William Pitt Fessenden Quotes

I'm crass, contemptuous and crude, obstreperous, obnoxious, rambunctiously raw and rude.

a snot-nosed kid

I was pretty obnoxious as a kid.

I am shocking, impertinent and insolent that's how it is.

Lincoln owes a higher duty to the country…than to fritter away the priceless opportunities of the Presidency in listening to the appeals of competing office—hunters.

I am almost overwhelmed by applications for employment. What an alms house is this City of Washington!

...A swashbuckling, nagging, vulgar scold, indifferent to the amenities...

Kiss my ass!

Too many pigs; two few teats.

… slobby Michael Moore

For the most part, I keep playing big knuckleheads who are like bulls in a china shop.

People used to call me violent, savage.

I'd like to play a guy who doesn't think so much. I'd like a character whose words come out before he thinks about it. I want a character who is just kind of dumb in that way. A guy who doesn't have too many dangerous, devious ideas. It would be fun to play a role like that.

The village I come from is the most ruthless, lawless land one can encounter.

Every one called me scruffy, a scratter, that's what they used to call me. I was known as that. Scratter was the nickname.

I know I am bad-tempered and unruly, so I like calling the shots.

Grime reminds me that swimming is very gladiatorial.

I look like a 'Sesame Street' character in real life when I wake up. But not like the cute ones, like kind of like the ones that look a little rough around the edges.

I'm a dangerous guy.

We were expected to smile and be flirty to everyone. But we acted more like a male rock band. We never mastered the niceties. We were more interested in having a good time.

Even at our height, we were never very polished.

Even if Trump means well, his schemes tend to be blunt, selfish, and short-sighted rather than nuanced, empathetic, and thought through.

I have never been graceful, never been elegant.

I suppose I am a bit of rough. I'm originally from Coolock: I'm rough around the edges.

I wasn't a very well-behaved girl. I was often in detention for impertinence.