Famous Quotes & Sayings

Anthony Storr

The word "jealousy" is often used as if it were synonymous with envy; but I think the distinction worth preserving. Jealousy is predominantly concerned with the fear of loss of something one possesses, envy with the wish to own something another possesses. Othello suffers from the fear that he has lost Desdemona's love. Iago suffers from envy of the position held by Cassio, to which he feels entitled.

Abbott L. Lowell

You will not accept credit that is due to another, or harbor jealousy of an explorer who is more fortunate.

Rivers Cuomo

Miley Cyrus' 'Party in the USA' kills me with jealousy. The melodies are out-of-control beautiful.

Elizabeth Bowen

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

Elinor Glyn

Passionate jealousy is not a good foster-parent for prudence.

Aaron Carter

Love shouldn't be about jealousy or anything like that. It should be about commitment and being able to trust that person. If you can't have that from the get-go, there's a problem.

Abraham Lincoln

Whatever spiteful fools may say, Each jealous ranting yelper, No woman ever went astray, Without a man to help her

Abraham Lincoln

Allow me to assure you, that suspicion and jealousy never did help any man in any situation.

Antisthenes

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.

Kenny G

Generally, I like Indian music because the melodies are usually not too complex, which is how I like music, and that's the way I write music.

Gian Carlo Menotti

Writing beautiful melodies is not fashionable because it is very difficult to do.

Danger Mouse

I'm into song-writing; I'm into melodies that break your heart a little bit. That's the thing that got me into music; that's what I look for in music for the most part.