Quotes by Offending We may, without offending any laws of good taste, require of an architect, as we do of a novelist, that he should be not only correct, but entertaining. John Ruskin offending novelists law That courage which arises from the sense of our duty, and from the fear of offending Him that made us, acts always in a uniform manner, and according to the dictates of right reason. Joseph Addison offending uniforms bravery Courage that grows from constitution very often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it, and when it is only a kind of instinct in the Soul breaks out on all occasions without judgment or discretion. That courage which proceeds from the sense of our duty, and from the fear of offending Him that made us, acts always in a uniform manner, and according to the dictates of right reason. Joseph Addison offending soul men God is speaking to us. But are we listening to Him? When our conscience begins to nudge us for whatever reason, we might have this low-level misery or uneasiness about whatever it is we've done or we're about to do. At times like this, it's wise to prayerfully consider whether we're offending God with our actions. Joyce Meyer offending wise listening Instead of lowering your head and copping to it like a man, you pick up the journal as one might hold a bady's beshattered diaper, as one might pinch a recently benutted condom. You glance at the offending passages. Then you look at her and smile a smile your dissembling face will remember until the day you die. Baby, you say, baby, this is part of my novel. This is how you lose her. Junot Diaz offending baby men I don't want to go about offending people, that's not my plan. Karl Pilkington offending want people I'm really proud ofGunsmoke. We put on a good show every week-one that families could all watch together without offending anyone. Ken Curtis offending together watches Let's not become so worried about not offending anybody that we lose the ability to distinguish between respect and paranoia. Larry King offending worried language I like offending people, because I think people who get offended should be offended. Linus Torvalds offending people thinking To be silent. In hopes of not offending, in hopes of being accepted. But what happened to people who never spoke, never raised their voices? Kept everything inside? Gamache knew what happened. Everything they swallowed, every word, thought, feeling rattled around inside, hollowing the person out. And into that chasm they stuffed their words, their rage. Louise Penny offending voice people If you are not offending people, then you are not an evangelist. Mark Dever offending ifs people There's something magical that happens when people eat from the same pot. The family meal is really the nursery of democracy. It's where we learn to share; it's where we learn to argue without offending. It's just too critical to let go, as we've been so blithely doing. Michael Pollan offending letting-go people How often, being moved under a false cause, if the person offending makes a good defense and presents us with a just excuse, are we angry against truth and innocence itself? Michel de Montaigne offending defense anger Genuine bravery for a writer... It is about calmly speaking the truth when everyone else is silenced, when the truth cannot be expressed. It is about speaking out with a different voice, risking the wrath of the state and offending everyone, for the sake of the truth, and the writer's conscience. Murong Xuecun offending wrath voice Charm is the ability to insult people without offending them; nerdiness the reverse Nassim Nicholas Taleb offending nerd people If you are not offending people who ought to be offended, you're doing something wrong. Noam Chomsky offended-you offending people Your true friends dont shy away from keeping you in check because your wellbeing is more important to them than even your friendship and they'd rather risk offending you than watch you harm yourself. Omar Suleiman offending true-friend risk You can say the nastiest things about yourself without offending anyone. Phyllis Diller about-yourself offending The extremes to which Western elites will go to avoid blaming radical Islam for terrorism cripples our efforts to protect innocent Muslims. Terrified of offending butchers, we insist that we're the bigots, not them. We make excuses for monsters. Ralph Peters offending islam effort I've never had any trouble opposing people I've been close to. I've never worried about offending or bothering people I feel strongly about. Randall Robinson offending trouble people «1234»
