A Quote by George Monbiot

The schedules are crammed with shows urging us to travel further, drive faster, build bigger, buy more, yet none of them are deemed to offend the rules, which really means that they don't offend the interests of business or the pampered sensibilities of the Aga class. The media, driven by fear and advertising, are hopelessly biased towards the consumer economy and against the biosphere.

George Monbiot

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George Monbiot
British - Writer
Born: January 27, 1963

What you discover about people you try not to offend is that you can offend them without trying.

Robert Breault

It's OK to offend people with the Gospel, but, good grief- let's don't offend them with something else.

Andy Stanley

Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.

Sam Brown

Advertising has always been the Peck's Bad Boy of American business urging us to buy things we probably don't need and often can't afford.

Andrew Hacker

It doesn't matter how many people you offend, as long as you're getting your message to your consumers. I say to those people who do not want to offend anybody: You are going to have a very, very difficult time having meaningful advertising.

Phil Knight

I've spent a lifetime trying not to offend people - that's one thing that Mormons are really good at is smiling and shaking your hand and doing everything they can to not offend you. And I have gotten to this point in life where I don't want to live that way anymore.

Dan Reynolds

Over 80% of the media can't stand Donald Trump in the US. I've never seen a more biased media in my entire life, except Rob Ford. But outside of that I have not seen a more biased media.

Doug Ford, Jr.

We should never intentionally offend, but if you follow Jesus, you will offend religious people.

Darrin Patrick

The prison system today is so messed up. Some people say, "Some criminals are made in prison," and it's actually true. The numbers and the facts are very clear. Almost 70% re-offend, and they re-offend, more often than not, with a worse crime than what they were put away for. And what's mind-boggling is that it's not in anyone's interests. It's a waste of enormous resources, with money, but also all of these young men and women that have their lives ruined.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

On flights, I cannot travel economy class, as I am too huge to fit into that space. I always have to travel business class.

The Great Khali

My friends, family and colleagues will be biased towards anything I do, like I would be towards them. But fans, especially on social media, are honest and are really good critics of my work, so I keep them close and listen as much as I can to get better and better.

Jubin Nautiyal

If I wouldn't offend my religion or God, why would I want to offend an audience because in effect those people are being watched over by the same person.

Tim Conway

I really do think that our subconscious gets corrupted with fear, and fear is how news media - all media - makes us [watch] long enough to get to the Tide commercial. That's all it's about. Generating fear so that we can buy the proper laundry detergent.

Ann Patchett

Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters, always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste.

Thomas Edward Brown

I am urging Americans to be more careful about the kinds of media we support with our consumer spending. We've got to invest less in the media that glorifies violence and more in entertainment that lifts up the values of love, compassion, and the best in human nature.