Censorship Quote by Laurence J. Peter

A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.

— Granville Hicks

[Censors are] people with secret attractions to various temptations... They are defending themselves under the pretext of defending others, because at heart they fear…

— Ernest Jones

The function of the censor is to censor. He has a professional interest in finding things to suppress.

— Thomas I. Emerson

Why censor yourself? You got to tell the truth as you see it.

— Eddie Griffin

Censor, n. An officer of certain governments, employed to supress the works of genius. Among the Romans the censor was an inspector of public…

— Ambrose Bierce

I've never known how to censor myself. I say what I want at any time.

— Mark Kassen

Having a book censored means something. It means you have deeply offended one or more people who felt they needed to protect unsuspecting readers…

— Felice Picano

Censoring what you say is one of the ways in which people who are not nice can take away your personal freedom.

— Frank Zappa

To be censored is one sure way of knowing you have been taken dead seriously. It also speaks to the continuing power of the…

— Felice Picano

the most censorious are generally the least judicious; who, having nothing to recommend themselves, will be finding fault with others. No man envies the…

— Ellin Devis

I censor myself all the time.

— Wunmi Mosaku

People would say I never censor. As Billy Crystal says, 'I don't have that button.'

— Robin Williams