Ridicule Quotes

272 Ridicule quotes by 227 unique authors

Of all the weaknesses little men rail against, there is none that they are more apt to ridicule than the tendency to believe. And of… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
In junior high school, I was an object of pure ridicule for my dress, withdrawal, and asocial manner. Dozens of times, I saw individuals laugh… — Arthur Bremer
Logic ridicules love, and love smiles knowingly at the whole foolishness of logic. — Rajneesh
Every truth passes through 3 stages before it is recognized 1)ridicule 2) opposition 3) accepted as self-evident. — Arthur Schopenhauer
When did it something of shame or ridicule to be a self-made man in America? — Glenn Beck
Unless people feel that they are accepted and that they have a right to express their feelings without fear of embarrassment or ridicule, all they… — Stephen Covey
Ridicule has historically proven itself a rickety fence for great ideas. — Vanna Bonta
All great movements, it is written, go through three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption. It is the realisation of this third stage, adoption, that requires our… — Tom Regan
The reason it is difficult is that we have been conditioned to laugh at conspiracy theories, and few people will risk public ridicule by advocating… — G. Edward Griffin
Sorry means you leave yourself open, to embrace or to ridicule or to revenge. Sorry is a question that begs forgiveness, because the metronome of… — Craig Silvey
When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule… — Timothy Keller
Corporate irony not only ridicules the thing it is selling but the very act of selling it. In the process it disarms critics by making… — David Denby
Success also requires the courage to risk disapproval. Most independent thought, new ideas, or endeavors beyond the common measure are greeted with disapproval, and ranging… — Chin-Ning Chu
To place your dreams before the crowd is to risk ridicule. To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds is to risk failure. But… — Rene Carayol
People of all sexes have the right to explore femininity, masculinity-and the infinite variations between-without criticism or ridicule. — Leslie Feinberg
I'm appalled that the word 'feminism' has been denigrated to a place of almost ridicule and I very passionately believe the word needs to be… — Annie Lennox
In the gospel of Jesus Christ, there is no place for ridicule, bullying, or bigotry. — Neil L. Andersen
RIDICULE, n. Words designed to show that the person of whom they are uttered is devoid of the dignity of character distinguishing him who utters… — Ambrose Bierce
Anyone who attempts anything original in the world must expect a bit of ridicule. — Alberto Juantorena
Comedy naturally wears itself out - destroys the very food on which it lives; and by constantly and successfully exposing the follies and weaknesses of… — William Hazlitt
The idea that one might derive satisfaction from his or her successful work, because that work is ingenious, beautiful, or just pleasing, has become ridiculed. — Niklaus Wirth
Don't fret, boy. I'm not so foolish as to ridicule the myths and legends of other people. For countless generations, people, no matter where they're… — Nahoko Uehashi
I think the Negro people should feel secure enough by now to face a reasonable ridicule without terror. I am unalterably opposed to all efforts… — H. L. Mencken
We have oftener than once endeavoured to attach some meaning to that aphorism, vulgarly imputed to Shaftesbury, which however we can find nowhere in his… — John Keats
And took for truth the test of ridicule. — George Crabbe

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