Swearing is industry language. For as long as we're alive it's not going to change. You've got to be boisterous to get results. — Gordon Ramsay
Filthy language is used by people who don't have the maturity or intelligence to express themselves with better words. — Nouman Ali Khan
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
Abusive language and swearing are a legacy of slavery, humiliation, and disrespect for human dignity, one’s own and that of other people. — Leon Trotsky
Today's comics use four-letter words as a shortcut to thinking. They're shooting for that big laugh and it becomes a panic thing, using four-letter words to shock people. — Red Skelton
When you swear, swear seriously and solemnly, but at the same time with a smile, for a smile is the twin sister of seriousness. — Plato
The F-word — Fair — is an emotional term people usually exploit to put the other side on the defensive and gain concessions. — Chris Voss
There are no dirty words, only dirty minds. — Lenny Bruce
When a foreigner swears in his own language, we are not offended. — Albanian Proverbs
If you’re comparing the badness of two words and you won’t even say one of them [the n-word], that’s the worse word. — John Mulaney
Nothing in life is fair. Fair is a dirty word and I'll thank you not to use that language around me. — Jeff Lindsay
It's the suppression of the word that gives it the power, the violence, the viciousness. — Lenny Bruce
I've been accused of vulgarity. I say that's bullshit. — Mel Brooks
It is an immense loss to have all robust and sustaining expletives refined away from one! At. moments of trial refinement is a feeble reed to lean upon. — Alice James
Short Swear Word Quotes
They call it golf because all the other four-letter words were taken. — Ray Floyd
Swallow my words. Taste my thoughts. And if it's too nasty, spit it back at me!. — Lil Wayne
A word about to be spoken is like a stone that is ready to be thrown. — Bulgarian Proverbs
Use the right word, not its second cousin. — Mark Twain
Swear Word Image Quotes
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
Curse Words Quotes
As Chloe, I can honestly say I've never uttered a syllable of a curse word, not even behind closed doors. — Chloe Moretz
As Chloe, I can honestly say I've never uttered a syllable of a curse word, not even behind closed doors. — Chloe Grace Moretz
We have come to a turning point in the road. If we turn to the right mayhap our children and our children's children will go that way; but if we turn to the left, generations yet unborn will curse our names for having been unfaithful to God and to His Word. — Charles Spurgeon
You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic. If words control your that means everyone can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.
I am single because I am allergic for cursing words and bad table manners — Hiroko Sakai
I was born a premature birth.
My first words were "bleep, bleep" and "Curse, Curse"
My breath still stinks and I'm on my 3rd cert. — Eminem
Swearing is an art form. You can express yourself much more exactly, much more succinctly, with properly used curse words. — Coleman Young
Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out.
When I stub my toe it's like I pressed a button that plays all the curse words I know. — Demetri Martin
At school, I was this tomboy kid who just loved to hang out with her friends and learn curse words, trying to fit in with the cool kids and defending all the kids who got picked on. — Michelle Rodriguez
You can have a silence full of words. A lute retains, in its bowl, the notes it has played. The viol, in its strings, holds a concord. A shriveled petal can hold its scent, a prayer can rattle with curses; an empty house, when the owners have gone out, can still be loud with ghosts. — Hilary Mantel
Writers used to make such wonderful pictures without all that swearing, all that cursing. And now it seems that you can't say three words without cursing. And I don't think that's right. — Ernest Borgnine
Swear Quotes
The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first; Be not discouraged - keep on - there are divine things, well envelop'd; I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell. — Walt Whitman
I swear that ever since the first day You brought me back to life,
The day You became my Friend,
I have not slept -
And even if You drive me from your door,
I swear again that we will never be separated -
Because You are alive in my heart — Rabia Basri
I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night. — Marie Corelli
I swear, there is no chemical drug out there that can reproduce the feelings you have of achieving your goals. — Greg Plitt
A lot of people don't realize that depression is an illness. I don't wish it on anyone, but if they would know how it feels, I swear they would think twice before they just shrug it. — Jonathan Davis
I swear by that old expression, 'One monkey don't stop no show!' The reality is, we still have some good men out there, and we should hail those men as the kings they are. — Angie Stone
I swear to you, there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell — Walt Whitman
I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States — George W. Bush
I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler. — Socrates
America never was America to me And yet I swear this oath - America will be! — Langston Hughes
Don't Swear Quotes
County library? Reference desk, please. Hello? Yes, I need a word definition. Well, that's the problem. I don't know how to spell it and I'm not allowed to say it. Could you just rattle off all the swear words you know and I'll stop you when...Hello? — Bill Watterson
