"Frankness is usually a euphemism for rudeness." — Muriel Spark
"Frankness is usually a euphemism for rudeness."
More Euphemism Quotes
- "Fussy eater" is a euphemism for "big pain in the ass." — George Carlin
- Any euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing… — Joseph Wood Krutch
- Sleeping together is a euphemism for people, but tantamount to marriage with cats. — Marge Piercy
- The alternative which I favor is to renounce all euphemisms and grasp the nettle of the word atheism itself, precisely… — Richard Dawkins
- Faith is a euphemism for prejudice and religion is a euphemism for superstition. — Unknown Author
- Users of clichés frequently have more sinister intentions beyond laziness and conventional thinking. Relabelling events often entails subtle changes of… — Unknown Author
- Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity - I mean the true simplicity of… — Plato
- The company calls it 'downsizing' or 'rightsizing.' My own informal "Name the Layoff" contest produced some other euphemisms: Retroactive Hiring… — Dale Dauten
- In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible... Thus, political language has to consist… — George Orwell
- Euphemisms, vague terminology or calls for discussions with Turkey to get at the truth are just some of the dodges… — Adam Schiff
- Only in this town, where we make an industry out of creating euphemisms, can we have enough sugar to sugarcoat… — Byron Dorgan
- Global governance is just a euphemism for global government. — Jacques Attali