A Quote by Terry Pratchett

...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

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Terry Pratchett
English - Author
April 28, 1948 - March 12, 2015

Disappointment mixed with bitter acceptance flashed in her eyes. "Maybe you are real," she said. "It would require a dark side I don't have to create someone like you." "You forgot to say 'no offense' before making that statement." "No, I didn't. I meant offense." Bold little human, wasn't she? -Annabelle and Zacharel

Gena Showalter

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

Ken Kesey

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

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

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

I'm not worried about offense. I've always had that, but I can get better defensively and that in turn will make my offense better.

Robert Parish

Whenever you talk about a Mike Shanahan offense, you're always going to be talking about his offense.

John Madden

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.

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

Mark Driscoll

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

Rey Maualuga

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

Alan Thicke

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

Gus Malzahn

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

Jeanie Buss

Life's an offensive proposition from beginning to end. Maybe those who can't tolerate offense ought to just go ahead and end it all, and maybe those who demand financial compensation for offense ought to have it ended for them.