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title: "11 Pissing People Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Pissing People quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Pissing People sayings and thoughts."
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> [“It's not an effective protest if it's not pissing people off.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scalzi/it-s-not-an-effective-protest-if-it-s-not-pissing-people-off/)

[John Scalzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scalzi/)

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> [Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/being-responsible-sometimes-means-pissing-people-off/)

[Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/)

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> [Doing the right thing sometimes means pissing people off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/doing-the-right-thing-sometimes-means-pissing-people-off/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/595/anonymous-1_attitude_doing-the-right-thing-sometimes-means-pi_2221572.jpg)

> [Pissing people off should be a sport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka/pissing-people-off-should-be-a-sport/)

[Priyanka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/priyanka-9689_feelings_pissing-people-off-should-be-a-sport-337_33784.jpg)

> [If you are pissing people off, you know you are doing something right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lydon/if-you-are-pissing-people-off-you-know-you-are-doing-something-right/)

[John Lydon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lydon/)

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> [“Actually, I love pissing people off. Important people, rich people, dangerous people. I’m an equal-opportunity pisser-offer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/actually-i-love-pissing-people-off-important-people-rich-people/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [We like annoying people. It's a Manchester thing. It's a trait. We just like pissing people off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noel-gallagher/we-like-annoying-people-it-s-a-manchester-thing-it-s-a-trait-we-just/)

[Noel Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noel-gallagher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae1/noel-gallagher-2021_annoying_we-like-annoying-people-it-s-a-mancheste_802528.png)

> [Pissing people off doesn't mean you're doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/pissing-people-off-doesn-t-mean-you-re-doing-the-right-things-but/)

[Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/)

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> [Socrates was likewise right that pissing people off is how we first, and maybe best, go about the business of provoking thought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kingwell/socrates-was-likewise-right-that-pissing-people-off-is-how-we-first/)

[Mark Kingwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kingwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/mark-kingwell-25050_business_socrates-was-likewise-right-that-pissing_15215.png)

> [“I thought I was playing the game of pissing off people who hated me already and eating the consequences.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-black/i-thought-i-was-playing-the-game-of-pissing-off-people-who-hated-me/)

[Holly Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-black/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/holly-black-329_hated_i-thought-i-was-playing-the-game-of-piss_152028.png)

> [I have this habit of pissing people off without even trying, or hurting them I'm not really sure why it's just something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheyenne-delacruz/i-have-this-habit-of-pissing-people-off-without-even-trying-or/)

[Cheyenne DeLaCruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheyenne-delacruz/)

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