Controversial Quotes

I'd be very controversial if I said why, and I don't do controversial anymore. That's too passé. So last year. Being controversial…

— M.I.A

Ninety-eight percent of the things that come out of my mouth are intended to be harmless or even charming. They're not ever…

— Megan Fox

For a lot of women, one of the hardest things about leadership is the desire to be liked by everyone. That's often…

— Sarah Weddington

The chief beneficiary of life insurance policies for young, single people is the life insurance agent.

— Wes Smith

If art is singular expression, then by nature, the best art is controversial. But when art stirs debate for reasons besides its…

— John Ridley

Here - at this final hour, Harlem has come to bid farewell to one of its brightest hopes - extinguished now, and…

— Ossie Davis

Those who misrepresent the normal experiences of life, who decry being controversial, who shun risk, are the enemies of the American way…

— Henry Wriston

I think if I'm controversial it's not because I set out to be. It's because I've never felt comfortable being part of…

— Tony Judt

I was very willing to take on controversial roles that people didn't really want to look at.

— Rosie Perez

I get called 'controversial' all the time.

— Michael Moore

I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.

— Ai Weiwei

“When you fear nothing, you have nothing to fear”

— S.F. Chandler

I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial.

— Jean O'Leary

Let's face it: pop music in its myriad permutations will always be sexually presumptuous, racially controversial and, frequently, politically charged.

— Dan Hill

I opened with Edward Kienholz's The Beanery, and that's such a controversial piece that I think that brought people right away. It…

— Virginia Dwan

If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more…

— Anonymous

Sometimes I feel fashion is not open-minded enough. We need to push the old crowd to believe in what I believe, in…

— Olivier Rousteing

I look upon statistics as the handmaid of medicine, but on that very account I hold that it befits medicine to treat…

— Karl Pearson

I've never tried to be controversial. The truth is controversial enough.

— Keith Green

My most famous drama in England is quite controversial. It's something called Men Only, and it's rather a shocking exploration of male…

— Peter Webber

Bike lanes are clearly controversial. And one of the problems with bike lanes - and I'm generally a supporter of bike lanes…

— Christine Quinn

I think controversy is not always a bad thing. Jesus was controversial. It's through controversy that people often wake up and smell…

— Kirk Cameron

On any given vote, on any given day, a smart senator who has taken a bold or controversial position can reach far…

— Jim Webb

Which is the other reason hip-hop is controversial: People don't bother trying to get it. The problem isn't in the rap or…

— Jay-Z

When The Simpsons came around, there really was nothing else like it on TV. It's hard to imagine, but when Fox first…

— Matt Groening