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A busybody, meddler, nosey parker, or marplot is someone who meddles in the affairs of others. An early study of the type was made by the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus in his typology, Characters , "In the proffered services of the busybody there is much of the affectation of kind-heartedness, and little efficient aid."
Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...
Nosey Barbon, a character in the 1958 British film The Horse's Mouth; Nosey, original name of Snitch, a character in The Numskulls comic strip; Mr. Nosey, the protagonist and title of the fourth book in the Mr. Men children's series, by Roger Hargreaves; Nosey, a TV series on children's programming block Milkshake! from 1997 to 2002
In the 1930 John Dos Passos novel The 42nd Parallel, the quotation was attributed to Mark Twain.. In Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4 episode 13 ("Devil's Due"), Captain Jean-Luc Picard mentions "There's a sucker born every minute" as he explores the possibility of a con artist at work, and Lieutenant Commander Data attributes the phrase to P. T. Barnum.
31. "Handling toxic people is not an art, they will be the victim of their own toxicity." – P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar 32. "I have found the best way to deal with a toxic person is to not respond in ...
Quotes from famous people with depression “I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realize is that you’re not alone.” — Dwayne Johnson
Slight in build, his large nose led to his being known by many people as "Nosy Kelly." At 18, Kelly enlisted in the British Army but was dishonourably discharged in 1951 for going AWOL. [1] He moved back and forth between Dublin and London for a number of years before settling in London permanently in about 1960. There he married, had a number ...
When fictional television anchor Howard Beale leaned out of the window, chanting, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" in the 1976 movie 'Network,' he struck a chord with ...