Quotes about Jealousy

“I do not say anything from jealousy.”

“It's amazing the clarity that comes with psychotic jealousy.”

“At the heart of every really good Christmas movie is the threat, I suppose, to Christmas. Something is wrong with Christmas, in all of these movies. In 'The Polar Express,' there's a kid that doesn't really believe, and that's the threat to Christmas. In 'Santa Claus: The Movie,' jealousy and greed are threatening to overrun his Christmas.”

“The jealousy and resentment that animate the terrorists also affect many of our former cold war allies.”

“Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties.”

“When I see a good singer, I get teary-eyed. Part of it is jealousy because all comedians are frustrated rock stars. That's a fact.”

“Your sweetheart calls you by another's name. His eyes linger too long on your best friend. He talks with excitement about a girl at work. And the fire catches. Jealousy - that sickening combination of possessiveness, suspicion, rage, and humiliation - can overtake your mind and threaten your very core as you contemplate your rival.”

“I've yet to meet a bitter teenager. Bitterness, jealousy and jadedness, I think, are the most unattractive qualities in a person, and unfortunately they do seem to come with age.”

“Jealousy, greed, fear. We're all full of these things. But also love and compassion. If you saw a drowning baby, it wouldn't matter if you were wearing a tuxedo on the way to your own wedding. You'd jump in to save him.”

“Governments are composed of human beings, and all of the frailties that humans possess are absorbed into these governments and become active within these governments. Hatred, anger, jealousy, fear, greed, distrust and the whole host of afflictions that humans must bear, lurk just beneath the surface of civility displayed by 'government.'”

“The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.”

“Whether it's angst or jealousy, catfights always have to come from the wellspring of the emotion of the character.”

“I hate jealousy so much that if I ever do feel it, I try to shut it down immediately, but it's so hard.”

“It is not love that is blind, but jealousy.”

“Jealousy isn't something I do. I am not a jealous person.”

“I write what I like to read, and I enjoy love triangles in YA and adult fiction - not to mention in other media like TV, opera, theatre, and even in video games! I relish when dark and compelling characters compete for our protagonist's heart. The doubts, the uncertainty - the jealousy! - can be breathtaking.”