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Contempt Quotes

"The jury had down right contempt for punk rock grass roots ethics."

"The jury had down right contempt for punk rock grass roots ethics."

Jello Biafra, American Musician

Contempt, Ethics, Jury, Punk

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"My philosophy is familiarity breeds contempt."

"My philosophy is familiarity breeds contempt."

Chaka Khan, American Musician

Contempt, Familiarity, Philosophy

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"Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt."

"Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt."

Henry Bolingbroke, English Royalty

Contempt, End, Man, Pride

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"The pollution they produce, market, sell, and show to billions around the world is at its core contemptuous of the country that gave them better lives than nearly 100 percent of everybody who's ever lived. And they pass that contempt along for everyone to see."

"The pollution they produce, market, sell, and show to billions around the world is at its core contemptuous of the country that gave them better lives than nearly 100 percent of everybody who's ever lived. And they pass that contempt along for everyone to see."

John Ratzenberger, American Actor

Contempt, Country, Pollution, World

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"Contempt for the world is what allows me to continue living in it."

"Contempt for the world is what allows me to continue living in it."

Matthew Lotti, American Lawyer

Contempt, Living, World

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"Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt."

"Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt."

Isaac Barrow, English Mathematician

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"Clinton's hands remain incredibly clean, don't they, and Tony Blair's smile remains as wide as ever. I view these guises with profound contempt."

"Clinton's hands remain incredibly clean, don't they, and Tony Blair's smile remains as wide as ever. I view these guises with profound contempt."

Harold Pinter, English Dramatist

Contempt, Smile

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"Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt."

"Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt."

Jean Rostand, French Scientist

Contempt, Respect, Will

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"Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt."

"Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Contempt, Lady, Kissing

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"'Free' is more of that 'familiarity breeds contempt' kind of thing. It's about saying 'Wait, I'm longing for something more than I have and I don't know what it is that I want, but I know I want it.' It has nothing to do with what I'm going through, personally."

"'Free' is more of that 'familiarity breeds contempt' kind of thing. It's about saying 'Wait, I'm longing for something more than I have and I don't know what it is that I want, but I know I want it.' It has nothing to do with what I'm going through, personally."

Jon Crosby, American Musician

Contempt, Longing, Nothing, Saying

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"He's an undersized pissant with delusions of adequacy."

"He's an undersized pissant with delusions of adequacy."

Lois Greiman, American Author

Contempt, Insult, Character, Power

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"I've seen more intelligence in the crotch lice of harem whores."

"I've seen more intelligence in the crotch lice of harem whores."

Christopher Moore, American Novelist

Contempt, Insult, Humor, Sarcasm

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"You are cordially invited to go fuck yourself."

"You are cordially invited to go fuck yourself."

A.E. Samaan, American Author

Contempt, Insult, Defiance, Anger, Expression

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"I leave the human cockroaches to discuss their heroin and child pornography."

"I leave the human cockroaches to discuss their heroin and child pornography."

Alan Moore, British Writer

Contempt, Disgust, Humanity, Corruption

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