Bluntness Quotes

• This is some fellow,
  Who having been prais'd for bluntness, doth affect
  A saucy roughness and constrains the garb
  Quite from his nature: he can't flatter, he!
  An honest mind and plain,--he must speak truth!
  And they will take it so; if not he's plain.
  These kind of knaves I know, which in this plainness
  Harbor more craft, and far corrupter ends,
  Than twenty silly, ducking observants,
  That stretch their duty nicely.

  William Shakespeare

  Silly, Mind, Crafts

  William Shakespeare (1866). “A Treasury of Thought from Shakespeare: The Choice Sayings of His Principal Characters, Analytically and Alphabetically Arranged”, p.38

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• Honesty is the quality I value most in a friend. Not bluntness, but honesty with compassion.

  Brooke Shields

  Honesty, Compassion, Quality

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 'Tis not enough your counsel still be true; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do.

  Alexander Pope

  Nice, Stupid, Literature

  Alexander Pope (2015). “An Essay on Criticism”, p.17, Sheba Blake Publishing

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• To be a good manager of people requires both fairness and bluntness.

  James Cook

  People, Good Man, Fairness

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• I have a reputation for speaking my mind. I like to think my candor and bluntness will give you the answers.

  John O. Brennan

  Thinking, Speaking My Mind, Giving

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• I stand behind what I say. If I don't want it to be out there then I won't say it. I am not out to hurt somebody. I am out to call attention to certain things but I am also out to make people laugh with my delivery and style of bluntness.

  Michelle Visage

  Hurt, People, Laughing

  Source: chicago.gopride.com

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• In The Lost Message of Jesus I claim that penal substitution is tantamount to 'child abuse - a vengeful Father punishing his Son for an offence he has not even committed.' Though the sheer bluntness of this imagery (not original to me of course) might shock some, in truth, it is only a stark 'unmasking' of the violent, pre-Christian thinking behind such a theology.

  Steve Chalke

  Christian, Jesus, Children

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• He cocked his head to the side. "Did he die well?" "He died screaming." Charlotte's bluntness startled Tessa. "What a beautiful thing to hear.

  Cassandra Clare

  Beautiful, Sides, Wells

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.676, Simon and Schuster

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• He grinned. “Busted. I’m a monster. Jev is my deceptively harmless — and shockingly handsome — alter ego.” “And I’m on top of it,” she announced with witty triumph. “Is that a Freudian slip?” His bluntness caught her off guard. A self-conscious blush rose in her face.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Witty, Self, Rose

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• You’re here.” “I am.” Jason boldly took in the way she looked. “I take it you don’t often wear that dress in court.” “Probably not a good idea.” He grinned. “Yes, I can imagine it would be somewhat awkward standing before a judge who has a huge hard-on.” “Is that the effect this dress has?” Taylor’s eyes traveled downward, to the zipper of Jason’s pants, and he was momentarily caught off guard by her bluntness. Her eyes sparkled, amused. “You’re blushing, Jason. That’s cute.

  Julie James

  Cute, Eye, Here I Am

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• Well, [bluntness in songwriting]'s a lot cheaper than therapy.... There's been a lot of things going on for the past 10 years that I just never really confronted, or used metaphors to do so. This time out I wanted to make sure that everyone knows what I'm talking about and where I'm coming from.

  Brent Smith

  Writing, Past, Talking

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