Censor Quotes

117 quotes by 96 authors

If I'm a cruel satirist at least I'm not a hyprocrite: I never judge what other people do. Neither a politician nor a priest, I… — Federico Fellini
Words alone can rarely justify censorship. If we censor words themselves without looking at the context, we could shut down much of the entertainment industry. — Witold Walczak
A man has a choice. I chose the impossible. I built a city where the artist would not fear the censor, where the great would… — Andrew Ryan
Lacking its own ingenuity, the parasite fears the visionary. What it cannot plagiarize, it seeks to censor. What it cannot regulate, it seeks to ban. — Andrew Ryan
Censors will try to censor a little bit more each year (because, like editors and other officious people, censors don't feel they are getting anywhere… — Wilfrid Sheed
I do have a self-censor; everybody does, or at least most who are not pathological do. — Al Franken
I can't censor myself; it's really important for me to say how I feel. — Grimes
Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other. — Thomas Jefferson
A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there. — Spike Lee
Once you permit those who are convinced of their own superior rightness to censor and silence and suppress those who hold contrary opinions, just at… — Archibald MacLeish
A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to. — Laurence J. Peter
I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself. — Tim Robbins
Sometimes great, banned works defy the censor's description and impose themselves on the world - 'Ulysses,' 'Lolita,' the 'Arabian Nights.' — Salman Rushdie
Self-censorship is a lie to yourself; if you are going to be trying to seriously create art, to create literary art, and you decide to… — Salman Rushdie
We live in a frightened time, and people self-censor all the time and are afraid of going into some subjects because they are worried about… — Salman Rushdie
The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper. You must not edit until you get it all on… — Stephen Sondheim
The censor's sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression. — Earl Warren
Sometimes you have to censor books. When I read 'Peter Rabbit,' I skip the part about Peter's father ending up in one of Mrs. McGregor's… — Regina Brett
The censor boards are mere redundant forces conspiring to keep the 'bold' films out of reach of the audience. — Anurag Kashyap
Libraries should be open to all - except the censor. — John F. Kennedy

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