| 单词 | pettiness |
| 例句 | I brushed his hand away and took a step back, hating the sting of his words, hating my own pettiness even more. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I nicked it from her during our school picnic last month out of nothing but pure pettiness. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He wasn’t vulnerable to that kind of pettiness. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It rises inside me, unabated by the dim pettiness of university politics or mind-numbing everyday rules. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I admit: I had always thought I was above this kind of typical teenage pettiness, but I felt a lump in my throat throughout lunch. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Furthermore, the radical empathy of Kirabo, even in her pettiness, is contagious. Set in Uganda, This Coming-of-Age Story Contains Universal Themes 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z “With female ambition, there’s almost an expectation of pettiness to it. And the expectation of, ‘She doesn’t know what she’s getting herself into. How Female Playwrights Are Adapting, and Revamping, ‘Macbeth’ 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z An essential theme of “Fargo” in all its forms is that the accumulation of bodies is pointless and absurd, exposing pettiness and evil in the harsh light of the winter sun. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 5: ‘Once Upon a Time ...’ 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z I tell myself to rise above the pettiness but at present find myself mired in apathy. I quit my writing job! 2012-09-25T00:00:00Z We are told often of the dangers of ambition, so much so that the word connotes a sense of pettiness, but in Hamilton it takes on an idealism of sorts. A “Hamilton” miracle: I lost the ticket lottery, but discovered something priceless 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z More than ever on this second viewing, I felt turns on one single piece of class pettiness of the kind I associate with England more than Scotland, but which is probably universal. Neds - review 2011-01-20T22:00:01Z The vision of heroism that these directors present bleaches the past of its presumptions and prejudices, cruelties and pettiness, but also of its genuine humanity, courage, and tragedy. The Beauty of Sam Mendes’s “1917” Comes at a Cost 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Better to clear the air with occasional pettiness than let those relationships suffer. Social Q’s: Giving and Forgiving 2014-02-06T23:27:18Z He still arms himself with acidic volubility against colleagues who illustrate the varieties of human pettiness, narcissism, and affectation. “The Shakespeare Requirement” Is a Sad-Professor Satire That Burns with Moral Anger 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z But “Succession” allows us the shield of distance from the clan’s internecine turmoil, making it OK to take joy in the pettiness, wit and misfortune Armstrong and his team have written into their blood. "Succession": a wealth of cruel humor 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z His characters give voice to paranoia, psychosis and pettiness, but their author isn’t telling you what to think. Cass McCombs: Imagine Beckett as a Cranky Singer-Songwriter 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z The interrogation scene underlines a major theme in the “Fargo”-verse: That the greed and pettiness of humankind can result in a vast and unnecessary body count. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 9: ‘You Think the World Is Something’ 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z “Am I going to land in something that gives me meaning, away from the pettiness of most entertainment?” Selma Blair Wants You to See Her Living With Multiple Sclerosis 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Because this isn't going to be a bitter or petty commentary, I should probably get the bitter pettiness out of the way at the get-go. "The Julia Child Challenge" and the mystique of one of America's most iconic chefs 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z There’s a core instability to the relationships in his work, heightened by his refusal to buff out the pettiness and casual cruelty. ‘Marriage Story’: Noah Baumbach’s First Feel-Good Movie 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z The office was a minefield of pettiness, greed and neurotic silliness. There's more to the office than "The Office" 2011-09-05T17:01:00Z In the years since, I’ve looked back on my blog with shame and regret — about my pettiness, my motivating rage, my hard-and-fast assumptions that people were either good or bad. My Year of Grief and Cancellation 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z However, if you feel that level of pettiness in your soul, wishing the world a Happy Festivus may be one of the jolliest things you can do. For the rest of us, there's Festivus: Celebrating 25 years of a "Seinfeld" holiday about nothing 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Or: “In public, Mattis, Tillerson and McMaster were portrayed as fellow members of the Axis of Adults. In private, there was pettiness that at times suggested a middle school cafeteria.” A Sober Look at the ‘Cartoonishly Chaotic’ Trump White House 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Now I was exposed in all my clumsy pettiness. Tania Unsworth: ‘My father was almost heroic to me. Then he cut me out of his life’ 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z That theme, of pettiness triumphing over even matters as consequential as the life of another man, reappears often in the book. William Goldman’s Strange, Sad, Captivating Children’s Book About a Girl and Her Blanket 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z He ran for president in 1988, even though he was known as a policy wonk who disdained the pettiness of politics. The End of the Line 2012-08-25T11:00:00Z Tell him you were upset your children were prevented from meeting their cousin and ask him to forgive you for your pettiness. Ask Amy: Aunt’s nose is out of joint over new baby 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Their pettiness and inability to collaborate created the vacuum that Trump filled. We picked the wrong billionaire: The case for Mark Zuckerberg 2020 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z When this happens three or four times in the space of 10 minutes, I want to shut down and walk away until I’m somewhere with no people, no pettiness, no meanness. What I’m really thinking: the trans employee 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z Eustace often abuses Courage and frequently ends up being the final landing pad of an episode’s catastrophe, punished for his selfishness, pettiness or greed. Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’ 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z We see Andy, an educated man, working hard to instill a vision in the athletes of a better life, something worth rising above all the pettiness and brutality. 'Splinters': Surfers ride waves of change in Papua New Guinea 2012-08-16T20:57:03Z What could motivate that other than racism, pettiness and a desire to save face no matter the cost? Ava DuVernay's "When They See Us" sparks backlash against Central Park 5 prosecutor Linda Fairstein 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z For the most part, Mr. Mitre manages this deftly; the small-scale pettiness easily translates to a broader context, though non-Argentines may fail to grasp other historical implications. Movie Review: Santiago Mitre’s ‘Estudiante’ Is a Study of Behavior 2013-08-21T22:32:30Z Season 1 had, in addition to an array of fascinating teens, several compelling and malevolent adults who were, in their pettiness and insecurity, much like the kids they were supposed to be in charge of. “American Vandal” Season 2 Goes from Poop Jokes to Adolescent Dystopia 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z He thinks he's rational and meticulous, but he is actually driven by pettiness, greed, anger, class resentment and intellectual vanity. "Breaking Bad" 4x6, "Cornered" 2011-08-22T09:23:00Z “Billions” confidently plays with power’s favorite consorts: corruption, wrath and my personal favorite, pettiness — the drug that makes people take certain slights too personally and too far. "Billions" is better than "Game of Thrones" at studying power, hate and corruption 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Here is her system of enlightened grudge keeping to process your pettiness. How to Hold Healthy Grudges 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z The “Fancy” rapper went on to say that the “hatred and pettiness” she has faced is making her an “angry person” in turn. Iggy Azalea Quits Twitter 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Eventually, with help from an attractive co-worker, Mari begins to realize the pettiness of her ways. ‘Medusa’ Review: Liberated Women 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z While Venmo can make splitting bills easier, it also has the potential to provoke pettiness. Perspective | So you want to split the check? How to send your date a Venmo request without being tacky. 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z The reason it continues to appeal to people, I think, is that it sauces its rancor in sugary pettiness. "Billions" resumes within a pandemic that made the rich richer, making its cruelty more relevant 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z And so, in what amounts to a philosophical vaudeville performed by Gary and Janice, we get sketches depicting the savagery of elites, the pettiness of proles, the foolishness of dreamers. Review: Taylor Mac’s ‘Gary’ Finds Hope and Humor on a Pile of Corpses 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z It is a revealing look at the bureaucratic and political frustrations of a large-scale project, though much of what is revealed is pettiness and tedium. Movie Listings for Dec. 20-26 2013-12-19T23:05:01Z “There was a bit of pettiness,” Porter says. Simone Porter, who made her Seattle Symphony debut at age 10, returns for a very different kind of concert 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Voters don’t trust elected officials, but Hollywood doesn’t trust itself to do politicians justice; screenwriters keep piling operatic misdeeds onto characters whose strength lies in their huge capacity for pettiness. Television Review: ?Boss,? With Kelsey Grammer on Starz - Review 2011-10-20T20:03:50Z It’s a lesson in humility I do not wish on anyone, and it’s taken me years to get past my pettiness in order to write about it with any semblance of perspective. My literary nemesis 2012-07-26T18:57:00Z Let it not be said that we critics are incapable of pettiness once we turn gamekeepers and find ourselves on the wrong end of an unfavourable opinion. Nicholas Lezard: putting the case for professional critics 2013-07-19T10:00:00Z Human pettiness and greed result in serious collateral damage. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 8: The View From the Dung Heap 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Few other films grant us its sense of a whole life, there both in its pettiness and its epiphanies. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z I also much enjoyed the fire and pettiness of Mr. Glover’s Stravinsky. Theater Review: ‘Nikolai and the Others,’ by Richard Nelson, at the Newhouse 2013-05-07T02:00:01Z Even something as straightforward as getting drinks is fraught with the pettiness of figuring out whether the bill is split properly. A Portrait of the Artist as a Droll Slacker 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z If only Ms. Stanger’s clients could rise above their pettiness, narcissism and perfectionism and wholeheartedly accept her advice, each show reminds us, they would live happily ever after, or at least happier for a while. The Mating Game 2010-10-22T22:20:00Z If you feel ... pettiness in your soul, wishing the world a Happy Festivus may be one of the jolliest things you can do. For the rest of us, there's Festivus: Celebrating 25 years of a "Seinfeld" holiday about nothing 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Despite the gloriously constructed period setting, there is a keenly observed messy pettiness in many of the scenes, highlighted particularly in one horribly familiar dinner date gone wrong. The 50 top films of 2017 in the US: No 4 Phantom Thread 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z His death in this week’s episode is treated like a sad inevitability, as the inept schemes and crippling pettiness of a not-so-clever man lead to another needless fatality and open the door to still more. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 6: Ray the Loser 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Oliver disputed this, saying: “He just needs one person to tell him that world war one was called the great war and he’s going to want to have a better one out of sheer pettiness.” John Oliver on Trump's budget cuts: 'impatient, vain and horny for malice' 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z “I remember being fascinated about that, but also scared. Would people find this interesting? The pettiness of the charges contributed to the fact that nobody found this important enough to report on,” James said. A small family bank was the only one prosecuted after the 2008 crisis. ‘Abacus’ tells its tale. 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z At night we were stained by dew, and shamed into pettiness by the innumerable silences of the stars. Notes from a trailing spouse: A drive in the desert without my dad 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z A certain factor is the wickedly satirical humor she embeds in encounters between well-heeled, well-educated people who under pressure reveal the vanity, competitiveness, duplicity and pettiness bubbling right under their smooth civility. Preview: 'God of Carnage' ? at Seattle Rep ? promises top-shelf actors and Yasmina Reza's hallmark wit 2010-09-30T20:45:00Z The chaos that follows is a perfect storm of Roy family greed and pettiness. ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 3 Recap: Long Live the King 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Overman does a good job with the human relationships, which are marked by the anger, despair and pettiness the dire situation gives rise to. ‘War of the Worlds’ Review: Dystopia à la Française 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Instead of aspiring to grandeur, we surrender to pettiness and accommodation. ‘Self and Soul’: Mark Edmundson’s biting critique of modern complacency 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Madcap, emotional, anarchic, erudite, in touch with the universe, bewildered by pettiness, fantastical, curious, practical, noble, mischievous, good-hearted. Simon Callow remembers Snoo Wilson: his work was 'the stuff of dreams' 2013-07-05T16:51:22Z In this instance, we must not confuse anger that is connected to experienced injustice with resentment emanating from personalized pettiness. Are the politics of “incivility” paving the road to an American fascism? Part 1 of 2 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z The next day, he pressed send on a tweet calling Trump’s visit a “dazzling display of pettiness and insecurity,” and decided to take a little time away from the Freedom Caucus. Justin Amash was part of the conservative in-crowd. Now he’s trying to figure out who his real friends are. 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z That’s what pettiness buys — and this season it’s worth its weight in gold. "Billions" is better than "Game of Thrones" at studying power, hate and corruption 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z That’s what wilderness reminds me of: the possibility of starting afresh, or building a life away from the pettiness of technology, around the clock news, and paychecks. Conquering your fears in Alaska: go big, or go home 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Early last year, Ms. Collins chastised the group for what she saw as occasional reflexive pettiness. A Chat Room of Their Own 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z There is pettiness, and then there is the evil of feigning friendship and care in order to crush another human being, in business and spirit. "Billions" is better than "Game of Thrones" at studying power, hate and corruption 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z But even bigger voices are going to stop turning a blind eye to your pettiness, and start turning away from you. Taking a stand against St. Patrick’s Day homophobia: Mayors sit out the parades 2014-02-28T20:39:00Z “Trump has taken the presidency from a class act under Obama to pure pettiness about inauguration crowd size,” Dean tweeted the day after the inauguration. John Dean experienced Watergate from inside. He’s watching Donald Trump closely. 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z In fact, he was so naturally sunny, so utterly without guile, so devoid of cynicism or pettiness as to create for himself a whole new category of strangeness. Books of The Times: Ronald Reagan as Dad, a Sunny Stranger 2011-01-27T14:19:29Z The foreign fighters are entirely different, known for their excessive cruelty and pettiness. Don’t fall for ISIS’ trap: A French national pleads for tolerance 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Holbein aimed at an accuracy that includes mortality, and fatigue, and in many cases, it seems also pettiness, cruelty and evil. Review | The first major Hans Holbein exhibition in the U.S. shows us the sobering reality of raw power 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z "I'd like to use this opportunity to showcase my ineptitude, pettiness, and the frequency with which I embarrass myself," she said. Anna Kendrick's book, 'Scrappy Little Nobody,' gets November release date 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z It is not afraid to be implicated in the confusion — in the self-involvement, the anxiety, the pettiness — it depicts. Review: In ‘While We’re Young,’ a Coupling of Gen X and Y 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Alas, today’s border walls, whether real or only metaphorical as in a post-Brexit England, are dismal signs of provincialism, pettiness and decline. Review | A welcome reminder that there’s value to being a citizen of the world 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Whereas the characters on “My Name Is Earl” were essentially petty criminals who never quite got over their pettiness, Ms. Plimpton said there was a “genuine sweetness” to the family members on “Raising Hope.” When Hope Is a Thing With Diapers 2010-09-17T18:28:00Z There, amid a pageant of human pettiness and oddity, he gradually discovers within himself a resourcefulness and a curious charm that transform him into an oddly irresistible hero. Top 10 Fiction Books 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Viscerally accurate in its depictions of human flaws and pettiness, “Divorce” often makes most, if not all of its characters behave in utterly deplorable ways, which can at times render it almost unwatchable. HBO’s “Divorce”: “It would have been easier to make as a drama” 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Chernow describes both the pettiness of these complaints and the gravity of other, more important ones, most crucially Washington’s behavior as a slave owner. Books of The Times: Dusting Off an Elusive President?s Dull Image 2010-09-27T23:42:00Z "But you're also dealing with the ineptitude and narcissism and pettiness that goes on in the worlds of those people who are shaping global politics." Aasif Mandvi bridges East-West gap on 'Daily' basis and now HBO 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z Much about today’s political climate is unusual, but pettiness and criminality are nothing new. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Certainly there is much worth skewering in the contemporary movie business, which is rife with self-congratulation and pettiness. In 'Entourage,' everyone is still livin' the dream 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z But was there anyone you thought of this morning, in a flash of pettiness, like, “Oh, man, I showed you!” Grammy Nominee Brandi Carlile Has ‘Never Won Anything, Not Even a Karaoke Contest’ 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The rising chorale of pettiness, paranoia and lust can seem overwhelming, but the young Saramago — like his mature counterpart — forces us to look hard at ordinary humans. Book review: ‘Skylight’ by Jose Saramago 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z It’s the people I see who pretend they are above such pettiness, who shun a multidimensional life, that often wear bitterness on their sleeve. Unpretty: I live the life I want to live – even if I didn’t win the beauty lottery 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Yet I also feel the daily weight of injustice and pettiness, and it could bury me if I let it. How to survive Election Day — and the aftermath — without losing it 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z What strikes you is the difference between their tough image and music and the pettiness of their squabbles over who gets the most credit on a record. 50 documentaries you need to see 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z Instead, he corralled members of his staff for a photograph that, in its nightmarish awkwardness, revealed all the ineptitude, cowardliness and pettiness for which the whole charade was a grotesque cover. Perspective | Trump’s photo with his loyalists was a vulgar mess. And Ivanka brought a handbag. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z The same couldn’t be said for Trotter himself, whose principles weren’t always enough to keep his competitiveness and pettiness at bay. ‘Black Radical’ Remembers a Bold Life and Reclaims It for Our Current Moment 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Part of me chalks it up to pettiness and possible jealousy. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Attractive, brilliant, beloved surgeon can’t fathom rejection by ‘wenches’ 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z But one of the best things about the breathtakingly brilliant TV series Transparent was how the trans character, Maura, was depicted with all her human flaws: her prejudices, privileges and pettiness. Hadley Freeman: the trouble with Caitlyn Jenner 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z The way she evokes Trinitie’s pity, pettiness, petulance and pride gives this film its most memorable and haunting moments. 11 Ways I Escaped Reality This Year 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Through boom and bust, war and peace, terrible tragedy and absurd pettiness, David Letterman was there, cracking jokes and ushering us to the inflatables. Farewell to David Letterman, 'a force of nature' 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z “When you think about the problems that our country and this world is facing, when you think about that, this type of pettiness is beneath the process of electing a president,” he said. Christie tells Freedom Summit audience: ‘Your anger against the truth is reprehensible’ 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z It is a tribute to the crass pettiness of Tennessee’s political hacks that a statue of Admiral David Farragut was removed along with Forrest’s likeness. Right-wing fake history is making a big comeback — but it never went away 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z As we learn more about a deadly family history, we also uncover tales of pettiness and superficiality. Part spooky escape room, part live theater, the Ministry of Peculiarities is magic 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z “Or the pettiness and the mess of a husband,” she said. Woman, 104, sets record for oldest skydiver: ‘Age is just a number’ 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z “There’s a pettiness and hatred that builds up for street vendors that leads to hatred.” A woman is fired from her job after video of her attacking a Watts street vendor is seen by her boss 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z But it is one that seems to be gaining popularity as public school systems increasingly become focal points for partisan pettiness and racist power plays passed off as parental rights. Column: Two professors know how to win the Black history culture war. (Don't tell DeSantis!) 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z I shouldn’t be surprised given that I work in academia, a bastion of pettiness, but still … This is a strange, unfortunate situation. If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say, Don’t Be a Reference 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z But a not-insubstantial number of swing voters tend to react quite negatively to reminders of Trump's pettiness. Trump won't leave E. Jean Carroll alone, so she's going to keep his sexual abuse in the news 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z His pettiness is legendary, while it clearly gives him pleasure to inflict pain on others. Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis: Two peas in a (white nationalist) pod 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Most of Henry’s books focus on two characters, but this ensemble piece presents female friendship in all its warmth and woundedness, blessedly absent of misogynist tropes of jealousy and pettiness. Review | ‘Happy Place’ shows that Emily Henry is still queen of romance 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z “It was exciting this tournament rose above it all to have the best players in the world here, and lost all the pettiness,” said the 52-year-old Mickelson, the oldest runner-up in Masters history. Memorable Masters ends with Rahm slipping into green jacket 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z It is possible that Mr. McCarthy’s pettiness could redound to the political benefit of his fellow Californian. Opinion | McCarthy may regret kicking Schiff off House Intelligence Committee 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The breadth, pettiness and audacity of Santos’s lies may well set him apart from his colleagues, but so do his sweaters. Perspective | The ‘lying congressman’ and his crewnecks 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The pettiness described in “Spare” is staggering, with inane disputes over lip gloss rising to near-constitutional crises. 'Spare' mercilessly trashes the royal family. It doesn't go far enough 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The writing at times drips with anger and occasionally pettiness. Spare: Which Royal has come out best in the book fallout? 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z After the moment of pettiness passed, James spoke about the challenges in trying to repeat as champion, something Georgia can do Monday night at SoFi Stadium. Dennis Schroder was surprised he got foul call before clinching Lakers win 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z The manicured hand could have several different nuances including some sort of sass, pettiness or nonchalant confidence. Cringe quiz: Are you fluent in Gen-Z office speak? In a city where front porch conversations are dwindling, in a digital space where humans often wallow in pettiness, Wright found love, generosity and a whole group of new friends. Perspective | A D.C. mom needed gifts for her daughter. Nextdoor Santas delivered. 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Coupled with her targeted billboard, fans applauded the musician for unlocking a new level of pettiness. Lana Del Rey is promoting her next album in the most 'petty' Lana Del Rey way 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z "It's just really pettiness on the part of people who couldn't get along, honestly." Inside Google’s quest to digitize troops’ tissue samples 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z There’s no need to list the reasons why America doesn’t need more divisiveness, bigotry, misogyny, corruption, incompetence, pettiness, greed and scandal in the White House. Do not give Trump a second chance 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Her pain at the betrayal of her husband and the subsequent failure of their marriage manifests itself as pettiness. Review | ‘The Crown,’ good as ever, may change your opinion of Charles and Diana 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z His arresting of lawyers and scholars and ruthlessness in squashing dissent, his treatment of the Uyghurs, and his pettiness in the show removal bespeak the man. Opinion | Xi Jinping is consolidating power in China 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Choosing not to say anything, because it’s pettiness not worth your aggravation. Advice | Carolyn Hax: He got a new bod, new car, and now wants a new divorce 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z But instead of ignoring the pettiness and focusing on his agenda, Trump wallowed in self-pity. Opinion | Trump had his chance and blew it. His supporters deserve better. 