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• I am not a particularly political person, but, as a Tribeca resident, the commodification of September 11th is offensive to me.

  Lena Dunham

  Political, September, Residents

  "Downtown’s Daughter" by Rebecca Mead, www.newyorker.com. November 15, 2010.

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• I didn't just invent saying offensive things.

  Eminem

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• Our music has always been instant reactive and I guess taking our time to absorb things and say what you really want to say could be much more offensive than anything we've ever done.

  Fred Durst

  Done, Want, Instant

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• Economic and military power can be developed under the spur of laws and appropriations. But moral power does not derive from any act of Congress. It depends on the relations of a people to their God. It is the churches to which we must look to develop the resources for the great moral offensive that is required to make human rights secure, and to win a just and lasting peace.

  John Foster Dulles

  Peace, Military, Winning

  John Foster Dulles (1960). “The Spiritual Legacy of John Foster Dulles: Selections from His Articles and Addresses”, Philadelphia : Westminister Press

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• Advice is offensive, not because it lays us open to unexpected regret, or convicts us of any fault which had escaped our notice, but because it shows us that we are known to others as well as to ourselves; and the officious monitor is persecuted with hatred, not because his accusation is false, but because he assumes that superiority which we are not willing to grant him, and has dared to detect what we desired to conceal.

  Samuel Johnson

  Regret, Hatred, Advice

  Samuel Johnson (1811). “The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes”, p.131

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• A woman isn't all that different from a bonfire. A fire's a beautiful thing, right? Something you can't take your eyes off, when it's burning. If you can keep it contained, it'll throw light and heat for you. It's only when it gets out of control that you have to go on the offensive.

  Jodi Picoult

  Beautiful, Eye, Fire

  Jodi Picoult (2012). “The Jodi Picoult Collection #2: Perfect Match, Second Glance, and My Sister's Keeper”, p.857, Simon and Schuster

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• God continues to lift the curtain and allow the enemies of America to give us probably what we deserve.

  Jerry Falwell

  America, Giving, Sick

  "God Gave U.S. 'What We Deserve,' Falwell Says". John F. Harris, The Washington Post, September 14, 2001.

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• It is dangerous for a spiritual master to accept almost any aspirant. Although it is an aspect of mercy, it is dangerous. The danger also depends on the spiritual potency of the particular guru. Without sufficient potency, a few offensive or faithless disciples can lead to the guru's fall.

  Bhakti Tirtha Swami

  Spiritual, Fall, Mercy

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• Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Writing, Thinking, Surprise

  "I dare you" by Dan Glaister, www.theguardian.com. March 12, 2004.

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• I am not now, nor will I ever be, a candidate for offensive coordinator of Iowa.

  Marco Rubio

  Iowa, Candidates, Coordinator

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• On the European Front the most important development of the past year has been the crushing offensive of the Great Armies of Russia.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Crush, War, Army

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• The great distinction of a true Christian is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. How careful should he be, lest anything in his thoughts or feelings would be offensive to the Divine Guest.!

  Francis Schaeffer

  God, Christian, Feelings

  Francis Schaeffer (2016). “The Francis Schaeffer Collection: True Spirituality / He Is There and He Is Not Silent”, p.125, NavPress

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• I think the reason that swearing is both so offensive and so attractive is that it is a way to push people's emotional buttons, and especially their negative emotional buttons. Because words soak up emotional connotations and are processed involuntarily by the listener, you can't will yourself not to treat the word in terms of what it means.

  Steven Pinker

  Mean, Thinking, Emotional

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• Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the Universe.

  Alfred North Whitehead

  Life, Math, Mechanism

  Adventures of Ideas (1933) pt. 1, ch. 5

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• I am edgy, raw, offensive, vulgar, untruthful, but intelligent. My jokes are always realistic. I do not make fun of children or people who cannot fight back. That is my limitation.

  Vir Das

  Children, Fun, Fighting

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• I have a rule - 'funny is funny!' When I write comedy, it's not my aim to upset people. I will be offensive, edgy and immature, but I will also be very intelligent and relevant. At my shows, there are no holy cows.

  Vir Das

  Writing, Intelligent, People

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• To watch an American on a beach, or crowding into a subway, or buying a theatre ticket, or sitting at home with his radio on, tells you something about one aspect of the American character: the capacity to withstand a great deal of outside interference, so to speak; a willing acceptance of frenzy which, though it's never self-conscious, amounts to a willingness to let other people have and assert their own lively, and even offensive, character. They are a tough race in this.

  Alistair Cooke

  Beach, Character, Home

  "Letter from America, 1946-2004".

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• It is quite clear that as long as the nations of the world spend most of their energy, money, and emotional strength in quarreling with words and weapons, a true offensive against the common problems that threaten human survival is not very likely. A world government that can channel human efforts in the direction of the great solutions seems desirable, even essential. Naturally, such a world government should be a federal one, with regional and local autonomy safeguarded and with cultural diversity promoted.

  Isaac Asimov

  Emotional, World Government, Law

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• Perfume was first created to mask the stench of foul and offensive odors... Spices and bold flavorings were created to mask the taste of putrid and rotting meat... What then was music created for? Was it to drown out the voices of others, or the voices within ourselves? I think I know.

  Emilie Autumn

  Music, Thinking, Voice

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• I'm sad that it's uncool or offensive to talk about environmental or human rights issues.

  Grimes

  Rights, Issues, Environmental

  "Sexism In Music Targeted By Female Singer Grimes In New Blog Post". www.huffingtonpost.com. April 24, 2013.

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• Most writers in the course of their careers become thick-skinned and learn to accept vituperation, which in any other profession would be unimaginably offensive, as a healthy counterpoise to unintelligent praise.

  Evelyn Waugh

  Writing, Careers, Healthy

  Evelyn Waugh (1983). “The Essays, Articles and Reviews of Evelyn Waugh”, Methuen

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• Painting is not made to decorate apartments. It's an offensive and defensive weapon against the enemy. (about Guernica).

  Pablo Picasso

  Enemy, Guernica, Weapons

  Pablo Picasso (1972). “Picasso on art: a selection of views”, Viking Adult

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• The commentator may be excused for repeating what he has stressed in his own books and lectures, namely that "offensive" is frequently but a synonym for "unusual;" and a great work of art is of course always original, and thus by its very nature should come more or less as a shocking surprise.

  Vladimir Nabokov

  Art, Book, Stressed

  Vladimir Nabokov (2011). “The Annotated Lolita: Revised and Updated”, p.60, Vintage

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• People in Britain see Richard Quest as a kind of an offensive cartoon character.

  John Oliver

  Character, People, Cartoon

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• So we're considering doing a new Christmas album, because there's been Christmas episodes since then, and maybe finally do the version of 'The Most Offensive Song Ever' with lyrics intact.

  Trey Parker

  Christmas, Song, Albums

  Interview with Jeff Onto, www.ign.com. May 12, 2005.

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