61 Complaining Quotes

61 Complaining Quotes

Why do some people always seem to be complaining. Let these complaining quotes give you ideas to help stop the complaints. Other words for complaining are whining, grumbling,bellyaching. No matter what you call it or how much dissatisfaction you feel when you complain it truly solves nothing.

  1. You can complain about the direction of your life all you want, but until you sit in the driver’s seat and begin to drive yourself, you aren’t going to get where you want to go!Les Brown
    Motivational Quotes
  2. We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them. William Arthur Ward
    Words of Encouragement
  3. I have a great distaste for people who always find something to complain about, because life is too short. If they took that same energy they use for complaining and finding fault, and instead put it toward something constructive, they could rebuild the world.Sandy Kaplan
    Quote of the Day
  4. If you hang around a bunch of negative people who only whinge about everything, your Hate will grow, and you will probably never create.Dan Norris, Create Or Hate
    Hate
  5. Don’t complain about it, pray about it! Thank GOD for what you have and let it go. Give it to GOD.Joanna C Smith, Sister Chronicles
    God
  6. The world already has enough complainers. Let’s spread light by practicing gratitude.Bridget A. Thomas, Every Day is a Gift
    Graduation
  7. Excuses are only for those people who are unwilling to find the solution, who find greater solace in the loudness of their complaints rather than in the action they are taking to implement the actions that carry them steadily forward to their achievement. Byron Pulsifer, My Excuse For My Excuse
    Excuses
  8. When we make mistakes in our lives we have two options. We can choose to recover from the situation and make amends to the persons we have harmed, or we can simply complain, and force blame onto other people for our own actions and choices. Meilena Hauslendale, Stop Complaining
    Recovery
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  10. Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving. Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People
    Character
  11. Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar. Confucius
    Inspirational Quotes
  12. Don’t be a cynic, and bewail and bemoan. Omit the negative propositions. Don’t waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good. Set down nothing that will help somebody. Ralph Waldo Emerson
    Encouraging
  13. There are two attitudes you can have when it comes to your birthday.
    1. be thankful you have lived another year. or,
    2. complain about being a year older.Catherine Pulsifer
    Birthday Quotes
  14. In a larger sense, if done correctly, complaining helps an organization improve itself. Good organizations are committed to the process of continual improvement, and need your feedback and that of others to continue to improve.Charles M. Dobbs, How to Complain [More] Effectively
    Commitment
  15. Never ever apologise for complaining! If your complaint is valid then you are owed something and the company should thank you for bringing it to their attention so that they can improve service for all customers. Helen Dewdney, How to Complain
    Customer Service
  16. There tends to be a lot of time wasted complaining in offices - time that could instead be devoted to productivity. Marlene Chism

  17. There tends to be a lot of time wasted complaining in offices – time that could instead be devoted to productivity. Marlene Chism, Stop Workplace Drama
    Work
  18. Few take time to complain to the organization that dissatisfied them. Some keep it to themselves and let the occurrence eat away at them, increasing their stress; and fewer of them complain effectively. Charles M. Dobbs, How to Complain [More] Effectively
    Stress
  19. Even though many of us, myself included, often complain that we can’t do anything about this – based on the nature of life today, technology, or our responsibilities, families, and jobs – most of us have more of a say over our schedules than we admit. Mike Robbins, Nothing Changes Until You Do
    Accountability
  20. During the day, your concerns, trials and tribulations can be born without complaining or involving everyone else in your own persona. After all, it is only for a day. Byron Pulsifer, Happiness Is A Choice
    New Day Quotes
  21. The key, and I would say the vital key, to overcome worry is to take action and you can’t take action if you sit around and mope about it or waste valuable time that could be dedicated to resolving whatever is bothering you. Byron Pulsifer, Stop Worrying
    Worry
  22. And whenever I’d complain or was upset about something in my own life, my mother had the same advice: “Darling, just change the channel. You are in control of the clicker. Don’t replay the bad, scary movie.” Arianna Huffington, Thrive
    Success
  23. When someone around you complains about his or her life, his or her job or about the things you do, pay attention even to the smallest detail. If changing something small about you will improve your relationship and it will make them feel better, then you can say that you just became a better person. Lucas Bailly, Self Improvement
    Quotes about Life
  24. Complaining - we all do it, but do we really need to? Catherine Pulsifer

  25. Complaining – we all do it, but do we really need to?
    Question
  26. I read somewhere that if you pray for rain. . . don’t complain about the mud! Hyacinth Mottley, Words of Wisdom
    Prayer
  27. Negativity and complaining are like a virus. It only takes a little bit of exposure before you are completely overtaken. Then, the more you feed it, the better the climate for the virus, and the worse your attitude becomes. Jessica Jones, Love What You Have
    Attitude
  28. We who complain so often are the same ones that have more than can only be imagined by millions of others. Catherine Pulsifer
    Thanksgiving or Thanksliving
  29. . . .the three things that stop people more than anything else does from achieving their goals: criticizing, complaining, and blaming. These are the three horsemen of failure. David DeNotaris
    Blame
  30. It is a rare person who, when his cup frequently runs over, can thank God instead of complaining about the limited size of his mug! Bob Russell
    Gratitude
  31. A complaint is usually not kept to oneself; instead it is told to another person or to groups of people, which therefore can lead to other complainers. A complaint can actually ‘seed’ itself into the thoughts of others. Meilena Hauslendale, Stop Complaining
    Inspirational Thoughts
  32. Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing. Thomas Jefferson
    Good Day
  33. Family life is a bit like a runny peach pie - not perfect but who's complaining  Robert Brault