I swear to God, I don't remember anything Gwyneth Paltrow was in. Some people get hot by association. I heard more about her and Brad Pitt and I ever heard about her work. — Jennifer Lopez
Don't listen to the lies, I swear they all lies. You know I could be your knight in shining Armor All tires. — Drake
I don't like swearing on the air. As a matter of fact, I'm not a prude, but I go to the movies and then wonder - I asked myself the same question, and I watch HBO and some of the comedy stuff, and I'm constantly asking myself, why have we gone there? It seems like it's unfortunate. It's so cheap. — Brian Lamb
Am I a little rough around the edges? Do I say things that people don't like sometimes? Do I swear a lot? Yes, yes, yes. Life's hard, man. — Dana White
I’m in a band. I don’t go to church every Sunday. I love punk rock music. Sometimes I use swear words a lot. I respect and admire gay men and women. I’m obsessed with horror films. I know what shame feels like. And guess what old man? Jesus is still my Savior. — Hayley Williams
Some day, I suppose it's possible for someone to be a better No Limit Hold'em player than me. I doubt it, but it could happen. But, I swear to you, I don't see how anyone could ever play gin better than me. — Stu Ungar
I don't want anything bad to happen to the United States, but if North Korea ever drops a nuclear bomb on this country, I swear to God, I hope it lands in Hartford. — Dave Chappelle
Stay out of the gutter in your conversation. Foul talk defiles the man who speaks it... Don't swear. Don't profane. Avoid so-called dirty jokes. Stay away from conversation that is sprinkled with foul and filthy words. You will be happier if you do so, and your example will give strength to others. — Gordon B. Hinckley
Now don't say you can't swear off drinking; it's easy. I've done it a thousand times. — W. C. Fields
Dirty Words Quotes
When someone isn’t smart enough to express their frustration, they use dirty words. Those are words that describe a lack of intelligence. Smart people don’t use those kind of dirty words, because they find it an insult to their intelligence. — Nouman Ali Khan
There are two dirty words in photography, one is art, the other is good taste — Helmut Newton
Some people's photography is an art. Not mine. Art is a dirty word in photography. All this fine art crap is killing it already. — Helmut Newton
Reality is a dirty word for me, I know it isn't for most people, but I am not interested. There's too much of it about. — Ken Russell
Natural gas has been sold as clean energy. But when the gas comes from fracturing bedrock with about five million gallons of toxic water per well, the word “clean” takes on a disturbingly Orwellian tone. Don’t be fooled. Fracking for shale gas is in truth dirty energy. — Sean Lennon
Ambition is not a dirty word. Piss on compromise. Go for the throat. — Steven Erikson
Everyone seems to think I'm very ladylike. That I'm very cultured and intelligent. I drink alot of Diet Coke and belch. I've been known to use the F-word. I've told a few dirty jokes. I arm-wrestle. — Helena Bonham Carter
I believe ambition is not a dirty word. It's just believing in yourself and your abilities. Imagine this: What would happen if we were all brave enough to be a little bit more ambitious? I think the world would change. — Reese Witherspoon
Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends. — Harper Lee
Exercise is a dirty word. Every time I hear it I wash my mouth out with chocolate. — Charles M. Schulz
The earth is suffocating... Swear to make them cut me open, so that I won't be buried alive. — Frederic Chopin
With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word 'intellectual,' of course, became the swear word it deserved to be. — Ray Bradbury
How do I know you'll keep your word?" asked Coraline. "I swear it," said the other mother. "I swear it on my own mother's grave." "Does she have a grave?" asked Coraline. "Oh yes," said the other mother. "I put her in there myself. And when I found her trying to crawl out, I put her back. — Neil Gaiman
Daily dawns another day; I must up, to make my way. Though I dress and drink and eat, Move my fingers and my feet, Learn a little, here and there, Weep and laugh and sweat and swear, Hear a song, or watch a stage, Leave some words upon a page, Claim a foe, or hail a friend- Bed awaits me at the end. — Dorothy Parker
When I was growing up, it was the religious conservatives that had the moral panic about music and swear words. — Tim Pool
The key is that I'm always relevant. Some of these comedians have nothing to say. They don't have any ideas so it's "F" this and "F" that. They give you a whole series of swear words and it's really just a way for them to get themselves out of trouble when they can't come up with anything. They're irrelevant and ridiculous. — Jackie Mason
Go out there and swear to this world your oath, not with your words, but with what you do. Not with your hand over your heart, but with your hand outstretched to a world that desperately needs your hand, your help, your insights, your creativity, your honor, your courage. It needs you. — Cory Booker
I don't swear much; I've taken those words out of my vocabulary, and having kids, you have to have two sets of language! — Keith Urban
Life's disappointments are harder to take when you don't know any swear words. — Bill Watterson
Jesus is just a word I use to swear with. — Richard Harris
Friends, you are lucky you can talk about what you did as lovers; the tricks, laughter, the words, the ecstasy. After my darling put his hand on the knot of my dress, I swear I remember nothing. — Vidya Balan
