Offensive Quotes

415 Offensive quotes by 336 unique authors

It was a fatal day when the public discovered that the pen is mightier than the paving-stone, and can be made as offensive as the… — Oscar Wilde
...every offensive lost its force as it proceeded. It was like throwing a bucket of water over the floor. It first rushed forward, then soaked… — Winston Churchill
There is something about seeing real people on a stage that makes a bad play more intimately, more personally offensive than any other art form. — Anatole Broyard
Tony Blair is a decent man who genuinely thinks what he is doing is justified. But when he sees men such as George Bush and… — Piers Morgan
We should prepare to go over to the offensive. Our aim is to smash Lebanon, Trans-Jordan and Syria. The weak point is Lebanon, for the… — David Ben-Gurion
I hate the industry even more now, no bands get nurtured anymore. Labels only spend money promoting acts they know will be Top Ten. I… — Siouxsie Sioux
There has not yet been a major ground offensive battle... There are, we know, negotiations going on between the opposition forces and the Taliban leadership… — Peter Pace
Did I say "republic?" By God, yes, I said "republic!" Long live the glorious republic of the United States of America. Damn democracy. It is… — Westbrook Pegler
The whole purpose of propaganda is to make the obvious seem obscure, or offensive — Stefan Molyneux
I am determined, even if they throw mud in my face, never to show any resentment, nor break with them, nor deviate from the esteem… — Vincent de Paul
We did not think that [Egyptian President] Nasser wanted war. The two divisions he sent to Sinai on May 14 would not have been sufficient… — Yitzhak Rabin
Armies are not only for offensives. — Bashar al-Assad
You know, I don't want to be offensive. But 'Infinite Jest' [regarded by many as Wallace's masterpiece] is just awful. It seems ridiculous to have… — Harold Bloom
It is my fervent goal and hope... that we will someday no longer have to rely on nuclear weapons to deter aggression and assure world… — Ronald Reagan
In addition to a timeline, I have proposed that U.S. troops be removed from front line combat positions in Iraqi cities and towns, turning over… — Peter DeFazio
What makes the Gospel offensive isn’t who it keeps out, but who it lets in. — Rachel Held Evans
Murder is an offensive act. The term cannot be applied legitimately to any defensive act. — Benjamin Tucker
I always try to attack. While I'm on the offensive, my opponent can think of nothing but defending. — Marcelo Garcia
A goalies job is to stop pucks,.... Well yeah, thats part of it, but you know what else is?... Youre trying to deliver a message… — Ken Dryden
It is the dirt within men’s hearts that is most offensive; the filth you cannot see. — Jocelyn Murray
All labels are offensive in some way. — J Mascis
The best defense against terrorism is a strong offensive against terrorists. That work continues. — George W. Bush
How much atonement is enough? The bombing must be allowed as at least part-payment: those of our young people who are concerned about the moral… — Clive James
The President of the United States ordered me to break through the Japanese lines and proceed from Corregidor to Australia for the purpose, as I… — Douglas MacArthur
But he alone having reached our deep corruption, he alone having taken upon himself our labors, he alone having suffered the punishments due for our… — Eusebius

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