Quotes by Insulting Last week, I had to offer my publisher a bottle that was far too good for him simply because there was nothing between the insulting and the superlative. A. J. Liebling bottlesinsultingwine Freedom of discussion is in England little else than the right to write or say anything which a jury of twelve shopkeepers think it expedient should be said or written. A. V. Dicey insultingwritingthinking Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward. Ai Weiwei way-forwardinsultingself It is easy to smile at an insult and pretend it's funny when the person insulting you is hosing you with money. Al Alvarez insultinsultingeasy The English have an extraordinary ability for flying into a great calm. Alexander Woollcott flyingenglandinsulting It pays in England to be a revolutionary and a bible-smacker most of one's life, and then come round. Alfred Douglas englandinsultingpay Education is power, it changes your whole life, it can create a life for yourself. So the more educated you are, the more you learn about what you care about, you become a more caring person. And if you can speak about what you care about to a person you disagree with, without denigrating or insulting them, then you may actually be heard. And you may even change their mind, or they may change yours. Amy Poehler insultingcaringmind If you can speak about what you care about to a person you disagree with without denigrating them or insulting them, then you may actually be heard. Amy Poehler insultingcaremay When you become used to never being alone, you may consider yourself Americanised Andre Maurois insultingusedmay In Germany democracy died by the headman's axe. In Britain it can be by pernicious anaemia. Aneurin Bevan germanydemocracyinsulting Freedom of expression does not extend to insulting the Prophets of Allah. Anjem Choudary insultingexpressiondoe Really annoys me any time I see Asian fusion too. Asia is a big place; which Asian are you talking about? You notice it's never Uzbek or Tajik food. It's Thai, and it's generally insulting. Anthony Bourdain fusioninsultingtalking It was delightful but, of course, it was pretty insulting to my professional reputation. Anthony Holden reputationinsultingliterature Speaking of New York as a traveller I have two faults to find with it. In the first place there is nothing to see; and in the second place there is no mode of getting about to see anything. Anthony Trollope insultingnew-yorktwo There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality. Anton Chekhov being-yourselfdepressinginsulting The people of England are never so happy as when you tell them they are ruined. Arthur Murray englandinsultingpeople Eddie Murphy said once in an interview that nothing is offensive if it's funny. I sort of agree with that, but if something's funny and you're the subject of it, sometimes it's more offensive. If someone's insulting you, you want them to sound like an idiot. Artie Lange insultingsoundwant Whether it's a professional, academic keeping people out by using certain mystifying language, or technologists presenting their work as incredibly complicated, no one can understand it (especially not "moms," who are always invoked as the ultimate know-nothings, which is incredibly insulting to a whole lot of people). Astra Taylor insultingmompeople The two sides of industry have traditionally always regarded each other in Britain with the greatest possible loathing, mistrust and contempt. They are both absolutely right. Auberon Waugh loathingtwo-sidesinsulting You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can't visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally. Barack Obama olympicsalliesinsulting12345678910»
