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title: "1 Abuse Online Quotes By David Baddiel"
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> [I think it is quite hard to be as angry and abusive face to face as it is online. But my fear is that as we get more and more normalised to abuse online, it will start spreading away from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/i-think-it-is-quite-hard-to-be-as-angry-and-abusive-face-to-face-as/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

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## More by David Baddiel

> [It was definitely a challenging upbringing. My parents were by no means perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/it-was-definitely-a-challenging-upbringing-my-parents-were-by-no/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

> [We're not designed to know hundreds of people - we're designed to know four people in our village. So the only way we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/we-re-not-designed-to-know-hundreds-of-people-we-re-designed-to-know/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

> [Now 'South Park' - they are interested in blasphemy. They're interested in creating offence for its own sake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/now-south-park-they-are-interested-in-blasphemy-they-re-interested-in/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

> [I have an issue with classical music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/i-have-an-issue-with-classical-music/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

> [When I retweet a troll, I'm not thinking of the troll, I'm thinking of the audience: how can I make them laugh with me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/when-i-retweet-a-troll-i-m-not-thinking-of-the-troll-i-m-thinking-of/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

> [Fame is a silly thing that makes your life absurd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/fame-is-a-silly-thing-that-makes-your-life-absurd/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

> [For a long time, I used to think that I had a man's brain that I thought more like a man than a woman.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/for-a-long-time-i-used-to-think-that-i-had-a-man-s-brain-that-i/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

> [All of my children's books are attempts to tap into what I believe to be children's, and to some extent human beings', fantasies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/all-of-my-children-s-books-are-attempts-to-tap-into-what-i-believe-to/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

> [I had probably never met a non-Jew until the age of 12.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/i-had-probably-never-met-a-non-jew-until-the-age-of-12/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

> [I'm not saying Jews should only play Jews... I personally think actors should be allowed to act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/i-m-not-saying-jews-should-only-play-jews-i-personally-think-actors/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

> [My theory as to why I first became a comedian is that my mother was always keenest on my younger brother, Dan. It doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/my-theory-as-to-why-i-first-became-a-comedian-is-that-my-mother-was/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

> [Most people who know me well say I am almost autistically myself. I like to never change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/most-people-who-know-me-well-say-i-am-almost-autistically-myself-i/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

> [Unfortunately, we no longer live in a culture where what is spoken about and what truths are told and what lies are told are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/unfortunately-we-no-longer-live-in-a-culture-where-what-is-spoken/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

> [An academic is what I would have been if I hadn't been successful as a comedian. I've never had a proper job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/an-academic-is-what-i-would-have-been-if-i-hadn-t-been-successful-as/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

> [There are no gatekeepers in children's literature. There are children who like what you write because it's funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/there-are-no-gatekeepers-in-children-s-literature-there-are-children/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

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