A Quote by Joseph O'Neill

It won't be long before we'll be deafened by the screeches of whistles being blown by whistle-blowers blowing the whistle on themselves.

Joseph O'Neill

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Joseph O'Neill
Irish - Novelist
Born: 1964

A lot of women have been whistle-blowers in the past, and a lot of them have just gotten torn down and treated terribly. One of the things that kept popping up was this idea that if you do whistle-blow about sexual harassment, then that is what will define the rest of your life.

Susan Fowler

The thing we adore about these dog-whistle kerfuffles is that the people who react to the whistle always assume it's intended for somebody else. The whole point of the metaphor is that if you can hear the whistle, you're the dog.

James Taranto

I think superheroes today are like whistle blowers.

Robert Englund

I was taught to whistle as a little girl by an undertaker. I used to sit in his workshop, watching him planing wood for the coffins, and he used to whistle all the time - and eventually I started whistling, too. I can whistle anything, particularly trumpet tunes from Classic FM.

Susan Hill

If she’s out here and not locked up in the barracks, I’ll know,” he said. He took a deep breath and whistled. “You share a whistle?” Trevanion said in disbelief. “Do you have a problem with that?” Finnikin asked. “I have a few whistles,” Lucian murmured. “Very confusing sometimes.” “Whistles are meant for combat,” Trevanion said. “Not wooing women. Women do not understand whistles.

Melina Marchetta

I have huge respect for whistle-blowers, people who stand up against their bosses and losing their careers, just for truth and justice.

John Leguizamo

When people say “clean as a whistle”, they forget that a whistle is full of spit.

George Carlin

Referees are the law. They have a whistle. They blow it. And that whistle is the articulation of God's justice.

Harold Pinter

I don't whistle at you down the street. I would if I could, but I can't whistle you see.

Elton John

David Langford, illustrates the difference between teaching and learning in a little story. He says, 'You know, last Wednesday I taught my dog to whistle. I really did. I taught him to whistle. It was hard work. I really went at it very hard. But I taught him to whistle. Of course, he didn't learn, but I taught.'

Myron Tribus

State and federal laws protect whistle-blowers, those who refuse to do something illegal, and workers who file claims for workers' compensation.

Bill Dedman

I was punished for blowing the whistle on my father's lifestyle.

Tatum O'Neal

When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry.

Johnny Cash

Obama was expected to restore an ethical sheen to post-9/11 foreign policy, but he has intensified drone warfare in Yemen and Pakistan, pursued whistle-blowers, and failed to close down Guantanamo.

Pankaj Mishra

It's an odd state to be in, blowing the whistle on your home country.

Michael Ondaatje

Ah, my dad's whistle. On holidays when I was a kid, we would all be off in the rock pools along the beach. When it came time to go, we'd hear the whistle and we'd all come running. Like dogs!

Kate Winslet

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