Offensive Quotes

415 Offensive quotes by 336 unique authors

The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception. — Manfred von Richthofen
I am very annoyed about this issue. Why can’t it be a choice? Why is that any less legitimate? It seems we’re just ceding this… — Cynthia Nixon
Restricted immigration is not an offensive but purely a defensive action. It is not adopted in criticism of others in the slightest degree, but solely… — Calvin Coolidge
We have got to accept Big Government for the duration-for neither an offensive nor a defensive war can be waged, given our present government skills,… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
I wish I could attribute the absence of any conventional Arab offensive in the last 20 years to a change of political climate or a… — Victor Davis Hanson
Against my protests a mausoleum was built on the Red Square, a monument unbecoming and offensive to the revolutionary consciousness. — Leon Trotsky
It is not that people are evil or greedy. The conditions that socially support the system force us to behave in socially offensive ways. — Jacque Fresco
Much of a behavior acceptable today would be socially offensive in a saner or more logical arrangement. — Jacque Fresco
A state attacked by another which renews an old claim rarely yields it without a war: it prefers to defend its territory, as is always… — Antoine-Henri Jomini
Story is morally neutral. It can express profound truth or propaganda. The two greatest political storytellers of the 20th Century were Winston Churchill and Adolph… — Robert McKee
The success I had as a player, or the career I had as a player, is often based on the guys you play beside, the… — Russ Grimm
It's offensive to me to be called a cost cutter, — Jamie Dimon
Being a part of the finesse and physicality of box lacrosse has been a great experience for me. I feel that I have learned and… — Paul Rabil
People use me as a figurehead, and to me that misses the point and is blatantly offensive to thin women - my sister, for one.… — Robyn Lawley
In conformity with these designs on the city of Washington, and notwithstanding the disastrous results of the invasion of 1862, it was determined by the… — Edward Everett
If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his… — Benjamin Franklin
You can prevent your opponent from defeating you through defense, but you cannot defeat him without taking the offensive. — Sun Tzu
We think we can – as normal people generally do – put up with a certain amount of unanalyzed unconscious material as long as it… — Roberto Assagioli
But camels, though odious to view and endowed with the offensive spirit, did not enjoy the blessing of pachydermaty. — F. E. Adcock
Newspapers, magazines and other publications have the constitutional right to be offensive, even disgusting. As evidence of that, just watch this space regularly. — Mike Royko
When anyone makes comments that are offensive to you, would you be willing to do the teaching? — Iyanla Vanzant
A missionary should never permit himself to see a movie or (read) cheap literature, or hear music that tends to interfere with or which dampens… — Ezra Taft Benson
This country was founded on a core set of family values. These values should not be discouraged and blatantly undermined by the airing of offensive… — Kenny Marchant
The things closest to the heart of God are often the most offensive to the Pharisees. — Craig Groeschel
The NFL offensive blocking is played differently; they use their hands instead of their head and shoulders. — Jim Otto

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