#smear

On page 607, alluding to the end of my first marriage (and carefully remembering to state that that's none of his business), he very sweetly says that I 'might leave a wife, but not a friend.' Nice try. Neat smear. But he shouldn't be so sure.... ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#friends #marriage #sidney-blumenthal #smear-campaign #wives

Because we spoke so loudly, opponents of reproductive health access demonized and smeared me and others on the public airwaves. These smears are obvious attempts to distract from meaningful policy discussions and to silence women's voices regarding their own health care. ↗

— Sandra Fluke

#airwaves #attempts #because #care #discussions

A good interpreter can take a piece of bad music and make it sound pretty decent, while a bad interpreter can take good music and make it sound cheap. I can tell that some people have a bad taste, and unlike on the piano, they smear around a lot, that is bad taste. ↗

— Ruggiero Ricci

#bad #bad taste #cheap #decent #good

In a world addicted to speed, I blur the moments into one unholy smear. ↗

— Ann Voskamp

#blur #life #smear #speed #unholy

There is no need to smear my name or to defame my character for the sake of news. ↗

— Ricky Williams

#name #need #news #sake #smear

A sure sign of ineptitude and malice is manifested when one's attacker is willing to cover himself with mud in order to try and make some of it adhere to his target. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#debate #ineptitude #malice #norman-g-finkelstein #smear-campaigns

I appreciate subtlety. I have never enjoyed a kiss in front of the camera. There's nothing to it except not getting your lipstick smeared. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#camera #enjoyed #except #front #getting