Daniel Handler Quotes

People being incredibly rude and playing music incredibly badly and being incredibly obnoxious has always been a teenage sort of thing.

Are you lazy or just incompetent?

A lot of people, when they talk to me, I can't wait for them to shut up. Like, shut up. you're a moron. I have nothing to say, you know?

People who type with their iPhones on loud are barbarians and probably killers.

I don’t like people who are late.

It is quite rare to find people who are really dedicated to a level of excellence. Most of us are really quite lazy most of the time.

You know who wears sunglasses inside? Blind people and assholes.

Lazy people always intend to start doing something.

Half of these people are trying to insult me by staying away and half of them are trying to insult me by coming.

As a matter of fact we both are [being offensive]; and the only difference between us is that I am trying to be, and you can't help it.

Disrespect is my biggest pet peeve.

What really is nasty is showing your back to the Puerto Rican people.

I can't stand cocky, rude people.

Rudeness is not having fun, and if it is, it's at the expense of another person.

No, I've never met someone who was mean to me. Like, a fan or a hater or something.

Countries are poor not because their people are lazy; their people are 'lazy' because they are poor.

Change doesn't happen with people sitting on their behinds, getting lazy.

People who are rude to waiters... I don't like that sort of thing. People who take cuts in line... it doesn't fly!

When people are rude to other people. When people belittle other people. Bullies really bother me a lot. A lot, a lot.

I want to just be lazy and I want some of the people around me to be doing things, because that makes me feel comfortable and safe - and I want some of them to be doing nothing at all, because they can be graceful and companionable for me.

Ron," said Hermione in a dignified voice, "you are the most insensitive wart I have ever had the misfortune to meet.

Why are people so afraid? The answer is that they have made themselves helpless and dependent on others. We are so lazy, we do not want to do anything ourselves. We want a Personal God, a Savior or a Prophet to do everything for us.

People are in a hurry to magnify themselves by imitating what is popular- and too lazy to think of anything better.

I do get a little pissed at people who write me and want me to do things, and spell my name wrong.

I hate polite conversation. I hate it when people stand around and go, "Hi, how are you?" I hate words that don't have any reason or meaning. Also I hate it when people smoke in elevators and closed in places. It's just so rude.