Bluntly Quotes

43 Bluntly quotes by 40 unique authors

By all means write new songs. Each generation must do that. But to neglect the church's original hymnbook is, to put it bluntly, crazy — N. T. Wright
I spoke bluntly about what I had seen in a little over a year as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.… — Preet Bharara
Mr. President, putting it bluntly, wouldn't we just be continuing a bloodbath that already exists in Cambodia if we voted the 222 million in aid? — Gerald R. Ford
How frightful a thing it is for the preacher when he becomes accustomed to his work, when his sense of wonder departs, when he gets… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
I never think that anything I'm writing is bluntly political in any way. I'm not going for commentary. — Barbara Kingsolver
To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to… — Fran Lebowitz
To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation. But I'm working on the foundation. — Marilyn Monroe
You could say sorry," suggested Harry bluntly. "What, and get attacked by another flock of canaries?" muttered Ron. "What did you have to imitate her… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Market moralities and mentalities-- fueled by economic imperatives to make a profit at nearly any cost-- yield unprecedented levels of loneliness, isolation, and sadness. And… — Cornel West
In other words: It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not. Or, more bluntly: Wherever I… — Paul Auster
There are gentle souls who would pronounce Lolita meaningless because it does not teach them anything. I am neither a reader nor a writer of… — Vladimir Nabokov
As a species, we have evolved to survive. And the way we do it is by straining and straining and, at last, every few generaitons,… — Orson Scott Card
What had happened was this. When still young, I had gotten the idea from somewhere that I might be able to write... Maybe the deadly… — Paul Di Filippo
We know, for instance, that there is a direct, inverse relationship between frequency of family meals and social problems. Bluntly stated, members of families who… — Anthony Bourdain
And I stop listening to me, because to put it bluntly, I tire me. — Markus Zusak
God is the only being who is good, and the standards are set by Him. Because God hates sin, He has to punish those guilty… — Francis Chan
God. Twice I speak it. I say His name in a futile attempt to understand. "But it's not your job to understand." That's me who… — Markus Zusak
To put it bluntly but fairly, anyone today who doubts that the variety of life on this planet was produced by a process of evolution… — Daniel Dennett
The best way to measure the loss of intellectual sophistication - this "nerdification," to put it bluntly - is in the growing disappearance of sarcasm,… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
To put it bluntly, American political opportunities are heavily loaded against those who are simultaneously intelligent and honest. — Richard Dawkins

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