Offending Quotes

81 quotes by 70 authors

The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes. — Dave Barry
I often look ridiculous in Japan. There's really no way to eat in Japan, particularly kaiseki in a traditional ryokan, without offending the Japanese horribly.… — Anthony Bourdain
Live without pretending, love without depending, listen without defending, speak without offending. — Drake
The habit of pleasing by flattery makes a language soft; the fear of offending by truth makes it circuitous and conventional. — Walter Savage Landor
Justice is always violent to the party offending, for every man is innocent in his own eyes. — Daniel Defoe
In order to the attaining of all useful knowledge this is most necessary, that we fear God; we are not qualified to profit by the… — Matthew Henry
It takes strong ears indeed to hear ourselves judged frankly, and because there are few who can endure criticism without being stung by it, those… — Michel de Montaigne
He would be guilty of mortal sin, because he exposes himself to the danger of grievously offending God. Hence, before he acts he must lay… — Alphonsus Liguori
The devil does not bring sinners to hell with their eyes open: he first blinds them with the malice of their own sins. Before we… — Alphonsus Liguori
You can say the nastiest things about yourself without offending anyone. — Phyllis Diller
I suppose if the offending paparazzi was wearing a hoodie and I shot him, it would all blow over. — Alec Baldwin
I'm really proud ofGunsmoke. We put on a good show every week-one that families could all watch together without offending anyone. — Ken Curtis
It is not a charity but a right, not bounty but justice, that I am pleading for. The present state of civilization is as odious… — Thomas Paine
The miscegenation laws of the South only operate against the legitimate union of the races; they leave the white man free to seduce all the… — Ida B. Wells
Freedom of speech does not mean freedom of offending culture, religion or traditions, — Staffan de Mistura
Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters. Not only is their time and labor due to the government, but they should scrupulously… — Grover Cleveland
If a juror feels that the statute involved in any criminal offence is unfair, or that it infringes upon the defendant's natural god-given unalienable or… — Harlan F. Stone
The so-called symptoms of disease are manifestations of an inherent principle of the organism to restore healthy function and to resist offending agents and influences. — Herbert M. Shelton
Forgiveness involves pardon. Basically, that is like erasing their offenses toward us from a marking board. We immediately wash their offenses away like a wave… — Gary Smalley
If you are not offending some Pharisees, you are not being effective. — Craig Groeschel

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