#insult

to call a man without the Holy Spirit "upright and God-fearing" is the same as calling Belial "Christ". ↗

— Martin Luther

#holy-spirit

You," Madeline said, her voice hollow and wheezing, "are like a bad case of herpes, wizard. You're inconvenient, embarassing, no real threat, and you simply will not go away. ↗

— Jim Butcher

#simile #simile

Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country. ↗

— Edward Abbey

#bloody #country #government #i #insult

Right before the game, she strolled up to me. "Hey, Seaweed Brain." "Will you stop calling me that?" She knows I hate that name, mostly because I never have a good comeback. She's the daughter of Athena, which doesn't give me a lot of ammunition. I mean, "Owl-head" and "Wise Girl" are kind of lame insults. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#demigod #demigod-files #insults #percy-jackson #put-downs

I've got a good mind to go out and join a club and beat you over the head with it. ↗

— Groucho Marx

#insult

People call me an instinctive actor. I used to consider that an insult early on, only because I had never studied. Now... I love it. ↗

— Danny Aiello

#because #call #consider #early #had

The fact people think that when you sell a lot of books you are not a serious writer is a great insult to the readership. I get a little angry when people try to say such a thing. ↗

— Isabel Allende

#books #fact #get #great #i

To say 'we' and mean 'I' is one of the most recondite insults. ↗

— Theodor Adorno

#insults #mean #most #say

Adding "just kidding" doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal. ↗

— Nancy Cartwright

#insult #just #just kidding #kidding #make

There is nothing like the way people feel after they've seen 'The Intouchables.' They feel amazing. The word of mouth on this film is incredible. It's intelligent-feeling good. You're not insulted by the low-browness or stupidity of some of the humor. It's so smart and terrific. ↗

— Harvey Weinstein

#amazing #feel #feeling good #film #good