In an article on Bunyan lately published in the "Contemporary Review" - the only article on the subject worth reading on the… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
He has such a patronizing tone and manner, and such a sarcastic sense of humor. I found him rather brutal, a kind… — Jeremy Northam Copy Share Image
About California... "I thought it was an appalling place. Then I went through a period of being amused by it. Now it's… — Alex Kingston Copy Share Image
Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you.… — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
The countries the most famous and the most respected of antiquity are those which distinguished themselves by promoting and patronizing science, and… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
When someone like Kurt Cobain or Jack White comes out, they didn't go, "He sounds just like Muddy Waters," did they? They… — Shingai Shoniwa Copy Share Image
Well, this week's peeve might be... when art writers talk about an artist's 'efforts,' meaning their work. It always sounds patronizing to… — James Nares Copy Share Image
“I don’t give a rat’s ass what you think, David! I’m tired of you bullying me, putting me down, patronizing me, treating… — Jane Harvey-Berrick Copy Share Image
I used LiveJournal frequently, almost daily, since ~age 13 until ~18. I kept a personal diary there. I also participated in various… — Marie Calloway Copy Share Image
What irritated her most was that they kept brushing off her arguments with patronizing smiles, making her feel like a teenager being… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Today, Dr. Cruz reached a new low. Apparently, my ‘yes’ and ‘no´ answers had pushed her over the edge, because she resorted… — Rachel Jonas Copy Share Image
Patronizing the Arts is a brilliantly nuanced assessment of why universities must become art patrons. Learning from the twentieth-century university's embrace of… — Peggy Phelan Copy Share Image
Rupert Murdoch gave up his Australian citizenship in order to buy television stations in the United States, which is symptomatic of the… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
Republicans should save the clip of Jonathan Gruber and run it over and over again in the run-up to the 2016 election.… — Cal Thomas Copy Share Image
It so happened that Lucy, who found daily life rather chaotic, entered a more solid world when she opened the piano. She… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
How old are you?” she asked. My answer was automatic and ingrained. “Seventeen.” “And how long have you been seventeen?” I tried… — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
I also get fed up with the fact that casting agents and directors have this impression of me as being frail and… — Helena Bonham Carter Copy Share Image
Your humble critic confesses that he has been wrestling with 'weight issues' since leaving college lo these, uh, several years ago, so… — Tom Shales Copy Share Image
About California... "I thought it was an appalling place. Then I went through a period of being amused by it. Now it's… — Alex Kingston Copy Share Image
It's a sort of patronizing idea that literature for children has to feature role models of exemplary behavior. I think not only… — Mac Barnett Copy Share Image
Blacks who have not succumbed to the victim culture have been, are and will be doing quite well - all on their… — Tammy Bruce Copy Share Image
Attacking the indecency of life in much of the Southern Hemisphere is no longer a matter of grace, of charity, of patronizing… — Anthony Lewis Copy Share Image
Accomplishment is such a patronizing, dangerous word, isn't it? I haven't really accomplished anything. The most accomplished thing I've done is to… — Patrick Macnee Copy Share Image
“He has that air, the patronizing one a lot of men have, as if she is a bit of a fool. Not… — Cass Green Copy Share Image
I think that Hollywood is content with condescending to Black people, patronizing them, feeling sorry for us, and I think we're happy… — Harry Lennix Copy Share Image
Zoology, eh? That's a big word, isn't it." "No, actually it isn't," said Tiffany. "Patronizing is a big word. Zoology is really… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
There were dreams once upon a time, dreams now all but forgotten. On sad days I dust them off and fondle them… — Glen Cook Copy Share Image
“Nothing patronizing, nothing sexist--just a slightly outdated politeness, and the general regard it might suggest.” — Nickolas Butler Copy Share Image
Being a gal, people can be a bit patronizing. 'Oh, look at you using the computer.' They would never say that to… — FKA twigs Copy Share Image
No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence or whose attitude is patronizing. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think one of the greatest losses to humanity was the domination of women. I think every religious system has found ways… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
Religion poses a danger of creating division or intolerance between groups of people. However, the gospel of Jesus lead us to three… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
But really it’s condescending and patronizing not to make fun of someone because they’re old or stupid or crippled or morbidly obese.… — Paul Neilan Copy Share Image
But to manipulate men, to propel them toward goals which you-the social reformers-see, but they may not, is to deny their human… — Isaiah Berlin Copy Share Image
It is not a question of patronizing philanthropy towards disabled people. They do not need the patronage of the non-disabled. It is… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“But my point, Mattie—if I have a point, Mattie—is this: kind of try to live up to the best that’s in you.… — JD Salinger Copy Share Image