Mean spirited Quote by David A. Bednar

When we believe or say we have been offended, we usually mean we feel insulted, mistreated, snubbed, or disrespected. And certainly clumsy, embarrassing, unprincipled,…

— David A. Bednar

To be offended is a choice we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something else.

— David A. Bednar

“I think there's a difference between (a) offending people for its own sake, which I don't necessarily want to do, because some people are…

— Philip Pullman

“Claiming to be offended is a great way to elevate yourself at the expense of others: “Look at me! I'm a much better person…

— Oliver Markus Malloy

That which offends you only weakens you. Being offended creates the same destructive energy that offended you in the first place- so transcend your…

— Wayne Dyer

There is no doubt I have offended many people. No doubt, also, that I have blasphemed. I sometimes try to offend as part of…

— Frankie Boyle

People have every right to be offended -- but that doesn't mean they get to take away your right to offend.

— Mark Leiren-Young

Taking offense has become America's national pastime; being theatrically offended supposedly signifies the exquisitely refined moral delicacy of people who feel entitled to pass…

— George Will

A lot of people are too easily offended. Religious people, for instance. They've been offending other people for centuries.

— Billy Connolly

We cannot choose who offends us, but we can choose how to respond when we are offended.

— Anonymous

Should I be offended? (Livia) Please don’t be. I pride myself on being socially inept. But the only people I ever intentionally offend are…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

People who wish to be offended will always find some occasion for taking offense.

— John Wesley