  34. Family life is a bit like a runny peach pie – not perfect but who’s complaining? Robert Brault
    Family
  35. The world is full of people who complain, who look for the negative in life,and who are constantly pulling each other down. The world is full of people who think only of themselves and try to make the rest of the world as miserable as they are. Jessica Jones, Love What You Have
    Positive
  36. People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining. Stephen Hawking
    Anger
  37. But rejoicing isn’t something you can just force yourself to do. It doesn’t come naturally to us the way grumbling does. We let our disagreeableness be known to everyone with every sarcastic quip about how we never get any breaks. Collin Hansen
    Joy
  38. I was born into a family of complainers. It was part of our dialogue, our humor and our way of relating to one another. When there was nothing to talk about and we were trying to avoid confrontation, complaining kept us from being too transparent and vulnerable, while still fooling us into thinking that we were actually sharing our hearts and pleading for a little empathy from the other person. Ronnie Martin, Stop Your Complaining
    Empathy
  39. After all, every complaint represents an opportunity to turn something negative into a positive. We can use customer complaints to improve our service. Jon Gordon, The No Complaining Rule
    Opportunity
  40. Some people seem to go through life standing at the complaint counter. Fred Propp Jr.
    Funny Quotes about Life
  41. Do not listen to those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious. Og Mandino
    Famous Quotes
  42. I had no shoes and complained, until I met a man who had no feet. Indian Proverb
    Proverbs
  43. If you don't like something change it. Don't complain because you don't have. Enjoy what you've got.  H. Stanley Judd

  44. If you don’t like something change it. Don’t complain because you don’t have. Enjoy what you’ve got. H. Stanley Judd
    Change
  45. Then suddenly out of the blue, one day it occurred to me that the most successful people I knew never complained or even spoke about how busy they were. More than that, they never even seemed to let on to anyone about everything they had going on in their lives. Rory Vaden, Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time
    Successful
  46. So, before you complain about your coworkers giving you the blues, look at yourself. Make sure you’re a joy to be around and not the one actually causing the problem. Kala Stevenson, Monday Mornings
    Monday Quotes
  47. Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don’t go well. Jim Rohn
    Apology
  48. Now, 10 years later, the person who talked and complained is still talking and complaining and still remains in the same position. The person who took the initiative and found solutions has been promoted several times. Catherine Pulsifer, How Valuable Are You
    Take Action
  49. If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it. Anthony J. D’Angelo
    Time
  50. When you consistently maintain a positive frame of mind, you’ll become known as a problem-solver rather than a complainer. People avoid complainers. They seek out problem-solvers. Joseph Sommerville, PhD, from The 5 Keys to Interpersonal Success
    Positive Thinking
  51. When a person finds themselves predisposed to complaining about how little they are regarded by others, let them reflect how little they have contributed to the happiness of others. Author Unknown
    Happiness
  52. When any fit of gloominess, or perversion of mind, lays hold upon you, make it a rule not to publish it by complaints. Samuel Johnson
    Positive Attitude
  53. You can overcome anything if you don't bellyache. Bernard M. Baruch

  54. You can overcome anything if you don’t bellyache. Bernard M. Baruch
    Funny Quotes
  55. It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare. Edmund Burke
    Mistake
  56. When was the last time you ever heard a man complaining about the toilet seat being left down so he had to raise it to use the bathroom? Exactly. Doesn’t it make sense that if the men are to put the seat down for the women – then the women should put the seat up for the men? Annie Keys, The Grandma Chronicles
    Humor
  57. Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free. Author Unknown
    Thanksgiving
  58. DO LESS COMPLAINING, and pay more attention to giving. Author Unknown, from Do Less
    Giving
  59. Complaining is a total waste of time! It does no good to complain. Complaining doesn’t resolve anything. Jane Trumbull, Complaining isn’t a Solution!
    Good
  60. People who never achieve happiness are the ones who complain whenever they’re awake, and whenever they’re asleep, they are thinking about what to complain about tomorrow. Adam Zimbler
    Happy
  61. Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford Quotes

  62. Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
    Cute Quotes
  63. When I hear people complaining about their day, I always remind them that there are many people who would love to have this day and they are now in the cemetery. We never know when our last day is, so we should live every day to the fullest. Catherine Pulsifer, Og Mandino Wisdom
    Live Life
  64. Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first.”
    Mark Twain
    Cute Life Quotes
  65. Whine and complain about everything in your life. Loudly. At every given opportunity. This will assure that you never get anything better,because we tend to get what we focus on.Jack Killian, How NOT to Manifest Anything!
    Focus
  66. When you constantly complain about things, you rob yourself. You take away the ability to see things in a more objective manner. You close out all the possible solutions.Keith Evans, Positive Thinking
    Possibilities
  67. Happiness comes when we stop complaining about the troubles we have and say thanks to GOD for the troubles we DON’T have.Author Unknown
    Trouble
  68. Rather than complain, and despair, . . . put aside our egos and embrace the reality of life and ageing, and squeeze out the most of it, to get a fulfilling happy life. Sasha Hanir, A Quick Guide to Old Age
    Age

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