Banned Quotes

143 quotes by 132 authors

Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and she will not… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
Swallows have disappeared, bees are dying out because of pesticides that should have been banned long ago - it's a scandal. — Brigitte Bardot
My father was a minister and so rock music was banned in our house. — Tori Amos
[Smoking is] a dirty habit that should be banned from America by the Government, instead of moderate alcoholic drinking. — Auguste Piccard
I, like almost all chemists I know, was also attracted by the smells and bangs that endowed chemistry with that slight but charismatic element of… — Harry Kroto
Although my book is banned I am still allowed to go to China and travel. There is no longer the kind of control that Mao… — Jung Chang
Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always… — Alfred Whitney Griswold
I've not given up hope the belly-putter will be banned. The R and A and the USGA are looking at it right now. — Ernie Els
Killing for pleasure is wrong and should be banned. Fox hunting, stag hunting and hare coursing are moral issues. It is time that we stood… — Lyndon Harrison, Baron Harrison
The noble Lord, Lord Harrison, said, 'Fox hunting is cruel and I therefore want it banned.' He went on to discuss the option of controlling… — David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke
If I could have banned them all...I would have! — Dianne Feinstein
What good does it do to ban some guns. All guns should be banned. — Howard Metzenbaum
Dollars damn me; and the malicious Devil is forever grinning in upon me, holding the door ajar. ... What I feel most moved to write,… — Herman Melville
One of the curious things about censorship is that no one seems to want it for himself. We want censorship to protect someone else; the… — Edgar Dale
I didn't play video games because my parents didn't allow it. That was banned from my childhood experience. — Kristin Kreuk
The public takes little notice of those who want to abolish abortion. They are dismissed as extremists. If I were to argue that all abortions… — Nadine Dorries
Football, basketball, and the Olympic sports all have their problems with banned substances. — Jim Sensenbrenner
My religious upbringing was comically strict â€” even the Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner was banned. In our house, no one was allowed to refer to… — Katy Perry
I'm banned from Middlebrook elementary for telling dirty jokes to the janitor. The janitor! He cleans up dirt for a living. — Thom Yorke
You know I've had work banned. — Kathy Acker

Who Wrote These Banned Quotes

132 authors contributed a total of 143 Banned Quotes, led by these top contributors: