Human nature Quote by Graham Joyce

“Cussing doesn’t come from a lack of vocabulary – I know all the other words. None of them speak the same language that my…

— Anis Mojgani

“Profanity is the common crutch of the conversational cripple.”

— David Keuck

“Nastiness devalues the speaker as well because the unwillingness to restrain the urge marks the speaker as less civilized, more animal-like.”

— Stephen L. Carter

“I tried to talk like them, cursing and cussing, mutilating the English language into a slang that I could barely stand nor understand.”

— Carol Wambui Ngabura

“And then I wondered, does cussing count in the general scheme of things if you only cuss in your head and not out loud?”

— Andrew Smith

“It is an utter violation of good breeding and training to speak or to behave in a way that disrespects, embarrasses, or otherwise denigrates…

— Maureen Lang

“When we insult others, it says nothing about them but it shows how vulgar we are.”

— Leonard Seet

“We all know that there are language forms that are considered impolite and out of order, no matter what truths these languages might be…

— Junot Díaz

“We're fighting the puerile disgustingness of the Disgusting Dimension and trying to furnish it with joy, refinement and civility. Its an ongoing battle for…

— Jill Thrussell

“Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.”

— Tom Stoppard

“It is, as you know, very, very rude and usually unnecessary to use profanity.”

— Lemony Snicket

“When we cuss each other out, call each other the vilest names on earth, and put each other down with thoughtless cruelty, it is…

— Pat Conroy