christmas tree harvesting and mushroom picking to express their opposition to a judge's ruling. The action is particularly ill-timed considering the short harvest season for mushrooms and Christmas trees. Precedent clearly shows that these kind of activities are not subject to administrative appeals. The Forest Service should rescind this punitive order and allow people who rely on these activities for their livelihood to pay the bills and put food on the table.

The people in Homeland Security who questioned the city were being totally petty and totally wrong and engaging in a petty turf war.