Take Offense Quotes

37 quotes by 33 authors

An ardent supporter of the hometown team should go to a game prepared to take offense, no matter what happens. — Robert Benchley
Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one… — Luc de Clapiers
Individuals who deliberately decide not to take offense lead happier, more productive lives. — Lloyd D. Newell
At every trifle take offense, that always shows great pride or little sense. — Alexander Pope
'Take offense at the drop of a hat' is the unwritten eleventh commandment. — Richard Dawkins
You add to the suffering in the world when you take offense, just as much as you do when you give offense. — Ken Keyes Jr.
When we believe or say we have been offended, we usually mean we feel insulted, mistreated, snubbed, or disrespected. And certainly clumsy, embarrassing, unprincipled, and… — David A. Bednar
Never assume that the person you are dealing with is weaker or less important than you are. Some people are slow to take offense, which… — Robert Greene
If you only take offense when the president of your party is compared to Hitler, then you're part of the problem. — John Avlon
To take offense is to give offense. — Helen Schucman
If we get into the habit of thinking of ourselves as always owing a debt of love to our spouses, we will be less inclined… — Myles Munroe
Every one of us can blame somebody for something that has happened in our lives. But don't waste your time. What we need most is… — Charles R. Swindoll
Sometimes we can take offense so easily. On other occasions we are too stubborn to accept a sincere apology. Who will subordinate ego, pride, and… — Thomas S. Monson
. . . . [P]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes you a little… — Vincent de Paul
It is but seldom that any one overt act produces hostilities between two nations; there exists, more commonly, a previous jealousy and ill will, a… — Washington Irving
It is just as much an offense to take offense as it is to give offense. — Ken Kesey
Being as versatile as I am, I take offense to the notion that no serious musician would not be doing a late night talk show… — Kevin Eubanks
People say you don't need a father to be successful. I take offense to that. — Dwight Howard
We love all kinds of music: We love pop music, we love rock music, we love R & B and country, and we just pull… — Charles Kelley
We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it. — Abraham Lincoln

Who Wrote These Take Offense Quotes

33 authors contributed a total of 37 Take Offense Quotes, led by these top contributors: