Affront Quotes

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He's never quite got the trick of conversation, tending to hear in dissenting views, however mild, a kind of affront, an invitation to mortal combat. — Ian Mcewan
A path is only a path, and there is no affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart… — Carlos Castaneda
I have always hated flying. The idea of it is an affront to nature. People are meant to stay on the ground. — Lisa Kleypas
...a habit that had become one of those necessary things for the night... surely a body-friendly if not familiar-lying next to you. Someone whose touch… — Toni Morrison
Despite my best efforts, I'm not quite perfect. Let's just say I'm like one of those Hopi blankets where they leave a tiny flaw so… — Jen Lancaster
Elizabeth, having rather expected to affront him, was amazed at his gallantry; and Darcy had never been so bewitched by any woman as he was… — Seth Grahame-Smith
We lose everything because everything remains except us. And therefore any form of posterity may be an affront, and perhaps any memory, as well. — Javier MarÃas
Right, then, mate, terribly sorry for my unspeakable rudeness, and I do beg your pardon. I can only say that it was caused by my… — Jeaniene Frost
A government run by billionaires for billionaires is an affront to freedom, morality, and humanity. — Michael Moore
A lie is an affront to the soul, as well as an insult to the intelligence of the person to whom one lies. — Judith McNaught
House-training, I must tell you, is a formality that can elude young dachshunds for some time; this is particularly true in climates that affront their… — Mary Doria Russell
Waking up was a daily cruelty, an affront, and she avoided it by not sleeping. — Gregory Maguire
As long as you set yourself up as a little god to which you must be loyal there will be those who will delight to… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living. Vegetarians are the… — Anthony Bourdain
Any path is only a path, and there is no affront to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart… — Carlos Castaneda
Astrology is an aesthetic affront. It cheapens astronomy, like using Beethoven for commercial jingles. — Richard Dawkins
I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would affront your intelligence. — William F. Buckley, Jr.
Words without deeds is an affront to the principle that guides our Nation and makes a mockery of the values we as public servants claim… — Jon Corzine
To give up even before youve tried is actually arrogancean affront to the wondrous power of life within you and disrespectful to yourself. — Senora Roy

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