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z “He was the most caring person imaginable — always put others first and celebrated their successes. He hated pettiness. He had no time for pettiness.” Max Baer, Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s chief justice, dies 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z While the pettiness is entertaining, it underscores one of Peloton’s biggest struggles at the moment: excess inventory. SoulCycle dangles free classes to Peloton users who trade in their bikes 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z He curses freely, tees off on critics and swims in his personal reservoir of pettiness. Perspective | Derek Jeter remains ‘The Captain’ of his narrative 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Tory backbencher Tom Tugendhat has said the Conservative Party needs a clean start, saying the party has retreated into the "pettiness of politics". 'We need a clean start' - Tugendhat's leadership pledge 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z It can be hard to maintain that optimism, especially when you are the small-scale target of legislative pettiness. Opinion | I was gerrymandered out of my Missouri district. Voters deserve real competition. 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z “People that feel the need to abuse the powerless generally feel extremely powerless, and the pettiness she exhibits is very informative. You take that character in that scene and then just extrapolate.” Why Christina Ricci gravitates to characters on the fringe, as in 'Yellowjackets' 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z In a Guardian opinion piece, Emma Garland, a culture writer, described the attraction of the scandal for people in Britain — and around the world — as “the perfect storm of everyday pettiness and high-profile drama.” Trial Over ‘Wagatha Christie’ Feud Begins in U.K. 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z They study in faraway convents to become wizards in the dark magic of pettiness. Perspective | In the NBA playoffs, tempers rise and pettiness rules 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z That moment of pettiness and meanness, and that inability to appreciate something so simple and beautiful hurt my soul. Dear Donald Trump: No, America is definitely not OK. It's your fault — and ours too 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z It explains the administration’s contemptible pettiness in persecuting charter schools with punitive regulations intended to be crippling. Opinion | Biden has a tawdry new scheme to cripple charter schools 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z No previous governor has stooped to that sort of pettiness. Opinion | Glenn Youngkin can’t stop stoking divisions in Virginia 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The Trumpian pettiness, the contempt, the reflexive hostility seem to come naturally to him. Trump 2.0: Ron DeSantis is the future of the Republican Party 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z He also writes that had Mr. Trump “just exercised a modicum of self-restraint, moderating even a little of his pettiness,” the president’s re-election would have been secured in a landslide. EX-AG Barr compares dealing with Trump advisers to ‘wrestling an alligator’ 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z He writes that Mr. Trump could have won reelection if he had “just exercised a modicum of self-restraint, moderating even a little of his pettiness.” Bill Barr taking heat from both parties for his new book about Trump 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The rest of the world, its troubles and its pettiness and its social codes, didn’t matter here. Perspective | This is what it feels like to attend a film festival in the metaverse 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Also well-drawn are the side characters: a high school mean girl is a nuanced depiction of how racism can be disguised by civility and pettiness. 4 of this winter’s freshest YA novels, reviewed by teens 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z The House of Representatives will host a moment of dignified silence, which will belie the bellicose nature of our politics — one in which falsehoods and pettiness have evolved into campaign strategies rather than distractions. Perspective | Memorializing anger and ignorance 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z So when they hear insults hurled his way from Oklahoma, where the pettiness extended this week all the way to the state Senate, they spring quickly to his defense. 'How can a West Texas boy go to L.A.?' Lincoln Riley's journey from Muleshoe to USC 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Think of this, too, as we head into the offseason: Atlanta’s win total from the regular season — 88 — can be mocked if you’re into that kind of pettiness. Perspective | The Braves’ picked-up pieces along the way fit like a World Series champ 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Democrats have a tenuous and likely brief opportunity to ascend from pettiness to statesmanship. Opinion | The Democrats’ gift 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z But a lot of this pettiness is intertwined with a right-wing bravado. It's time to start firing unvaccinated people: Trump fans are overdue for a lesson in consequences 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z “We have all had moments of pettiness and immaturity,” said Thomas Foley, Winslow’s attorney. Women who took MAGA hat, tore up Trump sign get probation 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z "It’s seen as pettiness—as throwing a tantrum." Why Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Is So Reviled 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The citizen panel overseeing the Los Angeles Fire Department elected a new president Tuesday at a sometimes tense public meeting that ended with the new panel leader calling for an end to “pettiness.” New commission president urges unity, but tensions with L.A. fire union persist 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z It becomes harder and harder to distinguish good-faith criticism from pettiness or cruelty. Opinion | Why People Are So Awful Online 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Roth is described as constantly having to put up with women's pettiness and annoying demands on his time. From beyond the grave, Philip Roth cancels himself 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z “It shows their pettiness, it shows their vindictiveness. The lack of proportionality here is almost breathtaking really,” said David Kallman, Manke’s attorney. Michigan hits barber who defied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer with $9,000 fine 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z “It shows their pettiness, it shows their vindictiveness. The lack of proportionality here is almost breathtaking really,” he said. Michigan fines barber over Capitol protest, other violations 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z DeSantis might share Lincoln’s party affiliation, but last week’s fit of pettiness shows he lacks the 16th president’s wisdom, compassion and capacity for forgiveness. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z It features five stories, a curved terrace and a history that reads like a tragedy of manners, filled with grandeur and pride, pettiness and decay. On a Storied Stretch of Fifth Avenue, a Symbol of Irish America Reels 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Instead, it became a jaw-dropping compendium of insensitivity, pettiness and casual airing of an attitude that seemed to have little regard for the players as anything but widgets to be exploited. Parting with Kevin Mather was inevitable after his speech reached the public. Now comes the hard part for the Mariners. 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Editorial: Iowa Republicans should share a vision for the state’s future and leave behind the pettiness. Editorial Roundup: Iowa 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z I’ll suspend that last question for now, on the charitable assumption that Levinson couldn’t possibly be that petty, even if his dialogue here practically constitutes a textbook on human pettiness. Review: Zendaya is great. The rest of 'Malcolm & Marie,' not so much 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z It was always going to be tough to be the first president to follow Washington; but Adams’s pettiness and self-consciousness made it even tougher. At the nation’s first presidential transfer of power, George Washington was ‘radiant’ 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” adds a novel ingredient — Mormonism — to the usual pettiness, plastic surgery and conspicuous consumption. Meet Anna Shay, the rich, unbothered star of Netflix's 'Bling Empire' 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z Mrs. Trump chastises news outlets for focusing their coverage “on pettiness over my positive work.” First lady lashes out at reports about friend who tell-all 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Mrs. Trump chastises news outlets for focusing their coverage “on pettiness over my positive work.” First lady lashes out at reports about friend who tell-all 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Masks became something to fight about that left other countries baffled by the pettiness of it all. Perspective | Trump’s refusal to wear face masks turned them into a sad national symbol 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z It is unfortunate that future generations will suffer from his pettiness. Opinion | Trump’s Messy Divorce From New York 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z He’s also the one most openly scornful of the judge, Julius Hoffman, whose glowering pettiness and bias against the defense couldn’t come through more clearly in Frank Langella’s supremely belligerent performance. Review: Aaron Sorkin goes full Aaron Sorkin in slickly entertaining 'Trial of the Chicago 7' 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z However, fans ate up his Wednesday post with comments that varied from praise for his good humor to an epic burn and claims of severe pettiness. Brian Austin Green has 'achingly beautiful' message for ex Megan Fox and her new beau 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z There’s a chance baseball will still be played this summer, though pettiness, intransigence and the sneakiness of the coronavirus may dictate otherwise. Column: Baseball fights to return, but why even try? 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z They’re guilty of pettiness and selfishness; they make some terrible decisions despite being the smartest people in the series. A wave of complex young female central characters powers the TV season 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Bragg was known for pettiness and cruelty, along with the battlefield failures that eventually led to his being relieved of command. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z His cruel pettiness and narcissism only makes them cling to him all the more. Yeah, Donald Trump's gonna cheat and this election will be hellish: Your angst is for real 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Across the country, Washington is known as the seat of politics and government, with all that entails: White House drama, bitter Capitol Hill rivalries, pettiness and, sometimes, a noble figure striding the stage. The coronavirus wrecked spring. Will it claim summer, too? 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z The episode at the C.D.C. headquarters has also reverberated with White House and health officials, some of whom saw it as an example of Mr. Azar’s pettiness. Coronavirus Casts Unwelcome Spotlight on Trump’s Health Secretary 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z You talk about one issue where you think you can get past partisanship and pettiness, and now you talk about helping communities where people are dying, and you say they are blue states? Is "Grim Reaper" Mitch McConnell finally facing his day of reckoning? 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z But it is their pettiness, secrecy and rivalry that make redemption difficult. Top 10 novels about unconventional families | Ingrid Persaud 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z “I say to the president, ‘Just stop the pettiness. Schumer goes on MSNBC to blast Trump for criticizing him: ‘I’m just appalled’ 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z It was intentional — a clear sign of pathetic pettiness on the part of Republicans, playing political games even at the height of a deadly pandemic. Opinion | Republicans are still playing games with D.C. at the height of a deadly pandemic 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z He was not, however, beyond pettiness and political gamesmanship that today seem shallow and unwarranted. Opinion | Yes, we still revere FDR, but even his record wasn’t spotless 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Trump’s pettiness might be the only thing that survives this pandemic. Jimmy Kimmel: 'In our darkest hours the president still finds time to be catty' 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z But there was a little more to it than that, though pettiness remains a prominent driver of the story. The Joy of Six: weird football stories 2012-12-07T05:00:00Z I miss watching them, but I miss the conversation, the emotion, the razzing and even the pettiness more than I could have envisioned. Perspective | Sports bring us together. We’ll miss that most while we have to be apart. 