Correctness Quotes

130 quotes by 120 authors

Sufficiently advanced political correctness is indistinguishable from sarcasm. — Erik Naggum
The investigation of mathematical truths accustoms the mind to method and correctness in reasoning, and is an employment peculiarly worthy of rational beings. — George Washington
I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed out by the Stalinism of political correctness. — Joe Eszterhas
To play with correctness and skill the ends of games, is an important but a very rare accomplishment, expect among the magnates of the game. — Howard Staunton
Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth. — Jesse Jackson
This lie of political correctness is bringing this country down. You just want to break through it all. — Jon Voight
Liberals are not about choice; they are about imposition. The way they live, the way they believe, must be imposed on people, otherwise they won't… — Rush Limbaugh
What then, is correctness of speech but the maintenance of the practice of others, as established by the authority of ancient speakers? But the weaker… — Saint Augustine
The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does. — Natalie Goldberg
Acquisition of skills requires a regular environment, an adequate opportunity to practice, and rapid and unequivocal feedback about the correctness of thoughts and actions. — Daniel Kahneman
The object of fiction isn't grammatical correctness but to make the reader welcome and then tell a story.... Writing is seduction. Good talk is part… — Stephen King
A word is used "correctly" when the average hearer will be affected by it in the way intended. This is a psychological, not a literary,… — Bertrand Russell
Whenever convictions are not arrived at by direct contact with the world and the objects themselves, but indirectly through a critique of the opinions of… — Max Scheler
The darling mispronunciations of childhood! - dear me, there's no music that can touch it; and how one grieves when it wastes away and dissolves… — Mark Twain
Political correctness is the the inability to state certain truths because they may offend certain people — Dennis Prager
It's this upside-down world that we live in where we afford political correctness to the most intolerant group of individuals on the planet. — Vince Flynn
Political correctness kills discussion. — Lars von Trier
[On political correctness:] Any intended message mattered less than the received message, and every received message could be interpreted in whatever way the receiver wanted. — Chuck Klosterman
My friendships and relationships in the conservative world are not predicated on political correctness and enforced conformity of thought. They are based, instead, on mutual… — Tammy Bruce
Language does not always have to wear a tie and lace-up shoes. The object of fiction isn't grammatical correctness but to make the reader welcome… — Stephen King

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