I know all the swear words. I just don't use them. There are worse things in life than being called a Lady. — Irene Dunne
I've got to learn French because I've been going there for years and still, the only words I know are the swear words. — Clint Eastwood
The accusing spirit, which flew up to heaven's chancery with the oath, blushed as he gave it in; and the recording angel as he wrote it down dropped a tear upon the word and blotted it out forever. — Laurence Sterne
There are times over different projects when I've asked the writers why people are swearing for no good reason. I tell them that it would be funnier if there weren't these swear words. — John Ratzenberger
That in the captains but a choleric word Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy. — William Shakespeare
Holy [Insert your choice of a swear word here]," said Fang stunned. — James Patterson
Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words make and stay become inappropriate. My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free. — Tom Robbins
I am very flattered. I have also become a verb as in "I have cumberbatched the UK audience" apparently. Who knows, by the end of the year I might become a swear word too! It's crazy and fun and very flattering. — Benedict Cumberbatch
Try and write straight English; never using slang except in dialogue and then only when unavoidable. Because all slang goes sour in a short time. I only use swear words, for example, that have lasted at least a thousand years for fear of getting stuff that will be simply timely and then go sour. — Ernest Hemingway
I look deep into her rich brown eyes and she look into mine. Law, she got old-soul eyes, like she done lived a thousand years. And I swear I see, down inside, the woman she gone grow up to be. She is tall and straight. She is proud. She got a better haircut. And she is remembering the words I put in her head. Remembering as a full-grown woman. — Kathryn Stockett
I think the reason that swearing is both so offensive and so attractive is that it is a way to push people's emotional buttons, and especially their negative emotional buttons. Because words soak up emotional connotations and are processed involuntarily by the listener, you can't will yourself not to treat the word in terms of what it means. — Steven Pinker
In fact, my son learned his first swear word from E.T. at age five. The way I look at it, E.T. stole a bit of my son's childhood. — John Ratzenberger
But friends invited me to a private screening of Emmanuelle and said I'd learn a few things. But I know all the swear words. I just don't use them. So I declined. — Irene Dunne
"Immigrant" has become a dirty word. It is not a bad word. It's not a curse or a swear word. It's not a dirty word and it's nothing to be ashamed about. I am proud to be a second generation immigrant. I am proud of my heritage. We are all immigrants and we need to start owning the concept. — Nadine Shah
I originally read for the roles of Debra and Rita [in Dexter], because they didn't know what direction they were going in, and I worked so hard on Deb, because I just wanted to swear. I wanted to say all those nasty words. That was it: "I want to swear on television!". — Julie Benz
I rely on swearing just to communicate emotion, but I wanted to express the same feelings [in song] without using curse words. — Hutch Harris
I had one really memorable line. It was all the words you're not allowed to say on the airwaves, so it's one long list of swear words. I knew it anyway, because I was a huge George Carlin fan. — Peter Jacobson
Learn to feel sorry for music because, although it is the international language, it has no swear words. — Billy Connolly
Every single person in the government swears an oath to the very same constitution, to abide by the laws in pursuance of this constitution, and they all have the responsibility to follow its plain words....If a judge makes a ruling that is contrary to the plain words of the Constitution, then it's not law, it's just his bad opinion! — Jim Babka
The spirit of wrath - not the words - is the sin; and the spirit of wrath is cursing. We begin to swear before we can talk. — Mark Twain
Art is a service, not a product. Created beauty is a relationship, and a relationship with the Holy at that. Reducing such work to 'content' is like praying in swear words. End of Sermon. Back to business. — John Perry Barlow
When you're in @#*!#-ing hell, your forehead can feel a wee bit feverish. (By the way, that's the way my wife actually curses. She doesn't use dirty words; she'll literally say "asterisk, pound sign, exclamation point, the-letter-'A'-with-a-circle-around-it, asterisk, asterisk, asterisk.") — Paul Reiser
Swear words and profanities are mere abbreviations of speech, similar to the abbreviations in writing. — Franz Grillparzer
I had a love affair with books, with characters and their words. Books kept me company. When the voices of the book faded, as with the last long chord of a record, the back cover crinkling closed, I could swear I heard a door click shut. — Marya Hornbacher
Obey thy parents, keep thy word justly; swear not; commit not with man's sworn spouse; set not thy sweet heart on proud array. * * * Keep thy foot out of brothels, thy pen from lenders' books. — William Shakespeare
There is no such thing as too much swearing. Swearing is just a piece of linguistic mechanics. The words in-between are the clever ones. — Peter Capaldi
I am fully aware of what the word 'fat' means ... It's a swear word. It's a weapon. It's a sociological subspecies. It's an accusation, dismissal, and rejection. — Caitlin Moran
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