21 Faux Pas Quotes

Following is our list of the most famous faux pas quotations and slogans. We've compiled this selection of inspirational faux pas quotes. Hopefully, these faux pas quotes will keep you motivated not only during hard times but to expand your faux pas knowledge!

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One's own flowers and some of one's own vegetables make acceptable, free, self-congratulatory gifts when visiting friends, though giving zucchini - or leaving it on the doorstep, ringing the bell, and running - is a social faux pas. — Barbara Holland

Many, perhaps most, people who lose their jobs are mistaken about the reason for which they lost their jobs. Some will say that they're failures, others that their boss had it in for them, and others yet that they were sure their career ended because of a stupid faux pas they made at the company picnic. — Harvey Mackay

A fashion faux pas is what happens when you're not confident with yourself. — Loulou de la Falaise

Today's mom watches her every child-rearing step lest she commit some egregious and apocalyptic parenting faux pas that will certainly doom her child to a life spent sleeping under overpasses, or worse, not going to Harvard. — John Rosemond

My worst fashion faux pas: probably orange shoes with white pants. I thought I looked spectacular. — Kevin O'Leary

The secular humanist, although he would never dream of committing the social faux pas of calling a black man a negro, feels perfectly free to castigate Christians and their leaders in any way he likes. — Frank Schaeffer

My biggest faux pas is not giving time for myself. — Donna Karan

In a safe Western world where we're not being shot at and we're not starving, the worst thing that happens to us most days is someone's rude to us, or we accidentally insult someone. Social faux pas is the worst thing that happens to most people, most days, so we've got to concentrate on that, really. — Ricky Gervais

Confusing the words wish, faith and pray with each other usually just results in a minor grammatical faux pas, but when any of these words, especially hope, is confused with action, the results are much more devastating. — Bo Bennett

The media tries to destroy Republicans who make little faux pas and they start telling everybody how dumb and stupid or uncaring they are. They're so self-absorbed, so selfish and so forth. With Obama, it's always, "There's nothing to see here, because he's a dream of a guy to begin with" and all that. "He missed the Gulf of Mexico? So what! He thinks there are 57 states? Big deal! At least he's trying; at least he cares," is the way it goes. — Rush Limbaugh

Anything that's really grounded in humanity and is real, but just happens to be faux pas, or just really shouldn't be funny, I like it. — Rockmond Dunbar

Many faux pas of fashion can be avoided if you curb your instinctive desire to buy things with your heart instead of your head. — Edith Head

Fashion faux pas should be celebrated. I enjoy them because it means we're not all clones. — Linda Evangelista

to a Southerner it is faux pas, not sins, that matter in this world. — Florence King

I like big escapist films. It's odd because the type of comedian I am and the things I do when I'm writing and directing myself usually deal with the darker side of the human psyche and excruciating social faux pas. I often deal in taboos and the subjects I do as a stand-up are quite challenging. But my film roles have been much more fun and escapist. — Ricky Gervais

When I was dating and the wine list was presented to my male companion, I tried to ignore this unfortunate faux pas. But this practice still goes on...Closing note to all servers and sommeliers: please include women in wine selection. Okay? — Alpana Singh

Most people sitting at home aren't cool, successful, witty Hollywood stars, but they all worry about what people think of them when they faux pas. — Ricky Gervais

I've turned up to costume parties in the wrong costume. I've made social faux pas a plenty. I've put one foot in front of the other and fallen over. — Benedict Cumberbatch

There are certain bad habits we've groomed our whole life -- from personality flaws to fashion faux pas. And it has been the role of parents and friends, outside of some minor tweaking, to reinforce the belief that we're okay just as we are. But it's not enough to just be yourself. You have to be your best self. And that's a tall order if you haven't found your best self yet. — Neil Strauss

I stopped the blade two inches before it touched Andrea’s neck. Because she was my best friend, and sticking knives into your best friend’s windpipe was generally considered to be a social faux pas. — Ilona Andrews

Every person who speaks or writes for the public will make an occasional faux pas, and sooner or later will write or say something inappropriate. — Dennis Prager

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