Sneer Quotes

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow.

Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers.

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors.

The world goes up and the world goes down, the sunshine follows the rain; and yesterday's sneer and yesterday's frown can never come over again.

Who can refute a sneer?

What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.

Therefore it does not help to sneer at the imperfection of today's reality or to preach absolutes as a daily agenda.