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z He added, “I think they see through the pettiness, they see through the politics of all of it.” As White House Calls Pelosi’s Speech-Ripping a ‘Tantrum,’ She Feels ‘Liberated’ 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z “I think the American people see through it. They see through the pettiness, they see through the politics of all of it,” Pence continued. Mike Pence: Nancy Pelosi hit a 'new low' by ripping up Trump's SOTU speech 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Travis Scott in “Stargazing” told of an ability to rise above pettiness by referencing both Bryant and, er, the Japanese beef delicacy: “I’m way too gold for this beef, feel like I’m Kobe.” What's the best hip-hop lyric to name-drop Kobe Bryant? 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z But it would’ve worked in his favor to be seen alongside his Democratic detractors today, though Trump’s pettiness and sense of grievance appears to have overridden his ability to help himself. Missing an opportunity, Trump excludes Dems from key ceremony 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z “These funds are not left to the whims, moods, or pettiness of the administration, and there is no justifiable explanation for this unprecedented and immoral delay.” House to Vote on Disaster Aid Package for Puerto Rico After Earthquakes 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z “The reality in which political decisions or presidential pettiness directs top U.S. diplomats’ choices over whose human rights work is mentioned in the public sphere and whose is not is a really scary reality.” State Department launched probe to find out who “liked” Chelsea Clinton tweet about Ivanka: report 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z His pettiness was all the more disgraceful because of the power of Yovanovitch’s message. Opinion | Yovanovitch honored her oath. It’s time other officials did the same. 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z The hearing won’t move public opinion sufficiently, despite the credibility of the witnesses and the pettiness of the Republican panelists who cross-examined them. Did Trump win day one of the impeachment hearings? Our panel verdict 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Of course it’s about the end of a relationship, and Baumbach, a peerless observer of domestic pettiness and passive-aggressive behavior, puts every unflattering detail under his dramatic microscope. Review: Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson will break your heart in the masterful 'Marriage Story' 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z That, in and of itself, is an extraordinary example of Trump’s pettiness, but it caught my eye because it coincides with a report on the sort of things the president is actually prepared to read. Trump scraps newspaper subscriptions, but appreciates fawning tweets 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z “I need to understand what took place, the resentment, maybe the pettiness, but I need to understand.” European Parliament, Flexing Muscle, Rejects France’s Commission Nominee 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z I’m talking about the small acts of greed and pettiness that make a bad situation for the sick even worse. Column: His doctors ordered an emergency flight by air ambulance. His insurer won't pay 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z “I have never been more grateful for the president’s pettiness and stupidity,” Colbert said, “because today he was stupidly petty enough to save us from a very smart warmonger.” Stephen Colbert on Bolton: 'Another Trumpling bites the dumpling of dirt' 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Whether it is political pettiness, shortsightedness or just plain jealousy, I couldn’t tell you. Opinion | Arnold Schwarzenegger: Trump can’t erase a decade of clean air progress with a Sharpie 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z She doesn't appear to assume any responsibility for potentially perpetuating the pettiness for years through her own music and actions, but did confess to learning from the ordeal. Taylor Swift likens herself to Hillary Clinton as she explains why she was silent on politics 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z The pettiness of the charges still rankles as he recalls it today. Poetic justice: Colombia's verse rebels vindicated but defiant after 60 years 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z When we wave the flag as a cudgel to prove that our version of being an American is better than someone else’s, we reveal our pettiness. Editorials from around New England 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z MAD Magazine deserves credit for being home to SPY VS SPY, created by a Cuban refugee who didn't speak English and was able to portray the pettiness of international espionage completely without dialogue. Mad magazine, a pioneer of modern satire, will soon cease publishing new content 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z She was the sort of person who could draw anyone out, talk about anything, and forgive everything except pretension and pettiness. The Lingering of Loss 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z The word "bully" feels too small to capture what's going on, but it does capture the pettiness at the heart of Trumpism. Trump's fans think he's a macho he-man — he's really a moral weakling who preys on women and kids 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z “I fully trust their investigation. No speculation, no fear, no pettiness,” she wrote in Spanish. Mexican senator suffers minor injuries after bomb hidden in book explodes 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z They linger on victories and cop to a few regrets, their insights and pettiness mingling with deep constitutional concerns. Past special prosecutors explained themselves – and they all faced the same problems. What would Mueller say? 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z In doing so he acknowledged the pettiness and overreach of the bill. Florida editorial roundup 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z It echoes something of the meaning of snipe and snip, and even snitch—of pettiness and petulance. William Barr’s Testimony, and Reasons to Be Snitty 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z “That whole bill is being jeopardized because of pettiness,” he said. Survivors of Hurricane Michael in the Florida Panhandle fear they have been forgotten 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z I don’t like his pettiness, lack of self-control or these huge fiscal deficits. House Dems demand full Mueller report in one week 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z “The way to meet that challenge is to not succumb to the pettiness, to the smallness, to the intolerance.” Gaga! Stefani! O’Rourke! White House hopeful causes a stir in Vegas 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z He whined, for example, that he wasn’t thanked for McCain’s funeral, which is staggering in its pettiness, and which rested on a wild exaggeration of the president’s actual role in the services. Trump's offensive against McCain isn't just ugly, it's also dishonest 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z “I think people want us to rise above the pettiness, the smallness.” A big hand for Beto O'Rourke and his amazing waving arms 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z And responding to Trump’s criticism, O’Rourke said: “I really do think we all want to get past the pettiness, the personal attacks.” O’Rourke backs off impeachment, says voting Trump out of office in 2020 is better idea 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z He lamented that a “mean pettiness has overtaken our politics” and said “we seem to be at each other’s throats” before again revealing angst at his party’s contempt for his instincts toward conciliation. Biden Signals He Is Close to 2020 Run for President 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z “Mean pettiness has overtaken our politics,” he told the firefighters Tuesday. Joe Biden bears the heavy burden of history 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z “Mean pettiness has overtaken our politics. Sometimes it seems like we can’t govern ourselves or even talk to one another. . . . Folks, it’s not who we are.” O’Rourke and Biden, signaling presidential bids, would infuse centrism into a left-leaning Democratic field 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z He decried the “mean pettiness’’ that he said had overtaken American politics and noted that he had been taken to task for his bipartisan approach. Biden strongly hints he’s getting into 2020 presidential campaign in union speech 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z And Trump’s disrespect for the norms of American democracy extends well beyond his personal dishonesty and pettiness. Andrew McCabe’s Countdown to the Mueller Report 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Yes, Michigan-Michigan State — with all its drama, intensity and pettiness — is back. Big Ten lead at stake in 1st Michigan-Michigan St matchup 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Imagine the similar pettiness that nitpickers would exhibit during a recount, in trying to prove what does or doesn’t constitute a properly hand-marked ballot. Georgia editorial roundup 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z McCabe is a keen observer of detail, particularly when it comes to the president’s pettiness. Review | Andrew McCabe’s disturbing account of working for Sessions and Trump 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The pettiness of reality TV aside, Fleming served as a mentor to Hernandez, grounding him in technique, building up his chops and even leaving him with some recipes. Review | Barrel on Capitol Hill has one of the best pub menus in town 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z But Heller remembers those early haters: In an inspiring display of pettiness, he took pics of their tweets. ‘When everything is bad in the world, Gritty is good’: A Philadelphia love story 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z The point seemed to be to get Pelosi to confirm that she wouldn’t allow him to speak in the House chamber, so he could then accuse her of pettiness and deliver the speech somewhere else. Why Trump Can’t Find a Way Out of the Shutdown Mess He Created 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z The challenge for Democrats, Naftali said, is to avoid giving the impression that they are reacting to Trump’s pettiness with their own. Pelosi tells Trump: No State of the Union address in the House until government is reopened 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z But now our partisanship and pettiness is so extreme that even this banality may not survive. Welcome to Bosch’s infernal barbeque 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z It also nominated Trump and “his self-perpetuating pettiness” for worst screen combo. ‘Gotti’ leads Razzie nominations, Trump up for worst actor 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z We’ve come to expect pettiness from the usual suspects in media and politics. Melania Trump rises above Democratic pettiness, represents America’s ‘better angels’ 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Like the best stories, the Kavanaugh hearings mirrored our fears and flaws, our politics and pettiness and, more important, what we have become. The 2018 cultural moment: The Kavanaugh hearing TV spectacle laid bare the country’s deep divisions 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z “It was jaw-dropping to see the breadth, to see the pettiness,” said Jennifer Shilling, the Democratic leader in the State Senate, who accused Republicans of “putting partisan politics over the will of the people.” Behind the Scenes in Wisconsin: A Republican Power Play, Months in the Making 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z This isn’t about finishing 2018 on a high: it’s about the pettiness of getting one over on one of their fiercest rivals. Germany v Netherlands, Denmark v Republic of Ireland: Nations League – live! 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z "Disapprove of the president's style if you like, but don't sacrifice sound policy to pettiness." Defeated Republican blames late Sen. John McCain for House flipping Democratic 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Krystyna Skarzynska, a professor of psychology at Warsaw University, said the dynamic of the ceremony reflected “pettiness and hypocrisy” in the leading politicians’ remarks. Poland’s Leaders March With Far-Right Groups on Independence Day 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z What I will never forget about the series is the abhorrent pettiness between the agencies. Blu-ray TV reviews: ‘The Looming Tower’ and ‘X-Files: The Complete Season 11’ 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Parse through all the particulars and the pettiness, and we’re left with this: Washington has an issue with Norman. Perspective | Josh Norman is paid to be the focus of the Redskins’ defense, not the distraction 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z In a Communist morality tale, Yan’s mother’s pettiness would have made her the villain. Yan Lianke’s Forbidden Satires of China 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Dismiss any notion that it might wise to show patience instead of pettiness, faith instead of foolishness, caution instead of carelessness? Lerners’ arrogance is Nationals’ way of doing business 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z The president’s vanity, pettiness and meanness of spirit were evident already in his tweets and public statements. Opinion | What a baby 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z In fact, their pettiness is, in a sense, actually an argument in favor of using them more liberally. Roasting Jack Dorsey’s beard may be petty, but it’s also part of a time-honored tradition 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Some of his attacks on federal unions—like cancelling labor-management forums—are remarkable for their pettiness. A Labor Day Reflection on Unions, Race, and Division 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z I’ve lost my appetite for such pettiness, both in others and in me. How to survive the coming recession 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z It is pettiness distilled and more revealing of the president’s malformed sense of duty than that of his targets. Opinion | John Brennan isn’t the real victim 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z In a fit of truly bizarre pettiness last September, the president uninvited Mr. Curry to the White House after Mr. Curry said he did not plan to go. Opinion | Jocks Rule, Nerds Drool 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Others running for re-election will likely follow as their opponents back home highlight the pettiness of not meeting. Tricky Dick Schumer 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z “Spite buildings” are constructions specifically intended to irritate or protest: our smallest human pettiness made manifest in bricks, mortar and a reckless disregard for planning laws. Spite buildings: when human grudges get architectural – in pictures 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z The only reason for the change, apparently, is sheer pettiness. For consumer agency chief, Trump picks someone who's never stood up for consumers 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The Sun Journal reports that Chadbourne believes his stay was appropriate, but that he wants to “reduce another needless distraction and remove myself from the pettiness that now envelops our politics.” Former LePage aide reimburses state for Trump hotel stay 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Set aside the pettiness of politics and the daily accommodations necessary to survive a rough-and-tumble democratic arena. 