Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is an exquisite act of condescension from Norwegians, a dog biscuit and a pat on the head to… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
“Then turn your eyes back on me, and tell me that Cathy and I are still children to be treated with condescension,… — V.C. Andrews Copy Share Image
Of all insults, the temporary condescension of a master to a slave is the most outrageous and galling. That potentate who most… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be; because he shows you, by… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Eucharistic worship is not so much worship of the inaccessible transcendence as worship of the divine condescension, and it is also the… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
We often hear that people mean well: that so many just don't how to interact with people with disabilities. They're unsure of… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
“I don't purchase people with money, or hiss like a snake to attract their attention, all i do is to rest on… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I thought I'd been condescended to as an Indian - that was nothing compared to the condescension for writing young adult literature. — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“...when we condescend, when we act consistently with a sense of the character of people in general which demeans them, we impoverish… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
the true art of the gods is the comic. The comic is a condescension of the divine to the world of man;… — Isak Dinesen Copy Share Image
What wonderful majesty! What stupendous condescension! O sublime humility! That the Lord of the whole universe, God and the Son of God,… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
The [Nobel] award [of Bob Dylan] is no affront to literature; it is an insult to pop music. It is a condescending… — David Bennun Copy Share Image
The revelation of His glory includes seeing One so high (transcendence) who went so low (condescension) to bring us so near (redemption)… — Mike Bickle Copy Share Image
“Of all the institutions in their lives, only the Catholic Church has seemed aware of the fact that my mother and father… — Richard Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Do you know of any more overwhelming and humbling expression for God's condescension and extravagance towards us human beings than that He… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
Perhaps there are somewhere in the infinite universe beings whose minds outrank our minds to the same extent as our minds surpass… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
We certainly would be happy for more help, but not at the price of condescension and arrogance. If the Europeans believe they… — Yoweri Museveni Copy Share Image
“Then turn your eyes back on me, and tell me that Cathy and I are still children to be treated with condescension,… — V.C. Andrews Copy Share Image
“He speaks in a way that leaves no room for argument, on the edge of condescension and caring. It's a trick all… — Natalie C. Parker Copy Share Image
Every empire suffers from hubris, arrogance and condescension, and therefore a moral blindness. That's true of the American empire, it was true… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
We must win the common people in every corner. This will be obtained chiefly by means of the schools, and by open,… — Adam Weishaupt Copy Share Image
“Do you imagine that the poisonous spittle of five hundred little men of your sort, hoisted on to each other's shoulders, could… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
“It is most remarkable that Lincoln, when he saw so much that was vulnerable in the leadership of the Church, did not… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
This does not mean that I fail to recognise that Lisp is still #1 for key algorithmic techniques such as recursion and… — Verity Stob Copy Share Image
There aren't many irritations to match the condescension which a woman metes out to a man who she believes has loved her… — Edward Hoagland Copy Share Image
“My friend is my friend, even if he wears rag, even if he wasn't born with a silver spoon, even if nobody… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I have always had the greatest respect for students. There is nothing I hate more than condescension—the attitude that they are inferior… — Mark Van Doren Copy Share Image
“The condescension was rooted in class. Those who fought for the hiring of black police occupied one stratum of black society; those… — James Forman Jr Copy Share Image
Tony Blair adopted the accent of the audience he was speaking to, which worked very well initially, but then voters began to… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
Take advantage of the gracious condescension of the elegant calf's kidney, multiply its metamorphoses: you can without giving it any offence, call… — Emmanuel des Essarts Copy Share Image
“... you saw how he was more than happy to serve Amarantha to remain unscathed.' ... Rhys let out a dark laugh.… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“The term condescension is used in two significantly different ways in contemporary discourse. It evokes negative emotions when it is used in… — Glenn R. Kreider Copy Share Image
Right now religion has the romantic aura of the forbidden - Christ is cool. We need to bring it into the schools,… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
As God adds his ‘Yes’ to your ‘Yes,’ as he confirms your will with his will, and as he allows you, and… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
When you are young, it's deeply annoying to be told that certain things are a condition of your youth. There's almost always… — Rumaan Alam Copy Share Image
Wallace's sales agent, back in London, heard mutterings from some naturalists that young Mr. Wallace ought to quit theorizing and stick to… — David Quammen Copy Share Image
There is almost a touch of condescension in the act of hiring friends that secretly afflicts them. The injury will come out… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
What he says, even on his knees, about his own sinfulness is all parrot talk. At bottom, he still believes he has… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
His great act of condescension in becoming man and His willingness to be completely humiliated in the death on the cross is… — John F Walvoord Copy Share Image
There are one or two elementary rules to be observed in the way of handling patients," he remarked, seating himself on the… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
![“The [Nobel] award [of Bob Dylan] is no affront to literature; it is an insult to pop music. It is a condescending ruffle of pop's hair while handing it a lollipop. An act of beaming condescension whose transparent message is: "This one guy, and just this one guy, he's so good, he transcends his…” quote by David Bennun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/david-bennun-25818_affront_the-nobel-award-of-bob-dylan-is-no-affro_1780840.jpg)
