Inferiors Quote by John Irving

What I appreciated was the fact that the script delved into how Australians were - and still are - condescended to by the English.

— Geoffrey Rush

My parents never condescended to me. As a child, I always sat at the head of our dinner table. I was always given a…

— Claire Danes

How do you know that, Philo, dear?" But Philologos had had enough of being condescended to. "Because, Lamion, I am not as dumb as…

— Megan Whalen Turner

“Mason glowers, shaking his head. "I've ascended, descended, even condescended, and the List's not ended,— but haven't yet trans-cended a blessed thing, thankee.”

— Thomas Pynchon

O felt that her mouth was beautiful, since her lover condescended to thrust himself into it . . .

— Anne Desclos

He that condescended so far, and stooped so low, to invite and bring us to heaven, will not refuse us a gracious reception there.

— Robert Boyle

“In short, the self-sufficient, wholly other, transcendent, and holy God condescended to create a world and creatures, knowing that they would reject him and…

— Glenn R. Kreider

I thought I'd been condescended to as an Indian - that was nothing compared to the condescension for writing young adult literature.

— Sherman Alexie

I have many times marveled at how I could feel so good about myself while eating peanuts in a middle seat on Southwest Airlines…

— Patrick Lencioni

“These valuable thing produced in us a feeling of intimidation. We knew that no matter how far we got in life, we would never…

— Nicole Krauss

If you feel you're being condescended to and not taken seriously in the discussion, that can make people feel defensive.

— Claire Fox

I thought I’d been condescended to as an Indian - that was nothing compared to the condescension for writing Y.A.

— Sherman Alexie