Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Let man live at a distance from God, and the universe remains neutral or hostile to him. But let man believe in God, and immediately all around him the elements, even the irksome, of the inevitable organize themselves into a friendly whole, ordered to the ultimate success of life.

French Philosopher

Ray Tomlinson

I still like complete sentences that are grammatically correct without spelling errors. I don't always achieve this, and it is irksome to read a message I have sent and discover errors. I know I often leave out words in e-mail, not by choice, but because of the way my brain works.

American Scientist

Vera Farmiga

Editing yourself is like an irksome coin toss. You've got to strip yourself of super ego and operate from the id. Maybe I've got my Freud mixed up. It's just hard to trade a beauty shot for the performance with truth and a brightly lit zit.

American Actress

John Torode

I think a robot butler would be a great idea for certain things. But the idea of anybody coming into my bedroom and doing stuff for me, besides my wife and I - such as giving you tea in the morning - I just find a bit irksome.

Australian Chef

Herta Muller

I find any kind of 'organizing' very difficult. And that has irksome consequences when it comes to books, since I've often wound up buying books twice because I couldn't find what I already have in all my mess.

German Novelist

Howard Jacobson

The obligation to remember is inscribed on every Holocaust memorial, but even the words 'Never Forget' become irksome eventually.

British Novelist

Edward Carpenter

With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome.

English Activist

Jim Harrison

Sometimes literary critics review the book they wanted you to write, not the book you wrote, and that's very irksome.

American Writer

William Shatner

It's irksome to read about someone I don't recognize. It frightens me.

Canadian Actor

Ovid

Let what is irksome become habitual, no more will it trouble you.

Roman Poet

Irksome describes a personal feeling of annoyance, not a universal truth.

Subjective Reaction

Use 'irksome' for small irritations, not for serious problems.

Mild Annoyance

Irksome can imply that something causes a lasting feeling of annoyance.

Emotional Effect

 and you'd be done with that irksome, planet-saving task for the day. Well, that's not so much the case. Agricultural and industrial patterns of water use need serious attention. How do our societies value water? Distribute it? Subsidize its use in agriculture?