Convenient Quotes

“In a relationship, people may be inhabited by discordant personalities. For that reason, it might be convenient for partners if one of both could sometimes be a little hard of hearing, or the other a bit shortsighted. ("Mutual understanding")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Henry shook his head, 'I was drunk,' he said, trying to sound both ashamed and firm in this belief. He remembered the rosebush incident very clearly, of course, but he knew that sneaking into the bedroom window of his fiancee's little sister wasn't something he wanted to explain to his father. Sometimes, Henry reflected, being taken for a perpetual drunk was sort of convenient.”
― Anna Godbersen, The Luxe

“We human beings regard ourselves as (or compare ourselves to) animals only when it suits us.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“If it’s convenient to love you, you’re lying to someone about who you are or what you need.”
― Agnostic Zetetic

“If the truth gets in the way, I will remove it. But truth be told, removing the truth never removes the truth.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“You choose the oddest times to defend her, Aetos,' Xaden all but rolls his eyes as he looks at Dain. 'And the most convenient times not to.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“People are only loyal until it becomes convenient not to be.”
― Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

“People who always want to be at convenient places won’t make a change at controversial places.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Frontpage: Leadership Insights from 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Thoughts

“I am not like people you may have known. I do not play games. I do not make convenient decisions. I am either with you or I do not exist.”
― Nitya Prakash

“Innovation is the art of creating a better, a more convenient and more comfortable way for the world to pass. Leaders leave footprints everywhere they go. They are impact makers and innovators.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Ladder

“Mauna Kea astronomers need to engage in a convenient ignorance regarding the biological toxicity of the observatories to obtain their tainted astronomical data.”
― Steven Magee

“Many have what is called a convenient lack of intelligence.”
― Steven Redhead, Life Is a Dance

“He placed his ear against the door and listened, but he could not hear the screams. It never occurred to him that the door and walls were soundproofed. How utterly convenient, he thought.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“Faith does not require your experience. It requires you to trust in the Lord, even when it is not convenient.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, The Essence of Faith: Daily Inspirational Quotes

“Jeff wanted us to know that we couldn’t just charge down the first available and most convenient path to chase after this opportunity. We needed to think through our plan in detail.”
― Colin Bryar, Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon

“A life of convenience is a life that we conveniently threw away.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Four fucking days,' Cassian hissed from where he and Azriel monitored the castle. 'We've been sitting on our asses for four fucking days.'

Azriel sharpened Truth-Teller. The black blade absorbed the dim sunlight trickling through the forest canopy above. 'It seems you've forgotten how much of spying is waiting for the right moment. People don't engage in their evil deeds when it's convenient to you.'

Cassian rolled his eyes. 'I stopped spying because it bored me to death. I don't know how you put up with this all the time.'

'It suits me,' Azriel didn't halt his sharpening, though shadows gathered around his feet.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames

“It might be convenient for you to want to talk after weeks of ignoring me, but I have class right now.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“The present moment is made possible by the fantasy of you, laden with the x qualities I can project onto you, given your convenient absence.”
― Lauren Berlant, The Affect Theory Reader