'Bibi' is a major biography of Benjamin Netanyahu. Anshel Pfeffer gets to the Israeli leader's core. 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z It's a bitterly ironic account of one man's pride, pettiness and self-pity, a devastating critique of a corrupt social order cast in intimate, existential terms. Lucrecia Martel's 'Zama' is a feverishly brilliant tale of European colonialism and its discontents 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Then there is the TripAdvisor travelogue, which has taken the art of complaining and pursuit of pettiness to dizzying new heights. How do you make poverty sound better? Rebrand it! | Arwa Mahdawi 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Lamb also said he thought voters were weary of pettiness and name calling. Who Is Conor Lamb, Winner in a Special House Race in Pennsylvania? 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The women in suburban Dallas all conceded they have cringed sometimes at Mr. Trump, citing his pettiness, impulsiveness, profanity and name calling. White Evangelical Women, Core Supporters of Trump, Begin Tiptoeing Away 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z For all their pettiness, egos and dark motivations, Iannucci said he understands the promise and temptations of politicians like Johnson. Armando Iannucci's biting satire takes on history and black comedy in 'The Death of Stalin' 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z And asking for refunds would display a pettiness that would only add to their increasing disgrace. The Sackler family's blood money disgraces museums around the world | Allen Frances 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z The pettiness was apparently left in Las Vegas. No bad blood between UCLA's Steve Alford and Arizona's Sean Miller 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z The pettiness of human disputation gutters in the face of this magnificent land: these seas, these plains, these mountains, these deserts, these islands. Opinion | Visit some national parks, Trump — and hurry 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z He doesn’t hide his pettiness, bury his petulance or successfully distract us from his vulgarity and bigotry. Opinion | Donald Trump’s Radical Honesty 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z But there are wavering Trump supporters who say some of the president’s rhetoric, especially his displays of perceived personal coarseness or pettiness, is hurting him. A year after a county flipped for Trump, support has been lost – but isn't gone 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z So with that being said, let's demonstrate an elevated level of self-respect and squash the pettiness. Letters: More like a bad dream for Clippers and Rockets 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z If we can't expand our focus beyond political pettiness in a situation like this, we have no hope of ever reconciling our differences. As Iranian Protesters Dig In, Officials Warn of Harsher Response 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z “I think what has made him so beloved among fellow sportswriters is that unlike so many journalists, Joe rarely, if ever, complains and lacks the cynicism and pettiness that too often mars the profession.” Perspective | The D.C. sportswriter who went from covering the Redskins to selling organic food 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Trump’s pettiness was on full display during the Republican primary season when, in his lame attempts to be “humorous” at someone else’s expense, he adopted insulting names for his political opponents. The 12.10.17 Issue 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z But even putting presidential pettiness aside, the closer one looks at Trump’s reaction, the more obvious the problems become. Trump picks the wrong time to tout his non-existent infrastructure plan 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z It would be wrong to construe my quest for truth and justice as motivated by pettiness. Ta-Nehisi Coates is the neoliberal face of the black freedom struggle | Cornel West 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z These days, pettiness is openly flaunted by the powerful, who are uniquely capable of sending their own smallness radiating throughout the culture. Who Doesn’t Love to Be ‘Petty’? 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The Trump administration accused Congressional Democrats of "pettiness" and "political grandstanding." Opinion | Tasks for Congress: Ignore President, Keep Government Open … 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Such a catastrophic outcome would, ironically, be a most unpetty result of Trump’s innate, pathological pettiness. The 12.10.17 Issue 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Adding to the pettiness of his tweet, Kanter’s wording nearly matches James’ post. Enes Kanter trolls LeBron James after ejection 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z The White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said the president wanted the Democratic leaders to “put aside their pettiness, stop the political grandstanding, show up and get to work.” Trump Feuds With Democrats Ahead of a Possible Government Shutdown 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Trump's pettiness was on full display during the Republican primary season when, in his lame attempts to be "humorous" at someone else's expense, he adopted insulting names for his political opponents. Who Doesn’t Love to Be ‘Petty’? 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded by calling on the Democratic leaders to “put aside their pettiness” and “stop the political grandstanding,” which was more than a little hilarious given Sanders’ boss. Following insolent Trump tweet, Dem leaders blow off White House 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Of course, lacking any creative pettiness, “Lying Ted” morphed into “Crooked Hillary” for the general election. The 12.10.17 Issue 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Her silence seems to be more wilful: a product of her inward gaze, perhaps, or her pettiness and refusal to concede to critics. The Guardian view on Taylor Swift: an envoy for Trump’s values? | Editorial 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Such is the nature of discovery — incremental at times, fast-paced at others, occasionally derailing into pettiness. Discoveries have awkward first dates 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z Of course, lacking any creative pettiness, "Lying Ted" morphed into "Lying Hillary" for the general election. Who Doesn’t Love to Be ‘Petty’? 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Despite the pleas for equality and the heartfelt speeches, there was still plenty of time for pettiness at the VMAs, as evidenced by Fifth Harmony's performance. Taylor Swift gets petty and Pink talks pretty in the must-see moments from MTV's Video Music Awards 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Now, unfortunately, his pettiness has gone dangerously international with his “Little Rocket Man” insult of North Korea’s leader. The 12.10.17 Issue 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Roberts also made the occasional stop at pettiness. From The Archive: After Bringing The Olympics To Atlanta, Billy Payne Takes The Lead At Augusta National - Golf Digest 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z While writing this poem, I indulged my pettiness, and in revising, I did my best to pull back. null 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Such a catastrophic outcome would, ironically, be a most unpetty result of Trump's innate, pathological pettiness. Who Doesn’t Love to Be ‘Petty’? 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Zeller, who is president of the Center for Civil War Photography and editor of its journal, captures the passion as well as the pettiness of the struggle to save historic battlegrounds. Opinion | Behind the bitter war to preserve the Civil War battlefields 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z “I’m worried that the partisan pettiness will continue.” Legislative session over, but rancor to linger on return 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z Both actors had criticised the film company's action, with Sir Ian, who played Gandalf in the Lord Of The Rings films, describing its actions as "unnecessary pettiness". From to Sting to Ed Sheeran: The celebrities who saved the day - BBC News 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Season 4 has been especially pointed about how the Valley’s oversized population of nerds, bros, and opportunists has fostered a business culture where pettiness is rewarded, not scorned. HBO’s Silicon Valley isn’t as bitter and cynical as it looks 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z It would be easy to assume, surveying the national scene, that pettiness is universally regarded as a bad thing. Who Doesn’t Love to Be ‘Petty’? 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z But this book’s story of selfishness, pettiness, anger, and poor choices is comparatively predictable. The Boy On The Bridge has a serious prequel problem 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z In an email to supporters about the new organization, Biden said “the negativity, the pettiness, the small-mindedness of our politics drives me crazy.” Former Dem Vice President Biden to headline Romney summit 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z In a related email to supporters, Biden wrote that “the negativity, the pettiness, the small-mindedness of our politics drives me crazy.” Biden launches PAC: It’s ‘time for big dreams’ 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z In an email to supporters and a Medium post, Biden plans to say that “the negativity, the pettiness, the small-mindedness of our politics drives me crazy.” Joe Biden launching fundraising PAC amid 2020 speculation 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Alas, the pettiness and small minded politics of pretending to be for the people and then making policies that stab them in the back is the order of the day. House Passes Measure to Repeal and Replace the Affordable Care Act 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z On “The Search for Everything” he happily owns his pettiness and his paranoia and his inflated sense of self; in other words, he’s a pop star acting like one. A humbled John Mayer sands the rough edges at Forum show, losing the rapscallion he wants to be 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z For five seasons the HBO sitcom has deftly parodied Washington, D.C., reveling in the pettiness, the naked ambition and, often, the idiocy of the nation’s capital. The Daily 202: Nikki Haley benefits from chaos in Trump White House, emerges as the darling of the hawks 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The sheer scope of grievance, pettiness, petulance and vindictiveness he shows daily in his tweets and interviews is staggering. Nixon nostalgia trip: Trump’s administration already recalls the worst of Tricky Dick 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z It’s just frustrating that the pettiness between the political parties is getting this low. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z True patriotism is putting country before self, not allowing pettiness or self-interest to govern your actions. Opinion | Mr. Raskin’s political posturing 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z “There’s a certain pettiness that I hadn’t seen before,” he said. Rudy Giuliani: ‘Of course’ Obama is trying to box in Donald Trump 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Rep. Tom Cole, Oklahoma Republican, said Tuesday that he was surprised by the “pettiness” in the move. U.N.’s anti-Israel vote fuels Republican calls to defund world body 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z But now, you have to wonder if that same fan would think they were fueled by pettiness and obstinance. For someone who wants to leave a legacy beyond football, Richard Sherman gets caught up in pettiness 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z That these leaders were overseeing such small-bore operations typifies the pettiness of gang business. Killers on a Shoestring: Inside the Gangs of El Salvador 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Buhari said: “We must resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship, pettiness and immaturity that have poisoned our country for so long.” Nigerian president apologizes for plagiarizing Obama in speech 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Donald Trump’s pettiness and bombast about Mexican immigrants obscures an important point: Mexico is a key ally and a valued trading partner. