Controversial Quotes

I just have my characters say my controversial opinions and then hide behind them.

Just because you say something doesn't make it controversial, and it doesn't make you a bad person.

I like the idea that my audience doesn't see what I do as controversial.

What I can say is that for may years jazz musicians had to go to Europe, for instance, to be respected and to be sort of treated not in a discriminatory way. I don't think there is anything controversial about me saying that. This is just a fact.

If journalism is good, it is controversial, by its nature.

I'm always told that what I say is controversial. Why is it controversial? Because I speak from a tradition that has now fallen out of favor with the dominant media in this country. And so when I say things like marriage should be between one man and one woman, I'm called a bigot.

Despite my involvement in difficult and sometimes controversial questions I have received consistent support from the people of Ashfield. They have recognised that it is necessary to take difficult decisions, that newspapers do not always report fairly or accurately.

Thirty years ago, in 1976, the notion of organized activity to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity was an extremely controversial one.

I am continually fascinated at the difficulty intelligent people have in distinguishing what is controversial from what is merely offensive.

The mainland Chinese tend to take a Chinese mainland point of view on controversial issues, and the Taiwanese take another the Taiwanese viewpoint.

I think it is very difficult today to have a reasoned public discourse on any controversial subject. Certainly, election years present a complicating factor.

For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and rule of law. By not tackling these controversial topics, the candidates are protecting a strategic partnership with China at the expense of essential human values and beliefs.

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.

I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial.

You can't have a university without having free speech, even though at times it makes us terribly uncomfortable. If students are not going to hear controversial ideas on college campuses, they're not going to hear them in America. I believe it's part of their education.

I kicked down doors to show that Hiphop has matured. And it may be a little controversial.

Thinking of the universe as a computer is controversial.

Well I think people think sex is controversial. Not always, but certainly it's something to be discussed.

I've never intended to be controversial, but it's very easy to be controversial in pop music because nobody ever is.

Early British pop was helped tremendously by the writing of Bob Dylan who had proved you could write about political and quite controversial subjects. Certainly what we did followed on from what was happening with the angry young men in the theatre.

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 like an interesting movie even if it's controversial or offensive, depending on your taste.

I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.

I am not afraid that the book will be controversial, I'm afraid it will not be controversial.

There are people who can talk sensibly about a controversial issue; they're called humorists.

They said it was against the rules to take sides on a controversial issue. I said, 'I wish you had told me that during World War II, when I took sides against Hitler.'

I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant. Nothing has changed.

I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.