Irreverence Quotes

34 quotes by 28 authors

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the… — Brendan Behan
It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to… — Jacob Bronowski
Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense. — Mark Twain
Irreverence ran on both sides of our family...my parents brought me up to think we could all change the world. — Richard Branson
True irreverence is disrespect for another man's god. — Mark Twain
Irreverence is a way of playing hooky and remaining present at the same time. — Mary Ruefle
We need to restore the spirit of irreverence in music. — Pierre Boulez
Irreverence is our only sacred cow. — Paul Krassner
Irreverence is the lifeblood of freedom. — Simon Schama
The more repression there is, the more need there is for irreverence toward those who are responsible for that repression. But too often sarcasm passes… — Paul Krassner
There are four qualities essential to a great jazzman. they are taste, courage, individuality, and irreverence. — Stan Getz
Every act of irreverence for life, every act which neglects life, which is indifferent to and wastes life, is a step towards the love of… — Erich Fromm
However common irreverence and profanity become, they are nonetheless wrong — Boyd K. Packer
On previous occasions when God incarnated on earth, the bliss of recognising Him in the incarnation was vouchsafed only after the physical embodiment had left… — Sathya Sai Baba
Live My Life provides a much needed shot of timely, thought-provoking, musically forward, irreverence to the status quo, — Nomi Prins
In today's world where, more than ever, the ongoing concentration of money and power in the hands of a self-selected few, relies on political and… — Nomi Prins
Impiety. Your irreverence toward my deity. — Ambrose Bierce
Beware of the community in which blasphemy does not exist: underneath, atheism runs rampant. — Antonio Machado
Alas, irreverence has been subsumed by mere grossness, at least in the so-called mass media. What we have now, to quote myself at my most… — Tom Lehrer
If we had reverence for our life, our life would take at once religious form. But as it is, in our filthy irreverence, it remains… — D. H. Lawrence

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