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z But the timing of the ban and the club’s tone when discussing it do not help the perception that it’s inspired more by individual pettiness than an organizational passion for journalistic integrity. Major League Soccer Monday rewind: The ongoing fall of Real Salt Lake 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z It just feels really, really good to do something out of spite or pettiness. The Rap Yearbook author Shea Serrano on building a tiny utopia on Twitter 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z His characters share a deliberate sort of pettiness, not just a smallness of drive, but a smallness in the impotent, baffled way they greet obstacles. Taika Waititi's Hunt For The Wilderpeople is a strange, perfect dry run for Thor: Ragnarok 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Set aside, for the moment, that disgust at his relentless self-congratulation, the baldfaced untruths and unceasing pettiness, and ask the question: What would the election of Donald Trump mean for the fight against jihadist terrorism? Donald Trump Is ‘Flabbergastingly Ignorant’ on Security 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z There was no love lost then, and it's a testament to Brown's character – a lack of pettiness – that he did the right thing in the right way, overcoming old personal grudges. Clinton's Saving Grace 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z In a gesture of sheer pettiness the State Department took away his passport so that he couldn’t fight outside the country. Muhammad Ali: Never the White Man’s Negro 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z It was the UFC brass itself, however, that set the tone for the evening’s pettiness. UFC 199: Bitter behind-the-scenes antics overshadow a sweet night of fighting 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump is attacking Judge Curiel in a personal business case, not a political one, and as a candidate for President we think he should be above this kind of pettiness. Trump and the ‘Mexican’ Judge 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z By “free” he meant that Trump can be seen as free from financial influence, free from the microtargeted pettiness of partisan politics, and most of all free to say and do what he pleases. Does Hillary Clinton Still Believe? 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Over and over — in Burn After Reading, Up In The Air, The Descendents, Hail, Caesar!, and more — he's played men with movie-star charisma undercut by narrow pettiness. Jodie Foster’s gripping, bitterly funny Money Monster is more than it seems 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z “We are not a country built on hatred. We are not a country built on anger, built on pettiness. We are not a country built on bullying. We are not a country about selfishness.” Trump sees a decisive Indiana victory at hand, gears up to take on Clinton 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Trump, on the other hand, seems only to bring out the meanness, pettiness, anger, and ignorance in his followers, without any leavening of goodness at all. Donald Trump, American Preacher 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z It is typical of Vikas’s blend of grandiosity and pettiness that he agonizes on both too large and too small a scale. An Intimate Novel of a Terror Attack 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The bile and pettiness among the characters are what gives the show its creative juice. A look back at the enduring qualities of Garry Shandling's 'The Larry Sanders Show' 1998-05-26T04:00:00Z Jerabek’s research found that those who are more argumentative aren’t just responding with pettiness due to anger – like it seems with Trump – but rather a volatile mix of emotions that should not be ignored. Donald Trump is the king of pettiness. But are the rest of us any better? | Zach Stafford 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z “It’s that kind of typical provincial pettiness, but that was her entire life if she had stayed.” China’s Rich Kids Head West 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Now the storm of pettiness is directed at a one-term Florida Senator. Ted Cruz Wins, Trump Loses—For Now 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Mr. Gates’s minimal high regard for Congress is evident, as it was in his earlier book, which recorded frequent revulsion at Congress’s partisan pettiness while American troops were dying in Afghanistan and Iraq. The U.S. Has No Global Strategy 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Yes, Trump says things that are politically incorrect, but as the NR editorial observes, “the insults he hurls at anyone who crosses him also speak to a pettiness and lack of basic civility.” Firing Line 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z To me, his pettiness masks the fact that he knows he is under-qualified to be president, which must disturb him quite a bit. Donald Trump is the king of pettiness. But are the rest of us any better? | Zach Stafford 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z “They took a surprisingly heartwarming moment and story for the sport and obliterated it out of pettiness and pride for a fake hockey game.” The arrogant NHL: tone-deaf and alienating its fans – for what? 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Obama has been a tireless executive, getting important things done while U.S. conservatives drown themselves in pettiness. 3 Freed Americans Leave Iran; U.S. Places New Sanctions 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z We would “move beyond the bitterness and pettiness and anger that’s consumed Washington.” The Obama era has damaged liberalism 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z He cannot help but to succumb to a pettiness and vindictiveness that have marked his political career. Cuomo, in State of State Speech, Unveils $20 Billion Housing Plan 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z That way, you’ll avoid pettiness, which does nothing but keeping emotions built up and ensuring you walk around the world upset without fully realizing it. Donald Trump is the king of pettiness. But are the rest of us any better? | Zach Stafford 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z It’s a death trip disguised as spiritual awakening, its breathtaking sweep and scale belying an essential pettiness at its core. ‘The Revenant’ stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a man fighting for his life 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z To this pettiness, Francis had an answer, as simple as it was powerful. Pope Francis Calls on Congress to Be Better 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z When applied to human beings, though, this sort of thinking way leads to pettiness, narcissism, and small-minded self-righteousness. Richard Dawkins calling Ahmed Mohamed a fraud is everything wrong with Richard Dawkins 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z It reminded me that despite all of the pettiness and all the partisanship, there are moments in a senatorial career and the history of this body when members rise to a historic moment. Republican-led attempt to block Iran deal fails in Senate 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Shahi said he was so frustrated with the pettiness of community groups that he stopped his advocacy work, until this summer when he volunteered to help run clinics on the temporary immigration status. Nepali Women in Queens Challenge Tradition and Take Lead in Earthquake Response 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z As a consequence, even moments that reveal their pettiness and selfishness are gilded in beauty. ‘Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture’ review: An arthouse movie in video game form 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z But attempting to put Trump’s hot mess of abuse, pettiness, egotism and bombast in any historical context is difficult. A GOP led by Donald Trump will fail and deserve it 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z “It is a sacred trust in which pettiness or grandstanding should have no part,” he added. Senate Resurrection of Export-Import Bank Goes to Divided House 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z In his pettiness, Mr. Krauthammer failed to understand the nature of conflict resolution. These are not serious arguments for abandoning the Iran deal 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z So Kjellberg made the above video responding to the attacks, and it’s really quite a worthwhile example of how to respond gracefully to criticism, with frankness and sincerity instead of pettiness and rebuke. PewDiePie's Response To 'Haters' Is Brilliant 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Simply put, the guy is a walking firestorm of pettiness, fury and resentment. Paul LePage is facing impeachment: Why the Tea Party hero’s luck may have finally run out 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The unrelenting pettiness of most cast members stewed with raw chunks of desperation for fame at the cost of personal dignity may seem unappetizing at first. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: How Bravo TV Is Helping End Racism in America 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Asked at a voter forum question to take a stand on the County Board’s factionalism, he responded: “We can’t afford this pettiness.” Here’s why Tuesday’s primary is the first step to a new governing coalition on the Arlington County Board 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z In a statement issued through Touchstone, Kendrick joked that the book was her chance to demonstrate her “ineptitude, pettiness, and the frequency with which” she embarrasses herself. Anna Kendrick has book of essays coming in 2016 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z In a statement issued through Touchstone, Kendrick joked that the book was her chance to demonstrate her "ineptitude, pettiness, and the frequency with which" she embarrasses herself. Anna Kendrick has book of essays coming in 2016 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Due to a lack of evidence and the pettiness of the crime, the authorities let his friends go and Wonyehn – who says he isn’t an addict – quickly forgave them. Time Bomb: Ebola Returns to the Ghetto 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Due to a lack of evidence and the pettiness of the crime, the authorities let his friends go, and Wonyehn quickly forgave them. How a Bloody Brawl Might Have Brought Back Ebola in Liberia 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z They managed to instill a lesson about the pettiness of politics in these impressionable young students. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z And even his opponents concede that he brought the trader cases out of conviction, not pettiness. The brash New York prosecutor who’s indicting left and right 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z Let's make sure it's not on the usual plane of politics and point-scoring and pettiness that drifts away in the next news cycle. Quora Question: In Our Partisan Politics, Will There Ever Be Another 'Great Speech'? 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z Turning their backs on a world leader making an earnest plea about a profound risk shows an unforgettable pettiness. Mr. Netanyahu’s appeal to Congress 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z It is a shame to see the politics of pettiness still rule the minds of some House speakers. Netanyahu to Deliver Speech to a Congress Divided 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z It is worth reading Ginsburg’s opinion, if only to see the pettiness that was involved in this case. Supreme Court Goes Fishing for Sanity in Yates Sarbanes-Oxley Case 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Citing the “hatred and pettiness” of some members of the online community, Azalea said she was taking a break from social media and that her staff would manage her accounts from now on. Iggy Azalea appears to quit Twitter, cites body-shaming 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z “Fortunately, their pettiness has not stopped millions of Americans from seeing ‘American Sniper,’ and hopefully in the process, gaining a greater appreciation for the service and sacrifice of America’s military service members and their families.” John McCain salutes ‘American Sniper’ 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z But let’s not confuse petty theft with basic pettiness, which is what the allegations against the Patriots are really about. NFL Should Throw the Book at the Patriots Over Deflategate 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Brady refusing to comment on the allegations is an indication of the pettiness of teh charge and the class of the man. Tom Brady Laughs at N.F.L. Inquiry Into Deflated Footballs 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z The pettiness is particularly vivid in a Britain that, if it were Greece to America’s Rome, as Harold Macmillan once said, is no longer even that. British Noses, Firmly in the Air 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Such pettiness ill serves the nominee, the president and, most of all, the public. A sampling of editorials from around New York 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z It’s a mile-high mirror of our talent for pettiness, our tendency toward selfishness, our disconnection from one another and our increasing demarcation of castes. Just Plane Ugly 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z "Dolores is offended by any challenge to her limited world view; I felt her surname conveyed the pettiness and rigidity of her character." JK Rowling releases new Dolores Umbridge Harry Potter story 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The stalemate between the two sides was punctuated by an act of pettiness against one of the student leaders, Joshua Wong. Hong Kong Officials and Protesters Agree on Talks on Democracy 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z That will hopefully be the focus of teams who should be above the playground pettiness, teams who are more alike than they would care to admit. Dodgers and Cardinals would be smart to make it all about baseball 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z But the pettiness of last night’s penalty is connected to the ongoing, wider examination of the N.F.L. Husain Abdullah and the N.F.L.’s Unsportsmanlike Conduct 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Richard Nixon’s fall was shocking, not least because it was more personal than political, a result of instability and pettiness rather than pure ideology. How Gary Hart’s Downfall Forever Changed American Politics 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z His lack of respect for the opposition is evident, but strategists say Americans expect presidents to remain somewhat above the pettiness of so much of today’s political discourse. Obama’s role in fall midterms: Walk a fine line There is, at some level, a pettiness to the conflict here now. CAR: Where rumours can kill 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z “We need a visionary in this position,” he said, “not persons who are participating in divisiveness unnecessarily or pettiness in debates.” Uncomfortable edge in NY primary over talk of race 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z You don’t have to look too far to find instances of meanness, pettiness, vindictiveness. Excerpts of editorials from Illinois newspapers 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z All that pettiness is, for a moment, forgotten. 