Euphemisms Quotes

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The alternative which I favor is to renounce all euphemisms and grasp the nettle of the word atheism itself, precisely because it is a taboo… — Richard Dawkins
Users of clichÃ©s frequently have more sinister intentions beyond laziness and conventional thinking. Relabelling events often entails subtle changes of meaning. War produces many euphemisms,… — Patrick Cockburn
The company calls it 'downsizing' or 'rightsizing.' My own informal "Name the Layoff" contest produced some other euphemisms: Retroactive Hiring Freeze, Resume Revision Days, Amway… — Dale Dauten
Euphemisms, vague terminology or calls for discussions with Turkey to get at the truth are just some of the dodges Congress and the administration have… — Adam Schiff
Only in this town, where we make an industry out of creating euphemisms, can we have enough sugar to sugarcoat this nonsense. — Byron Dorgan
Today, when death and old age are increasingly concealed behind euphemisms and comforting baby talk, and life is threatened with being smothered in the mass… — Martin Esslin
Euphemisms are for the differently brained. — Spider Robinson
The Greeks distinguished between good and bad behavior, language that enhanced or diminished persons. Being intoxicated with scientism, we fail to recognize that the seemingly… — Thomas Szasz
Devising a vocabulary for gardening is like devising a vocabulary for sex. There are the correct Latin names, but most people invent euphemisms. Those who… — Diane Ackerman
The Good Book - one of the most remarkable euphemisms ever coined. — Ashley Montagu
Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on… — Quentin Crisp
Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne. — Quentin Crisp
Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses. — Quentin Crisp
To speak specifically of our problem with the Muslim world, we are meandering into a genuine clash of civilizations, and we're deluding ourselves with euphemisms.… — Sam Harris
For one thing, before the 20th century, there were plenty of genocides. We tend to forget about them, partly because they weren't as well documented… — Steven Pinker
Do not put statements in the negative form. And don't start sentences with a conjunction. If you reread your work, you will find on rereading… — William Safire
There's a grosser irony about Politically Correct English. This is that PCE purports to be the dialect of progressive reform but is in fact -… — David Foster Wallace
She started thinking about all the euphemisms for death, all the anxious taboos that had always fascinated her. It was too bad you could never… — Tove Jansson
Every individual needs revolution, inner division, overthrow of the existing order, and renewal, but not by forcing them upon his neighbors under the hypocritical cloak… — Carl Jung
Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on… — Quentin Cris

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