Obscenity Quotes

77 Obscenity quotes by 67 unique authors

Lovers who are free to go when they are restless always come back; lovers who are free to change remain interesting. The bitter animosity and… — Germaine Greer
And I think there's something about conservatives frankly - and the Left, when it comes to their channels of persuasion, are unpersuasive. They are, most… — Karl Rove
Slavery is an obscenity. It is not just stealing someone's labor; it is the theft of an entire life. — Kevin Bales
Remember that the Tarot is a great and sacred arcanum - its abuse is an obscenity in the inner and a folly in the outer.… — Jack Parsons
The function of the West is to turn bodies and minds into products. It cannot understand that the rest of the world holds this to… — John Burdett
Western people often see obscenity where there is only symbolism. — Sir John Woodroffe
The prison guards are capable of committing daily atrocities and obscenities, smiling the smile of the angels all the while. — Jean Harris
There follows a little obscenity here, a dash of philosophy there, considerable whining overall, and a modern satirical novel is born. — Renata Adler
(The National Cancer Program is) a bunch of (obscenity). — James D. Watson
...What is at stake is civilization and humanity, nothing less. The idea that everything is permitted, as Nietzsche put it, rests on the premise of… — Irving Kristol
We who have witnessed the obscenity of war and experienced its horror and terrible consequences have an obligation to rise above our pain and suffering… — Ron Kovic
Since obscenity is the truth of our passion today, it is the only stuff of art -- or almost the only stuff. — D. H. Lawrence
The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art. — Oscar Wilde
In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that individual communities should set obscenity standards. Whenever a case is tried, it will be based on a community… — Larry Flynt
Obscenity, who really cares. Propaganda, all is phony. — Bob Dylan
I don't know how one actually would define obscenity. I'm sure the definition is different according to the age one is living in. — Jane Alexander
The world today is so full of violence, obscenity, war, the failure of political systems. I try to make movies that make people a bit… — Rouben Mamoulian
It's true that obscenity is a matter of taste and in the eye of the beholder. — Christopher Hitchens
You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically, then that's immoral and harmful. If you don't upset people,… — Roman Polanski
Obscenities... I think a lot of dumb people do it because they can't think of what they want to say and they're frustrated. A lot… — Andy Rooney
Obscenity is whatever happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate. — Bertrand Russell
Obscenity, which is ever blasphemy against the divine beauty in life, is a monster for which the corruption of society forever brings forth new food,… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
People are obscenities. Would rather be music than be a mass of tubes squeezing semisolids around itself for a few decades before becoming so dribblesome… — David Mitchell
profanity and obscenity entitle people who don't want unpleasant information to close their ears and eyes to you. — Kurt Vonnegut
you can tell a true war story if it embarrasses you. If you don't care for obscenity, you don't care for the truth; if you… — Tim O'Brien

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