A Quote by Brigham Young

He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.

Brigham Young

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Brigham Young
American - Leader
June 1, 1801 - August 29, 1877

He who takes offense when offense was not intended is a fool, yet he who takes offense when offense is intended is an even greater fool for he has succumbed to the will of his adversary.

Brigham Young

It is just as much an offense to take offense as it is to give offense.

Ken Kesey

A fool contributes nothing worth hearing and takes offense at everything.

Aristotle

...William wondered why he always disliked people who said 'no offense meant.' Maybe it was because they found it easier to to say 'no offense meant' than actually to refrain from giving offense.

Terry Pratchett

As coaches we talk about two things: offense and defense. There is a third phase we neglect, which is more important. It's conversion from offense to defense and defense to offense.

Bobby Knight

You add to the suffering in the world when you take offense, just as much as you do when you give offense.

Ken Keyes Jr.

If it is a first offense, you ground them and have a talk. The second offense would call for counseling.

Alan Thicke

I want to become the player that the offense gameplans around, that the offense fears coming into the game.

Rey Maualuga

Tragically, we live in a day when offense to God doesn't matter nearly as much as offense to others.

Mark Driscoll

I totally believe that God has blessed me with the unique ability to know offense, to call offense.

Gus Malzahn

Whatever the offense dictates to allow me doing what I or this offense needs to do to win games, I'm going to do it.

Colin Kaepernick

I can't tell you the difference between the triangle offense and the Princeton offense.

Jeanie Buss

I'm a big believer in going on offense, and I think Hillary Clinton is the ideal target on whom to go on offense.

Rush Limbaugh

In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.

George S. Patton

Offense cuts you off from God. We separate ourselves from the pipeline. I've never seen anything block blessings from Heaven except offense.

John Bevere

No offense, but if you want to be with my niece, you should think about getting a haircut. My mother is very conservative.” “No offense taken,” John said mildly.

Meg Cabot

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