#appalling

The violence in the Bible is appalling. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#bible #violence

This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is just beyond belief. ↗

— John Howard

#because #belief #beyond #could #executed

Sometimes the only way to make palatable that which is appalling and apprehensive is to season it with some humor. ↗

— Terrence Howard

#apprehensive #humor #make #only #palatable

There is a sacred horror about everything grand. It is easy to admire mediocrity and hills; but whatever is too lofty, a genius as well as a mountain, an assembly as well as a masterpiece, seen too near, is appalling. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#admire #appalling #assembly #easy #everything

You have to steer a course between not appalling people, but at the same time not misleading them. ↗

— David Attenborough

#between #course #misleading #people #same

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

#appalling #existence #glowing #hold #opinion

In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945. ↗

— Queen Elizabeth II

#both #both sides #built #europe #how

You never know with politicians what they are really saying. And I don't say that in a negative way-they have an appalling job. ↗

— James Lovelock

#i #job #know #negative #negative way

People say things about me all the time and I get over it. I've had some appalling things told about me. ↗

— Boy George

#appalling #get #had #i #me

All my friends' mothers were appalling women. ↗

— Doris Lessing

#friends #mothers #were #women