Debased Quotes

You have debased my child You have made him a laughingstock of intelligence a stench in the nostrils of the gods of the ionosphere. - Lee De Forest

We might make a public moan in the newspapers about the decay of conscience, but in private conversation, no matter what crimes a man may have committed or how cynically he may have debased his talent or his friends, variations on the answer ''Yes, but I did it for the money',' satisfy all but the most tiresome objections. - Lewis H. Lapham

This year, I was very pleased. The humor wasn't too debased. I'm encouraged that the humor in the ads is going up a notch instead of down, as it had been. - Steve McKee

The primacy of the word, basis of the human psyche, that has in our age been used for mind-bending persuasion and brain-washing pulp, disgraced by Gobbles and debased by advertising copy, remains a force for freedom that flies out between all bars. - Nadine Gordimer

However it is debased or misinterpreted, love is a redemptive feature. To focus on one individual so that their desires become superior to yours is a very cleansing experience. - Jeanette Winterson

For the president to resign now would be wrong. President Clinton may have debased himself with his behavior, but we shouldn't debase the office with an impulsive overreaction. - George Stephanopoulos