Controversial Sayings

189 sayings found from the Contemporary era from 189 authors

No one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim.

— Aung San Suu Kyi 2013
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It's hard to be impartial to the man [Musharraf] who exiled me and threw my husband in prison.

— Benazir Bhutto 2003
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The answer to the terrorism of the left and the right is not social and economic reform, but police and military action.

— Corazon Aquino 1987
War & Violence

You don't write the kind of songs I write just being a conventional type of songwriter.

— Bob Dylan March 3, 2015
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It's frightening because not only are they bothering me but they're horrible to look at, too.

— Madonna 1991
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He's died, he's dead. Hopefully we can continue the legacy he has given a lot of kids and a lot of people.

— Stevie Wonder 2019
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I'm contemplating yelling 'bombs away' on the game / Like I'm outside of an Ariana Grande concert waiting.

— Eminem 2020
War & Violence

The products suck! There's no sex in them anymore!

— Steve Jobs 1997
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The risks created by artificial intelligence can seem overwhelming, but we've done it before.

— Bill Gates 2023
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Some of their responses were Neanderthal.

— Satoshi Nakamoto 2010
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Achievement unlocked: have been compared to Hitler by 2 different Reddit trolls!

— Vitalik Buterin 2017
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If you want to judge my thinking, look at the Sun.

— Rupert Murdoch 2012
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It doesn't make sense for me to go over and shake somebody's hand.

— LeBron James 2009
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If you can prove that someone genuinely did [performance-enhancing drugs] on purpose, then ban them for life.

— Usain Bolt 2025 (as cited in source, likely a retrospective interview)
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I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he was standing in front of me, I would not shoot him.

— Malala Yousafzai 2013
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Violence in real life is terrible; violence in movies can be cool. It's just another colour to work with.

— Quentin Tarantino 1994 (approximate)
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The man who alters his way of thinking to suit others is a fool.

— Marquis de Sade 1791 (approx.)
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For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.

— Aleister Crowley 1904
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We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.

— Nikita Khrushchev 1959 (approx.)
War & Violence

Of what good is democracy if it is not for the poor?

— Ferdinand Marcos 1982
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