Patronizing Quotes

33 quotes by 31 authors

I also get fed up with the fact that casting agents and directors have this impression of me as being frail and petite. I find… — Helena Bonham Carter
My notion of democracy is that under it the weakest shall have the same opportunities as the strongest... no country in the world today shows… — Mahatma Gandhi
He has such a patronizing tone and manner, and such a sarcastic sense of humor. I found him rather brutal, a kind of elegant brutality… — Jeremy Northam
Blacks who have not succumbed to the victim culture have been, are and will be doing quite well - all on their own, without handouts,… — Tammy Bruce
Accomplishment is such a patronizing, dangerous word, isn't it? I haven't really accomplished anything. The most accomplished thing I've done is to have lived this… — Patrick Macnee
To single out a particular group and say we can't make a joke about them is almost a form of prejudice and it's kind of… — Sacha Baron Cohen
A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side. — George Eliot
But really itâ€™s condescending and patronizing not to make fun of someone because theyâ€™re old or stupid or crippled or morbidly obese. Banged up people… — Paul Neilan
Republicans should save the clip of Jonathan Gruber and run it over and over again in the run-up to the 2016 election. This attitude that… — Cal Thomas
In an article on Bunyan lately published in the "Contemporary Review" - the only article on the subject worth reading on the subject I ever… — George Bernard Shaw
With its shrewd analysis and its knowledgeable reflections on the state of the arts, as well as a rich array of anecdotes and quotations about… — Jonathan Culler
Religion poses a danger of creating division or intolerance between groups of people. However, the gospel of Jesus lead us to three things: humble service,… — Timothy Keller
Many people have been pontificating, and patronizing, and moralizing, and scapegoating, saying you Greeks, you are the problem. I would say we Greeks have a… — George Papandreou
Californians don't have that marvelous British cynicism, but then the British can be so patronizing at times. — Alex Kingston
Ordinary' is a word I loathe. It has a patronizing air. I have come across ordinary people who have done extraordinary things. — Studs Terkel
About California... "I thought it was an appalling place. Then I went through a period of being amused by it. Now it`s sort of both.… — Alex Kingston
Segregation, as even the segregationists know in their hearts, is morally wrong and sinful. If it weren't, the white South would not be haunted as… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you treat… — Mohamed ElBaradei
There were dreams once upon a time, dreams now all but forgotten. On sad days I dust them off and fondle them nostalgically, with a… — Glen Cook
What I bring to the interview is respect. The person recognizes that you respect them because you're listening. Because you're listening, they feel good about… — Studs Terkel

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