Top 558 Controversial Quotes & Sayings - Page 4
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Last updated on December 22, 2024.
I don't have any option. I'm not going to be less gay or more pretty. I can't try to have less personality or fewer controversial opinions.
I went to Eton, that's a slightly controversial issue, but it's an interesting subject to try and come across as likable and self-aware and possibly even defeat a couple of stereotypes.
There are opportunities that I have because I'm a white dude, and it's controversial because that's just the way that the world we live in kind of is.
The point is that if you are a little different, or a little outrageous, or if you do things that are bold or controversial, the press is going to write about you.
When people understand that they are constantly monitored, they are more conformist - they are less willing to take up controversial positions - and that kind of mass conformity is incompatible with democracy.
It's better to be controversial for the right reasons, than to be popular for the wrong reasons.
Why is it controversial to talk about the fact that fat people deserve to take up space and deserve to be sexy?
I think that as I continue to write, my writing I hope will become more controversial and more provocative.
Controversial means somebody who makes people think. And if you are afraid of people who will be against you, you might as well stay home and do nothing.
Some shows do nosedive at the end, or some piece of content could become incredibly controversial and affect the way the show is seen.
Most of what I've learnt is too personal or controversial to share, but nevertheless, experiences have helped me understand things better and have been necessary for what my journey in future will be.
I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial.
To be honest, after all the crap that happened with 'Summer Heights High,' I was like, 'I'm not going to write anything controversial or edgy ever again; I just can't handle the blame.'
Liberal arts colleges have traditionally provided a forum for debating ideas. Avoiding controversy and 'playing it safe' by not inviting - or disinviting - speakers with 'controversial' views stifles debate.
I remember when the Bic pen was controversial. They came from France. They were cheap, and when one was out of ink, you threw it away; you didn't dip it into more ink.
The idea that feminism is a 'battle of the sexes' about blaming all men and setting up a 'gender war' is a handy, controversial media hook. But it doesn't reflect reality.
The Conservative Party tries to avoid important but controversial issues of concern to Conservatives and Canadians in general. It is afraid to articulate any coherent philosophy to support its positions.
I'm really attracted to playing strong, outspoken, sassy women. And I love playing characters who have a little bit of conflict or who can be controversial.
I am conscious of the fact that the subject of hell is not a very pleasant one. It is very unpopular, controversial and misunderstood.... As a minister, I must deal with it. I cannot ignore it.
I like controversy. The more controversial it gets, the more interesting it is.
I don't wear a lot of jeans, which I know is a controversial statement. I just don't feel the most like myself in jeans.
When I was growing up, my parents were almost involved in various volunteer things. My dad was head of Planned Parenthood. And it was very controversial to be involved with that.
Now that I exist in the mainstream majority, I'm not really so controversial any more, am I? Not really news.
I am a visible person. I'm visible and I'm controversial. I don't mind if you crave the limelight - but make it work for you!
Well I think people think sex is controversial. Not always, but certainly it's something to be discussed.
Just because you say something doesn't make it controversial, and it doesn't make you a bad person.
[A formula for answering controversial letters -- without even reading the letters:] Dear Sir (or Madame): You may be right.
I like to take chances. The actors I admire are the ones who aren't afraid to make themselves nasty, bad or even goofy. I've never shied away from controversial characters.
Everything I think seems to be controversial, so I feel like I need to just go away for a second and put it all down on paper until the storm passes.
I always feel that comedy, at its best, tackles issues that are controversial, polarizing, volatile, and sheds light onto those issues and the people involved.
I was constantly being sought after for money. And the vitriol that came my way from many who felt threatened by controversial aspects of 'for colored girls' was often frightening.
Custard is controversial: what makes it a custard, how best to cook it and, crucially, is it to be eaten or put in a pie and thrown?
However much people want to politicize every movement of a controversial woman in life or on the screen, we just have to keep being personal and truthful, or we will explode.
I might be being controversial, but I think Seal fancies the pants off Delta, and her pants are tight.
I'm not really volunteering for no family films. I really like the sweet spot of being able to be edgy and controversial.
The way you advance a technological society is to try things - to be controversial and contrarian in your thinking in order to get to something that eventually people say, 'I told you it was a great idea.'
When I am no longer controversial, I will no longer be important
Public health regulations are often controversial at the time but who would want to go back to the days of sitting in smoke-filled restaurants or cars without seatbelts?
When I did 'Uyir,' I initially feared to do it. It was a controversial role. But thanks to my friends, they motivated me and helped me come out with aplomb.
I've been asked a lot about the state of dubstep in America, and everyone wants me to say something controversial, but I have no negative feelings toward anything, really.
The type of religion which rejoices in the pious sound of traditional phrases, regardless of their meanings, or shrinks from "controversial" matters, will never stand amid the shocks of life.
Ergonomists are not physicians - they are engineers - and their medical theories are controversial. Some of the world's leading medical researchers deny that repetitive motion causes injury.
It would be normal for anybody running a high-profile, politically controversial operation in China to anticipate worst-case scenario, and to do everything possible to guard against them.
We are not supposed to have an opinion. If we have an opinion, it has to be controversial – that is how we are always projected. It is difficult.
I'm comfortable having a specific audience to write to. I like the idea that my audience doesn't see what I do as controversial.
I can unite the people of Israel, so I won't speak about controversial issues, which divide the people.
I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
Contraception really shouldn't be all that controversial because it's a tool a woman can use to delay her first birth until she's, say, 18 or 19 years old.
I'd like to think I'm going upriver in talking about world-view topics rather than particular political or controversial topics.
I'm controversial. My friends either dislike me or hate me
I think if I'm controversial it's not because I set out to be. It's because I've never felt comfortable being part of someone else's mainstream community.
Nobody wants to get into controversies, especially in the film industry. I do not wish to be a controversial girl. But sometimes you have to take tough decisions that might eventually help your career.
I'm not really interested in courting controversy, but I am interested in exploring issues that other people would deem to be controversial.
Of all the subjects I have photographed, the most controversial and the one that has moved me the most has to be the prostitutes who are getting on in years. They are true survivors.
There have been so many examples of highly qualified judges of enormous integrity who lost their positions because they were in fact disabled from speaking out to defend a controversial opinion.
There are usually half a dozen right answers to what needs to be
done. Yet, unless a person makes the risky and controversial choice of only one, he will achieve nothing.
I love how controversial pink is. Men still feel uncomfortable wearing pink. It's ridiculous.
Science, innovation, safety and affordability. Who could oppose United States food policy based on these core principles? Unfortunately, this idea has become unnecessarily controversial in agriculture.
When controversial speech can be taken offline through pressures on private intermediaries without any kind of due process, that is something we need to be concerned about.
Ninety-eight percent of the things that come out of my mouth are intended to be harmless or even charming. They're not ever intended to be offensive or controversial.
