Backlash Quotes · Page 3

Horror stories give us a way of exhausting our emotions around social issues, like a woman's right to an abortion, which I…

— Chuck Palahniuk

Both men and women react negatively when women negotiate on their own behalf. A man can just negotiate: "I have a better…

— Sheryl Sandberg

There is a sort of backlash of people who feel like you're not representing them accurately, and you want to say as…

— Lena Dunham

America is especially sensitive to war weariness, and nothing brings backlash like the perception of defeat. I say “perception” because America is…

— Max Brooks

When I look at my daughter, who's 24, she is much more confident than I ever was and her expectations are higher.…

— Frances O'Grady

In my humble opinion, preserving racial purity isn't a worthwhile goal. You should be able to date whomever, whenever, wherever without the…

— Candace Kita

The fact that women have been moving forward, that a woman was running for president, that we had a black president -…

— Eve Ensler

I think it's important to understand that North Carolina has been ground zero for conservative backlash.

— Eddie Glaude

I feel like I'm worried about my later years in life because I feel like I'm using up so much good karma…

— Ed Helms

the central argument of the backlash - that women's equality is responsible for women's unhappiness.

— Susan Faludi

I've been blessed, because the type I started in was competition based. It was about being witty and smart and innovative and…

— Eva Marcille

There's always a backlash in everything that you do, but it's not going to stop or change anything. And it's not only…

— Jennifer Lawrence

I think we all have room to grow. I think every Christian really does need to take up their cross in a…

— LeCrae

I'M SYMPATHETIC, because I wasn't there so I don't know exactly what happened. Maybe Darren Wilson acted within his rights and duty…

— Benjamin Watson

So we're living by that sword, and we're going to cut every now and then from it's backlash.

— Vince McMahon

I think it's worrisome that Barack Obama actually contributed to the bifurcation of our society. I don't think that he made nearly…

— Mona Charen

We shouldn't just consider the desire of government to do what it wants to do. We should always consider the resistance of…

— Shirin Ebadi

Social scientists could supply plenty of research to show that one member of the family, at least, is happier and more well…

— Susan Faludi

Women have become stronger, and there's a backlash. Men have become terribly possessive. I find it much easier to get on with…

— Yoko Ono

Severe opposition is a measure of success (because) one inevitable result of winning a majority change in consciousness is a backlash from…

— Gloria Steinem

When you're out there talking about your faith and what you believe in, you'll face some backlash. But mostly, I've received support.

— Scotty McCreery

I've been fighting for nine years and in the beginning there was a lot of backlash and non-supporters of women fighters. We…

— Miesha Tate

Everything I say, I expect backlash from it.

— Donovan McNabb

There's always a backlash when you challenge people's convictions and their heroes.

— Pink

The backlash to [Sarah] Palin`s comments was swift, with veterans and veterans` groups criticizing the apparent politicization of post-traumatic stress disorder.

— Chris Hayes