Pete Hegseth

I think standing and fighting and working alongside all of these people that raise their right hand and serve their nation... really wipes away the distractions of some of the petty things we think are important at home.

American Author

Kim Gordon

Part of my desire to play music was because I wanted to escape the art world and the politics of it; the petty gossip-y art world. But you know, I feel like they're both equal forms of expression.

American Musician

Richard M. Nixon

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

American President

Graham Greene

A petty reason perhaps why novelists more and more try to keep a distance from journalists is that novelists are trying to write the truth and journalists are trying to write fiction.

British Novelist

Robert Greene

Your energy, your spirit are important considerations. Feeling petty and frustrated can have reverberating consequences for your ability to think strategically and reach your goals.

English Playwright

Teresa Giudice

Please hug your parents while you have them, tell your children how much you love them every second of the day, and don't let the petty things in life separate you.

American Celebrity

Sophie Hawley-Weld

Making dance music is a spiritual thing. It's about being completely absorbed by rhythm and vibration, so much so that the petty stuff of life stops mattering.

German Musician

Winston Churchill

Never give in - never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.

British Statesman

Adele

My life is full of drama, and I don't have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like.

English Singer

Maude Adams

Don't be afraid of failure; be afraid of petty success.

American Actress

Even 'petty' matters can feel significant for personal reasons. Context matters.

Don't underestimate

What's considered 'petty' can vary by culture; be mindful when discussing others' concerns.

Cultural sensitivity

Describing someone as 'petty' suggests they're small-minded. It's often an insult.

Negative connotation

'Petty' can imply unnecessary conflict over minor issues. It suggests immaturity.

Context of conflict

'Petty' in a job context implies lower-level positions without much authority.

Work hierarchy

'Petty officer' is a specific rank in navies, not suggesting insignificance.

Military rank

'Petty' can be neutral when describing jobs or tasks with limited scope.

Not always negative

 And most of the inner-city gang members didn't know any rich white people, so couldn't sell to that market. You couldn't really do petty crime, either. Turns out, petty crime's a terrible way to make a living. As a result, as a gang leader, you had, you know, power -- it's a pretty good life -- but the thing was, in the end, you were living at home with your mother. And so it wasn't really a career.

The freakonomics of...

 they do occasionally call during the day as I said we did hear him calling in that town we found him this cops owl and also the pole spotted owl will also do that at times this is one of my favorite little owls I do really really enjoy was enjoy seeing these owls petty you're a new viewer good off the new penny

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 Think about the following intuition. How bad would you feel about taking a pencil from work home, compared to how bad would you feel about taking 10 cents from a petty cash box? These things feel very differently. Would being a step removed from cash for a few seconds by being paid by token make a difference?

Why we think it's OK to...

 following intuition how bad would you feel about taking a pencil from work home compared to how bad would you feel about taking ten cents from a petty cash box these things feel very differently with being a step removed from cash for a few seconds by being paid by token

Our buggy moral code PIPE...

 you know, your regular lineup of low-level offenders -- you know, the low-hanging fruit, the drug-addicted prostitute, the mentally ill homeless person with quality-of-life tickets, the high school dropout petty drug dealer and the misguided young people --

How judges can show...

 home compared to how bad would you feel about taking ten cents from a petty cash box these things feel very differently with being a step removed from cash for a few seconds by being paid by token make a difference our subjects double their cheating

Our buggy moral code -...

 I told y’all that brown doesn’t look good on me; petty looks even worse. It’s not my shade. And so what I wound up having to do was really get a grip. I had to assess a few things about myself, and I decided to do a little self-help ritual called

How to Discover Your...

 like dealing with home violence, going after petty criminals, treating addicts, and keeping drugs out of the local markets where they are, and, of course, protecting people from other criminal organizations.

The deadly genius of...

 combining farming, petty trading and taking care of my siblings and me. By the time I was born -- that was shortly after the Nigerian civil war -- life was very difficult, a struggle day by day.

Why I choose humanism...

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