Dickey Betts Quotes

I don't get jealousy, I don't get how people hate each other - I never did.

I am beginning to have more powerful enemies and more envious ones, too.

There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

Every actor has a natural animosity toward every other actor, present or absent, living or dead.

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.

Now that I'm on top, everyone wants to bring me down. Everyone's trying to tug at me and take my spot.

I think envy motivates a lot of people.

Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least envy of the kind one feels strongly.

Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.

People love to hate other people.

Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.

The surest route to breeding jealousy is to compare. Since jealousy comes from feeling less than another, comparisons only fan the fires.

Jealousies and rivalries have been my themes, and checks and balances as their antidotes, till I am ashamed to repeat the words.

All always carry swords at their sides, because they do not trust one another and because a ruse is a commonplace thing among them. If one succeeds in acquiring an estate, immediately his brother or friend becomes envious and attempts either to kill him or rob him.

Allah never gave such as this to any people without that giving rise to mutual envy and hatred.

The spirit of envy can destroy; it can never build.

It's easy in this world, in this business, to get caught up and get jealous of people.

I was a sick animal. I was jealous. I was vicious.

To an extent, everyone is jealous of everyone.

An envious fever of pale and bloodless emulation.

Envy bestrides praise.

The proud hate pride in others.

Would you like to hear a nice definition of jealousy? It's the feeling that you get when someone you absolutely detest is having a wonderful time without you.