Condescending Quotes

We value our trading relationships with both Mexico and Canada, The thought that we can rely on everyone else for supply is a little bit condescending. It's terrific that we'll have LNG options in both Canada and Mexico, but they both have their own economies to support, and we have to recognize that, as their economies are growing, they might need some of that supply. - Nora Brownell

Tragedy is the greatest art form of all. It gives us the courage to continue with our life by exposing us to the pain of life. It is unsentimental, it takes us seriously as human beings, it is not condescending. Paradoxically, by seeing pain we are made greater, it becomes a need. - Howard Barker

Those in the west who dismiss the repressiveness of laws against women in countries like Iran, no matter how benign their intentions, present a condescending view not just of the religion but also of women living in Muslim majority countries, as if the desire for choice and happiness is the monopoly of women in the west. - Azar Nafisi

There have been, in recent years, many Asian American pioneers in the public eye who've defied the condescendingly complimentary 'model minority' stereotype: actors like Lucy Liu, artists like Maya Lin, moguls like Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh. They are known, often admired. - Eric Liu

The people who know Kerry best consider Kerry aloof, imperious and condescending. Even worse, Kerry can't seem to retain their names. - Larry Elder

The most obvious and condescending tell-tale sign that manipulation is taking place is that no one takes responsibility for the actions of the administration, its always some other department who is to blame and never the people who have authority, its always some nameless foot-soldiers, a few bad apples, when we all know that such excuses dont hold water, we know who gave the order for soldiers to engage in the abhorrent techniques of torture, we know who told subordinates in the corporation(s) to fudge the numbers and be creative, we know full well who makes these decisions. President Truman said, The buck stops here, now the buck effectively floats over many people never stopping anywhere, so theres no one to blame. - Teresa Stover

That's it. I am gonna get a tape recorder so you can hear how pompous and condescending you sound. -EMILY. - Gilmore Girls

Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. - John Updike