Demeaning Quotes

40 quotes by 40 authors

Malcolm X found the language that communicated across the board, from college professor to floor sweeper, all at the same time, without demeaning the intellect… — John Henrik Clarke
Discipline and demand without being demeaning. — Don Meyer
Jesus evidently hates it when we tear into our brothers or sisters with demeaning words, words that fail to honor the people around us as… — Francis Chan
We have allowed our youths to buy into a culture (hip hop) that has been perverted, corrupted and overtaken by prison culture. The music, attitude… — Jason Whitlock
Each test pilot I know considers him, or herself, now that there are women, to be the very best. It's very demeaning to step down… — Wally Schirra
I am going to sit there and watch Michael Phelps break my record anonymously? That's almost demeaning to me. It is not almost - it… — Mark Spitz
Though this world has a way of diminishing and demeaning men and women, the reality is we are all of royal, divine lineage. In that… — M. Russell Ballard
There has to be so many other ways of approaching airline security than demeaning ourselves by giving up a lot of our dignities and our… — Quico Canseco
There are a lot of movies out there that I would hate to be paid to do, some real demeaning, real woman-denigrating stuff. It is… — Beah Richards
I don't like the term 'black people', I find it demeaning to those of us that actually qualify as 'people'. — Zach Braff
Today, when so much seems to conspire to reduce life and feeling to the most deprived and demeaning bottom line, it is more important than… — Ada Louise Huxtable
I didnâ€™t want a completely passive viewer. Art means too much to me. To be able to articulate something visually is really an important thing.… — Kara Walker
Some people act as if it were demeaning to their manhood to wish to be well-read but you can no more be a healthy person… — Earl Nightingale
I don't like it when they [media critics] see me as this little person who doesn't know what to do with herself -- like I… — Whitney Houston
We need a fundamental change of mindset with regards to the way we speak and behave about sex and sexuality. Boys and men have a… — Nelson Mandela
And if your attitude is that only smarter people have something to teach you, your learning opportunities will be very limited. ... When we see… — Clayton Christensen
Ronald Reagan has held the two most demeaning jobs in the country; President of the United States and radio broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs. — George Will
In no way am I demeaning writing or any other form of art because it's popular. What I'm saying is that anything fed into the… — Alberto Manguel
I know who I am and can deal with the use of Indian mascots... But I know it can be demeaning to a group of… — Leonard Little
Do not consider any act of service as demeaning. Sweeping the streets, for example, is not below your dignity. Do you not sweep the floor… — Sathya Sai Baba

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