Offend Quotes

Why don't the names of Buddha, Mohammed, Confucius offend people? The reason is that these others didn't claim to be God, but Jesus did.

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them.

I know I probably offend some people. I have been talking a little too much so I'm trying not to talk as much.

Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; If you flatter only one or two, you offend the rest.

I really fancy Harrison Ford. I've got to say I think he's really divine. He's, like, an older man, I guess, although he's not really that old, obviously. I don't want to offend him.

People are going to say what they say. I know sometimes I say things; I offend people.

This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are imaginary, excepting only certain of the fairy folk, whom it might be unwise to offend by casting doubts on their existence. Or lack thereof.

A woman doing comedy doesn't offend me, but sets me back a bit. I, as a viewer, have trouble with it. I think of her as a producing machine that brings babies in the world.

We want to get people laughing; we don't want to offend anybody.

You can only offend me if you mean something to me.

This is a revolution, damnit! We're going to have to offend somebody!

Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters, always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste.

If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.

If I ever did cross over I would like to do it tactfully. I don't want to offend anyone in country. Can you have the best of both worlds? I sure like the idea of it!

We take a lot of care with lyrics because we don't want to offend anybody.

Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the company. The safest approach is to remove all useful information.

It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.

Apparently, there's this whole set of disgruntled people but obviously it's not my intention to offend anyone by changing the style of music that I've done.

We don't deliberately set out to offend. Unless we feel it's justified.

It's easier not to make a particular joke in case it offends. But every joke will offend someone, and I've always believed that the audience is bigger than one person. The danger is that things will become bland.

Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility to provide safe settings for at-risk children and facilitate permanent placement for children who cannot return home.

I think anyone who has an opinion, and voices it, will offend someone.

Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people.

I don't aim to offend.

I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others.

I don't set out to offend or shock, but I also don't do anything to avoid it.

I live in America. I have the right to write whatever I want. And it's equaled by another right just as powerful: the right not to read it. Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people.

John Kerry didn't out me, nor did he offend or attack me by calling me a lesbian. I certainly couldn't be offended by the truth.

We are going to have to discuss with and seek the opinions of other countries. We don't wish to offend anyone, least of all a country we hold in such deep regard as the United Kingdom.

The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people.