Florence King Quotes

Familiarity seems to breed contempt

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Familiarity gives rise to contempt.

The idea of having Australians upset at me is just awful.

I regard you with an indifference closely bordering on aversion.

I never liked you, and I always will.

To make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved.

My attitude about Hollywood is that I wouldn't walk across the street to pull one of those executives out of the snow if he was bleeding to death. Not unless I was paid for it. None of them ever did me any favors.

Whoever incites anger has a strong insurance against indifference.

It was a nasty look. It made me feel as if I were something the dog had brought in and intended to bury later on, when he had time.

I find my familiarity with thee has bred contempt.

You do not think much of me, do you, Cogburn?" "I don't think about you at all when your mouth is closed.

Hate is more interesting than love.

I hate this guy,” Ari muttered, keeping his head down “There’s a club,” I told him. “The Haters of ter Borcht Club. Have you gotten your badge yet?

Contempt; the feeling of a prudent man for an enemy who is too formidable safely to be opposed.

Jones looks like he wants to slug me, which is only subtly different from his usual way of looking at me like I'm a slug.

I hate the word 'sneering', I can't help the way my face looks.

There's no hate lost between us.

Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

The Labour Party has become consumed by collective bile towards... the Liberal Democrats. That portrays a rather nasty arrogance.

I hate everybody.

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

My philosophy is familiarity breeds contempt.

Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an equal and opposite feeling of resentment towards them.