"That is the point of quotations. One can use another's words to be insulting."

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Carolyn Heilbrun

#Insulting Quotes #Use Quotes #Quotations Quotes

“A single ear of corn in a large field is as strange as a single world in infinite space.”
“Response, when asked how he came upon his theorems.”
“I know the strengths and weaknesses of my teammates. I make my passing decisions accordingly”
“On the day I was signed, Mr. Finley, the owner of the Athletics at that time came up to me and said, 'When you were six you ran away from home, and when your parents found you at a nearby lake, you had already caught two catfish and were pulling in a third. Now repeat it back to me.'”
“We have taken a major step forward in providing a new high quality education facility at Longbridge. Not only will the new Bournville College shape Birmingham's learning environment, it will also form the first phase of the new Longbridge town centre and, therefore, represents a milestone in a new future for Longbridge.”
“There is no reason we should expect young children to enter the nocturnal darkness of sleep and dreams without help.”
“For nothing is evil in the beginning.”
“Sometimes, if you leave yourself open, an actor can bring nice nuances to a character.”

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