'Game Of Thrones' Season 4, Episode 9 Review: This Means War 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Israelis should endure the same pettiness that Palestinians face when trying to visit their families in the occupied territories. For Palestine Soccer, Even Coming Home Is No Given 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z There is, at some level, a pettiness to the conflict here now. CAR: Where rumours can kill 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z Brief encounters in the hallway, conversations in the lift, little incidents in the courtyard - all the tensions, intrigues, scheming rivalries and absurd pettiness of communal French living are revealed. Neighbours from hell - with style 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z With all this effort by the staff to keep the firm alive and well, there is one thing that constantly upsets my colleagues and me: financial pettiness. The Workologist: Caution: Stuffed Shirts Ahead 2014-02-22T14:56:23Z He resigned his Czech Philharmonic post the next year, citing “political pettiness” and “the dirty business of the Czech press.” Gerd Albrecht, Volatile Conductor, Is Dead at 78 2014-02-10T03:30:00Z This might strike you as grotesque in its pettiness and solipsism, but that’s probably just because you’re damaged by Hollywood’s “broken leftist culture.” Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro blames Hollywood’s “broken leftist culture” for Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death 2014-02-03T22:22:00Z She had to go back to August 2013, when Christie exploded in a paroxysm of pettiness in an ongoing clash with state senate Democrats about his Supreme Court picks. No, really: It’s over for Christie in 2016 2014-01-10T15:29:00Z All kinds of slights … I just brush them off as just childish and pettiness. Christie “knew this was bull****” and “obviously there’s been a coverup,” N.J. ex-gov tells Salon 2014-01-10T13:30:00Z At the same time, some do manifest the pettiness, self-absorption and numbing arrogance that characterize the worst of some other sports. Good Guys on Tour 2013-08-05T04:00:00Z This kind of pettiness is still to be found in most offices today. Are there too many managers? 2013-07-29T08:01:31Z The Nixon who was despised by millions of strangers, and who aroused powerful ambivalence in close associates because of his nasty mood swings between grandiosity and pettiness, was not the Nixon I knew. Leonard Garment, Nixon Lawyer and Watergate Figure, Dies at 89 2013-07-15T21:00:21Z The memory was hazy and blurred with shame, and humiliation at the very pettiness of her discomfort. Joyce Carol Oates: “Mastiff.” 2013-06-24T04:00:00Z Good leaders inspire their teams, set standards and delegate action without resorting to pettiness, arrogance or bullying. Cultivate a Commanding Presence 2013-05-28T20:24:00Z "What we are looking at is security services which failed dramatically but basically out of incompetence and pettiness, not out of Nazi sympathies," he told the BBC. German neo-Nazi trial shrouded in intrigue 2013-05-06T00:58:12Z He was surprised, he says, to see how much Americans focused on Romney’s religion rather than his values, a pettiness he found disconcerting for a country that professes complete freedom of religion. After Mali Warred with Islamists, a Mormon Runs for President 2013-05-03T05:20:26Z To reconcile Woodward’s journalistic reputation with the weird pettiness of his current role, one has to grasp the distinction between his abilities as a reporter and his abilities as an analyst. White House and GOP trade verbal jabs as sequester deadline looms - live 2013-02-28T15:47:40Z Many fear that prideful past and the community it helped build will fall victim to Washington-style pettiness and irresponsibility. In Newport News shipyard, looming budget cuts create anxiety and anger 2013-02-26T02:18:46Z As so often in this septic isle, it's the pettiness of it all that's the tragedy. With this tax dodger list the Revenue shames only itself 2013-02-22T19:30:02Z Where the bitterness, the pettiness, can be genuinely shocking and where it can seem like everyone's paranoid but that certainly doesn't mean they're not out to get you. Real Mallorca sense hope in the most unlikely form: Gregorio Manzano 2013-02-11T16:14:34Z So I’m not sure this changes very much, except to offer a window into the pettiness that wait staffs in thousands of chains around the country must endure, and their limited recourse when it happens. Render Unto Applebee's That Which Is Applebee's 2013-02-02T03:37:52Z Poor reading, pettiness, cronyism – this is not what I’m hearing from sour grapes junior faculty, this is what I’m hearing from R01-funded faculty who sit on NIH review panels. Kate Clancy s Short Grant Rant: On Broken Promises 2013-01-27T21:45:00.250Z If there is any presidential moment that calls for consensus over politics, for civility over partisanship, for consequence over pettiness, it is this one. In inaugural address, an oath for everyone 2013-01-21T20:15:00Z And he didn’t keep his promises to end the pettiness and nastiness of Washington politics, to “set aside childish things,” as he put it in his inaugural. What Kind of Vision Will Obama Lay Out in Second Inaugural Address? 2013-01-21T11:05:23Z It follows, then, that the appearance of pettiness, vindictiveness and defensiveness are just as bad as the real thing. In CBS Vs. Dish Network, CNET's Credibility Is The Loser 2013-01-11T17:33:26Z And it makes the pettiness and obstinacy on display in the U.S. over these negotiations all the more unseemly. Stalemate Needs Two-Party Solution 2012-12-10T11:52:00Z Because above all possible pettiness, this is a place where stars are born and we are all in this together. A Mess Of Family Dynamics Alleged In Lawsuit Against Silicon Valley Entrepreneur And Color Founder Bill Nguyen 2012-11-20T19:45:01Z ‘RUN’ is the story of Campaign 2012, a visual journey through all of the patriotism, pageantry and pettiness that made up this election. Silicon Valley’s second-term wish list 2012-11-08T17:26:01Z This character extended past any potential professional pettiness. Durham 'was in human being hall of fame' 2012-11-06T02:23:00Z But the pettiness and bad faith which is ever more evident not only in the Georgia-Russia diplomatic relationship but in a whole host of others as well is actually quite dangerous. The Georgian Prison Scandal and the Sudden Transformation of International Diplomacy into Concern Trolling 2012-09-26T13:14:05Z He is “an extraordinary guy”, “an intellectual leader”, “a man of tremendous character”, “a shining exception” to the pettiness of Washington. Lexington: Proposing Vice-President Ryan 2012-08-16T15:04:04Z Is there bitterness in the halls, or pettiness about it? A Congressional Exit Interview 2012-06-21T10:00:02Z Our incessant feuds, wars, brutalities, our pettiness, have rotted our minds. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Well, to-day I would not, but then—well, I was full of pettiness, it seems to me now. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z There is no pettiness of spirit, no mutual bickerings, no absurd jealousies; one does not hear anything of the clash between the civil and military elements. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z At such a time the cares of life, which day by day rise one beyond another and prevent us dwelling over-much on the end, sink into pettiness, leaving us face to face with weightier issues. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z The health care measure exemplified the political pettiness and paralysis in Washington. Letter From Washington: Saying Goodbye to the Dysfunctional Senate 2012-03-18T16:00:38Z The temper and pettiness of yesterday were gone. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z His affectation is not comparable to Byron’s, nor his egotism to Wordsworth’s, but their very pettiness excites a sensation of the ludicrous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Of the unpleasant pettinesses which she saw among her associates, she was sure that he was free. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Meanwhile, the Republican primary race in January was dominated by a pettiness exceeded only by its vitriol. Letter From Washington: Obama Team Showing Signs of Hubris 2012-02-05T19:10:06Z Then, her claim being disregarded, she wrote to call my attention to the passing of the days and the miserable pettiness of the sum demanded, and to assure me of her consideration the most perfect. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z "She had not much patience with their follies and the pettiness of their desires." Queen Victoria As I Knew Her 2012-01-22T03:00:23.263Z I know no man on earth, least of all myself, dare think himself fit for you, or dare plead his own cause before you without feeling his own unworthiness and pettiness of soul beside you. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Soldiers might be supposed to be free from pettiness because they are men of action. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z It was not perfect, of course, but at least it was large in its boundaries, and above the usual feminine pettinesses; she felt a calm pride in that. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Of this pettiness the beautiful stranger soon showed her impatience. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z “I lost a day of work because of their pettiness.” Minor Offenses on N.Y. Subway Can Bring a Ticket, or Handcuffs 2012-01-07T03:08:25Z Oh, Ida," I cried, "how terribly you make me feel my own pettiness and egotism. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z I proceeded to fume inwardly as I walked away, but my irritation vanished the moment I rejoined Betty; somehow one could not cherish mere pettiness in her serene presence. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z So the removal was carried out in a spirit of pettiness which was criticised at the time, and seems incredible to posterity. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Sarrio earnestly desired to emancipate itself from the thraldom of pettiness and conventionality; it wished to break the bonds which had hitherto restrained it, and enter into full possession of its own conscience and rights. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z Again, the Gratarol-Gozzi episode, as we shall presently see, is almost humiliating in the pettiness of its details, and painful through its tragic termination. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z I know that this is a new pettiness, to consent to a wicked thing and then fear the dirt in which it floats! Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z But eventually some experience will reveal to them the pettiness of their estimate, and a readjustment of values is made. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z His scorn of all pettiness made him disdain jobbery, and even the subtler arts of parliamentary manipulation. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z There is no pettiness about it, and the 'phrasing' of castle, trees and sky shows the artist. English Book-Illustration of To-day Appreciations of the Work of Living English Illustrators With Lists of Their Books 2011-11-30T03:00:10.703Z The Court of the Khalifas, the Western Mecca, does not lie in lordly ruin like a fallen Colossus, but has sunk into mere pettiness. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Our generosity can be just as infectious as our pettiness. It's not you; it's the judgment economy. 2011-11-08T15:23:50Z Smallness, or rather, pettiness of character was entirely lacking in their general scheme of life; that remained in the big cities of the East. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z I have often seen greater pictures of human baseness, but never any that was more perfect; and I think it deserves, despite its pettiness, to be brought fully to light. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z There are plenty of such people these days, driven by frustration or boredom or pettiness to the refuge of the tribe. Op-Ed Columnist: The Beauty of Institutions 2011-10-25T03:04:38Z No one replied; each felt too keenly his own pettiness, in the light cast upon them by this woman's brave words. Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown 2011-10-25T02:00:25.713Z With elation he passed from the sordidness and the turmoil of the courtroom and daily pettiness of common political controversy to the championship of an all-mastering principle. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z Someone for whom everything is personal is capable of both extraordinary kindness and extraordinary pettiness. The Al Davis legacy: A ?love-hate? relationship with Raider Nation and the NFL 2011-10-10T20:24:10Z It drives out all the pettiness of character and all the narrowness of view. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z A tragic busy pettiness Has settled on them all, But one. Some Imagist Poets, 1916 An Annual Anthology 2011-09-20T02:00:14.543Z Here, then, is that something.