Profanity Quotes

Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
Mark Twain

Prayer, Relief, Denied

I think the part of media that romanticizes criminal behavior, things that a person will say against women, profanity, being gangster, having multiple children with multiple men and women and not wanting to is prevalent. When you look at the majority of shows on television they placate that kind of behavior.
Bill Cosby

Women, Men, Children

I want all this loud profanity in the street stopped. I want people to think about choices.
Bill Cosby

Choices, Street, Loud

I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid not much could come out. Perhaps we will have to consider it simply as a profane book and hope that the next book will be less profane or perhaps more sacred.
Ernest Hemingway

Hope, Book, Writing

All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.
Gordie Howe

Hockey, English, Players

I'm always trying to reach a transcendent point, a romantic point, but reach it in a really unconventional way, a really profane way. To get to that romantic, touching, heartbreaking place, but through a lot of acts of profanity.
Chuck Palahniuk

Romantic, Through, Trying

I've started to think that maybe I wouldn't mind passing my demented genius on to some small thing who can set fire and breathe profanity.
Marilyn Manson

Mind, Fire, Small

I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.
Nicholas Sparks

Church, Characters, Novels

No matter how I do this, my best songs have profanity in them.
Liz Phair

Best, Matter, Songs

We don't do drugs, drink or use profanity. Instead we instill morals and values in my boys by raising them with a love of God and a love and respect for themselves and all people. I believe they will have a chance.
Anita Baker

Love, God, Respect

American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity.
Gordie Howe

American, Speak, English

There was certainly less profanity in the Godfather than in the Sopranos. There was a kind of respect. It's not that I totally agreed with it, but it was a great piece of art.
Danny Aiello

Great, Art, Respect

I wanted to cut down on the profanity, because I think I'm funnier without sayin' a lot of cuss words.
Chris Tucker

Words, Down, Wanted

For a woman to consider a financial question was shuddered over as a profanity.
Victoria Woodhull

Woman, Question, Financial

I knew the profanity used up and down my street would not go over the air... So I trained myself to say 'Holy Cow' instead.
Harry Caray

Down, Used, Holy

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