A little less complaint and whining and a little more dogged work and manly striving would do us more credit than a thousand civil rights bills.

To make democracy work we must be a notion of participants not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.

Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes ' he said his voice rising as applause and cheers mounted. 'Shake it off. Stop complainin'. Stop grumblin'. Stop cryin'. We are going to press on. We have work to do.

Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.

A lesser complaint: hair extensions. There are moments on 'All My Children' when half the women actors young and old seem to be afflicted by android Barbie creep. All those thick swatches of lifeless strands clustering lankly round ladies' necks! Like orange tanning spray this is a fashion fad that should be put out of its misery.

I noticed in the past a lot of guys who like strong women they really freak out if you're not strong 24/7. Or they complain about you being strong then the moment you're not strong they're like 'Oh no no no.'

Women complain about PMS but I think of it as the only time of the month when I can be myself.

People always complain 'you never invited me to your wedding' but I prefer casual weddings.

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.

Realize that if you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it.