Offensive Quotes - page 8

We are exhausted [in Antwerp] and have endured so much that this war seems without purpose.... [and that it seemed] strange that Spain, which provides so little for the needs of this country.... has an abundance of means to wage an offensive war elsewhere. (Peter Paul Rubens)
The enemy had achieved in South Vietnam neither military nor psychological victory. For the South Vietnamese the Tet offensive served as a unifying catalyst, a Pearl Harbor. Had it been the same for the American people, had President Johnson discerned the same support behind him that Thieu did behind him, and had he acted with forcefulness, the enemy could have been induced to engage in serious and meaningful negotiations. Unfortunately, the enemy scored in the United States the psychological victory that eluded him in Vietnam, so influencing President Johnson and his civilian advisors that they ignored the maxim that when the enemy is hurting, you don't diminish the pressure, you increase it. View quote
William Westmoreland
I'm a right pain in the hole for my agent. I won't take certain parts if I think they're offensive or banal. For instance, I won't do a film if I think it's full of violence for violence's sake, or a television drama if I don't think it's intelligent writing. View quote
Anne-Marie Duff
I like an interesting movie even if it's controversial or offensive, depending on your taste. View quote
Adam Brody
I was an offensive defenseman. I was up the ice as much as I was back. View quote
Bobby Orr
If I could start with anybody, I would initially draft Tom Brady. Then I would go get Ray Lewis, and then maybe an offensive lineman, or somebody like Adrian Peterson. View quote
Barry Sanders
If you make something good and interesting and not ridiculing someone or being offensive, the creators of the original material will like it. View quote
Christian Marclay
One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others. View quote
David A. Bednar
Anthemic rock music is inherently fascist - anything intended to move huge masses of people is politically offensive to me. View quote
Donald Fagen
I learned from different guys I played with, too. The key was probably three people: The good Lord, the offensive linemen I played with and great fullbacks that could block very well. View quote
Earl Campbell
Whenever we don't turn the ball over, we're pretty productive. When you're turning the ball over, you're cutting down on offensive opportunities. (Eric Snow)
I understand being less sexy than Osama bin Laden, but not less sexy than Carrot Top. That, I find offensive. View quote
Gilbert Gottfried
I'm sad that it's uncool or offensive to talk about environmental or human rights issues. View quote
Grimes
We are so appreciative of the men and women in uniform who are protecting us, whether in Afghanistan or Iraq or on ships around the world. For our security, they are taking the offensive to the terrorists overseas. View quote
George Allen
As an artist, I try and be controversial, and I have been a bit offensive at times. I have a view on the burka, and I'm sure a few of the Muslim girls and their families would have a view of me on stage in next to nothing! View quote
Jessie J
The NFL offensive blocking is played differently; they use their hands instead of their head and shoulders. View quote
Jim Otto
That's what we really mean by being feared on the football field. And not actually the player that fears him, it's the offensive coordinator that fears him or the running backs coach. View quote
Jamal Lewis
This country was founded on a core set of family values. These values should not be discouraged and blatantly undermined by the airing of offensive material on broadcast television and radio. View quote
Kenny Marchant
My family and I took visits to each and every school and listened to each coaching staff. I felt the most comfortable with and really excited about playing at SC. Being close to home in one of the best offensive systems is paying off now as I'm making the jump to the pros. View quote
Mark Sanchez
Flame mails and offensive Internet activities are not classy. It doesn't fit with our culture here, where we respect the gender, race, opinions, ear-lobe apparel and choice of clothing of all employees. View quote
David Duffield
I see no reason to use offensive tools unless you're defending the country or in a state of war, or you want to achieve some really important thing for the good of the nation and others. (Keith B. Alexander)
As a running back, it takes five offensive linemen, a tight end, a fullback and possibly two wide receivers, in order to make my job successful. View quote
Marshawn Lynch
There are only so many times I can say, 'I owe it to my offensive linemen,' or, 'The credit should go to my teammates,' before it becomes run down. View quote
Marshawn Lynch
Our essential differences from the norm are both huge and deeply offensive to those among us who wish to be quietly integrated into society without particular reference to our nature. View quote
Malcolm Boyd
You continue to build and work on new things, and continue to beat offensive linemen, week in and week out. View quote
Ndamukong Suh