#offend

I'm offended every time I see George Bush on TV! ↗

— Courtney Love

#every #every time #george #george bush #i

When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#commence #confidence #cowardice #disarm #distrust

Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them they take vengeance, but if you injure them greatly they are unable to retaliate, so that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#destroyed #done #either #feared #greatly

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#fear #inspires #less #love #offending

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. ↗

— Josh McDowell

#claim #confucius #did #god #jesus

Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn't there to entertain; he was all about the music. I kind of do that. ↗

— Bobby McFerrin

#audience #back #came #davis #entertain

I like to think of myself as an equal opportunity offender. ↗

— Rick Mercer

#equal opportunity #i #like #myself #offender

I don't want to offend people. ↗

— Isaac Mizrahi

#offend #people #want

It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all. ↗

— Moliere

#public #scandal #secret #sin

While conscience is our friend, all is at peace; however once it is offended, farewell to a tranquil mind. ↗

— Mary Wortley Montagu

#farewell #friend #however #mind #offended