—Why cannot this book be set apart exclusively for those lofty spirits who, like you, are preserved from worldly pettiness by solitude! The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z This grievance was like every other thing which becomes a personal matter—a cult narrowed down to pettiness, which alienates even its sympathisers by the selfishness of its aims. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Usually it’s inside drama, pettiness, girls being girls.” 2:30 a.m. on Fourth and K 2011-08-22T22:43:38Z Their point of view is wearisome and false: it leaves the bad taste that the report of divorce-court proceedings leaves—with that pettiness and familiarity, which is disgusting. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z It was your pettiness that at the last plunged you into the War. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 31, 1916 2011-08-09T02:00:23.527Z You ought to be above such pettiness after having been the wife of such an intelligent man. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z It was more that there was enough philosophical overlap between and Democrats that one side could steal a few votes from the other to cobble together legislation that seemed to transcend factional pieties and pettiness. US debt crisis: 'Only bourbon and bonhomie can save us now' 2011-07-30T23:07:32Z He had intended merely to retaliate through his official capacity, and now through these trivial pettinesses a deadly plot had been revealed. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z He was too great to be used by a small mind; pettiness is always full of fear and distrust and envy of powers which are not within its little scope of understanding. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The Roman's Character The pride of the Roman is his chief characteristic; it keeps him from some of the pettinesses of his neighbours and is occasionally the idol to which self-interest is sacrificed. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z To-morrow will atone for much of the pettiness of the past. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z Instead, the student leaders urge political leaders to put aside “pledges, partisanship and pettiness” to reach a deal that raises the debt ceiling and addresses the nation’s mounting debt. Student body presidents urge political leaders to reach compromise on debt debate ? even if that means cutting Pell grants 2011-07-21T20:09:00Z My venture has been more successful than I ever hoped; and I find myself able to abandon journalism, with all its pettinesses, cowardices, and selfishnesses, forever. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z In England he quickly felt the pettiness of the busy Court life, to which he could not accustom himself. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Because this belittlement through the method of approach is inevitable, it is all-important that the teacher should possess a supplemental dignity, replacing the oppressive sense of pettiness with stimulating intimations of high things in store. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z Work is the only remedy for pettiness of spirit, and active employment the only atmosphere for the nobler products of the soul. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z I learnt now of his pettiness, of the way in which he had defamed me; but let that pass. Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon 2011-07-07T02:00:30.453Z Maybe that's true; the man who gave us a White House enemies list was clearly not above pettiness. NASA's Final Shuttle: End of an Error? 2011-07-05T09:00:00Z Wise men were not pleased that a King could stoop to such pettiness. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z There is no touch of pettiness in her nature. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z The vulgarity, the pettiness of it, she would keep from him, divining how his aristocratic temperament would revolt at the thought that such arms had once held her as his now encircled her. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z "You are too clever to waste yourself upon such pettiness," he whispered. A Diplomatic Woman 2011-06-10T02:00:18.297Z All passion is hushed, all pettiness vanishes in the presence of the dread mystery. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z It raises him above the pettiness of things, and makes him see more clearly because he sees things at their proper value and in their right proportion. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z "I could never live in a shop; the close air, the confinement, the pettiness of it, would stifle me," said George, with a groan, putting aside for the moment his more forcible objections. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z It is with no affectation of fastidious superiority, but with a frank confession of conscious pettiness, that I say that this book will only appeal to a few. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z She knew Josie was of this type, only her affairs happened to be of a different sort, not larger, only different, pettinesses of dress and teas. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z The conduct of the archbishop against the poor fool is not the least item of the evidence which convicts him of a certain narrow-mindedness and pettiness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z I didn't like the idea of Nan's friend carrying on a doubtful love affair—But that's all pettiness. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z He took pitiless heed of the pettiness of his vanity; he detected pleasure that the man by the wayside should come, not for salvation, but to hear the powerful exhorter speak. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z She is unlike all others: there is a magnanimous, exaggerated strain in her composition, which exalts her above all pettiness. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z How I love a phrase that permits one to escape the pettiness of a personal detail by some grand and sweeping generality! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z If cold, she is just, and above the pettiness of disliking a woman because she may be counted more worthy of admiration than herself. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z Now that just seemed to plumb new depths of nonsense and crystallised the sheer pettiness and inability of our politicians here to interact in a constructive positive way with each other. Let's party 2011-02-24T07:10:56Z Anger is not for you, hatred is not for you, nor for you is pettiness, meanness or falsehood. Freedom Through Disobedience 2011-02-23T03:00:32.987Z Indignant at the pettiness of the German sovereign in duodecimo, he had established himself in Berlin, where his wife hoped to find a suitable stage for her social efforts. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z He was impressed by how Ichiro so openly confessed the fear and even pettiness he experienced as he approached that at-bat. Ichiro reveals himself in TV interview: Ordinary and extraordinary 2011-02-21T02:12:05Z He was altogether beyond the pettiness of the minor emotions; it was as though his entire being, for good or for evil, had been raised to another dimension or a higher power. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z I indeed have had to plow my way through all the pettiness and weariness of routine. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z Human companionship, at some times, and this is one of them, distracts by its pettiness. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z Israel responded with equal pettiness, staging a humiliation of Turkey’s ambassador to Israel. Turkey?s Rules 2011-01-21T02:25:53Z He has gone away to escape from the pretences and the hatefulness and the pettiness of people like you and me. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z He sharply decried the "politics and point-scoring and pettiness that drifts away with the next news cycle." Tucson shootings: Let us heal together, Obama says at memorial event 2011-01-13T16:22:00Z “Let’s make sure it’s not on the usual plane of politics and point scoring and pettiness that drifts away with the next news cycle.” Obama Calls for New Era of Civility in U.S. Politics 2011-01-13T02:49:25Z Why couldn't women put on gloves and knock some of the pettiness out of each other, the small spites and vanities and jealousies? Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z It is a far journey from a "hooting cairn" to the pettiness of the social struggle, even though the struggle was for a precedence which has passed out of fashion. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z Yet they loved those moments, which were everything in their lives; for, when they did not feel their pettiness too keenly, they spoke of books, music, painting and the big, important things of life. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z Steinbrenner: The Boss Unbound Even the most devotional hymns to , the Yankee’s principal owner, who died last week at age 80, aired the man’s sturm and his drang, his outbursts of pettiness and tyranny. Steinbrenner: The Boss Unbound 2010-07-17T19:43:00Z Good thing we're all too smart and enlightened in our corner of the world to descend into that type of pettiness, right? Seattle Mariners at Milwaukee Brewers: June 25, 2010 game thread 2010-06-26T01:12:00Z Joan could never quite make up her mind whether it was the pettiness of Society which makes the Mrs. Websters, or the Mrs. Websters who make the pettiness of Society. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z Now Olić is a very decent player, but this has the whiff of sheer pettiness, a tactic of which the Mill wholeheartedly approves. Football transfer rumours: Ivica Oli? to Manchester City 2010-04-09T07:48:00Z A significant amount of dirt is dished here — an astonishing amount, actually; this is a work of titanic pettiness — but it's all tossed at enemies of George W. Bush. Karl Rove Memoir 'Courage' Defends Bush Legacy, Iraq War 2010-03-11T16:40:00Z He clearly transcends provincial pettiness, and it probably didn’t hurt that he was the architect of the Canadian hockey team that won Olympic gold in 2002. 2010-02-13T15:02:00Z We yearn to know something more of the vanity and the pettiness, the fever and the longing, of those weary men and women, the memorial of whose lives has been trampled out. A Cursory History of Swearing He must leave it at once, or the veil which had until now hidden all this pettiness from his eyes would soon envelop him completely. A Divided Heart and Other Stories The horror of Drake's news would at least cure him forever of that pettiness. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Sir, when love cometh to such as you and she, there are few things in earth may thwart or stay such a love, 'tis a fire consumeth all obstacles and pettiness. Our Admirable Betty A Romance "Independent" expresses much of Dora Marsden's feeling, but that word has been of late dragged in a mire of pettiness and needs dry cleaning. Women as World Builders Studies in Modern Feminism Leaping from her chair she faced him, and with a vision still clearer than that which had showed him subtlety a month ago, he saw now her pettiness, her piteousness, her girlish violence and weakness. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece Munificence is the mean between pettiness and vulgar profusion, good temper between spiritlessness and irascibility, politeness between rudeness and obsequiousness, modesty between shamelessness and bashfulness, temperance between insensibility and intemperance. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy "No; I was thinking of the pettiness of youthful tragedies," said Michael. Sinister Street, vol. 2 I feel that your great mind resents such pettiness as an insult. On the Heights A Novel Hers was the strength that spurns all pettiness. A Top-Floor Idyl She could not risk even the appearance of pettiness. Thirty Had her lover been of a jealous disposition he would have disliked the southern girl who occupied so strong a place in Kathleen's affection, but he was devoid of pettiness. The Shadow Michael felt for a while enraged against the pettiness of outlook that even the admired Lonsdale displayed. Sinister Street, vol. 2 He sincerely loved his wife, but he was of an heroic, active temperament, and all that savored of pettiness, self-questioning or sentimentality, was utterly distasteful to him. On the Heights A Novel They can only squabble and bicker and show up their jealousy and pettiness. Years of Plenty My wider views of life are a rebuke to their pettiness; and it 's clear we do not suit each other. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Annoyed at their pettiness I removed the diamonds and flowers and all ornaments. Confessions of an Opera Singer How easily might a misunderstanding arise, how easily with such a character as hers, whom only the appearance of pettiness would suffice to arouse to scorn, hatred and defiance! Gertrude's Marriage But having remained, despite herself, in the citizen class, she retained and personified, to her latest hour, its rancor, pettiness, and wrath. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty But he couldn't do so because of morality, official morality with its peeping proctors and furtive pettiness. Years of Plenty Secondly, we occasionally come upon the censures of the faults and foibles of women--their proneness to scandal, to uncharitable judgments of their fellows, their pettiness, frivolity, and so forth. Greek Women In short, duke, you thought I would lend my hand to all these social pettinesses, these little vilenesses which you have just recounted with a candor that honors you. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Oh, what a world it is!—a world of infinite pettinesses. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. I've seen smallness and ambition before—pettiness and treachery, plenty of it. Derelict There is no superficiality or pettiness about these homely women with their deep chests and calm faces, peacefully occupying themselves with their sound, agreeable children. Artists Past and Present Random Studies Comes of living alone and making a success of it, I suppose, getting ahead of mere femininity and all the pettinesses of life. Ancestors A Novel |
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