Controversial Sayings

189 sayings found from the Contemporary era from 189 authors

Having assumed the Imperial Crown of these United States, I do hereby order and direct the disbandment of Congress.

— Emperor Norton 1860
Political

Remember that I have the right to do anything to anybody.

— Caligula c. 39-41 AD
General

I have never approved of any law which did not protect the lives and fortunes of all.

— Nero 54 AD
General

The best way to unite the country would be to give us all a big punch in the face.

— Boris Johnson 2004
General

I'm just a guy trying to do my job, and I'm being treated like I'm some kind of criminal.

— Rod Blagojevich 2008
General

I said that I had engaged in some inappropriate communications and I had sent some inappropriate pictures. And that's what I did.

— Anthony Weiner 2011
General

Pain is God's way of saying, 'You're alive.'

— Gary Busey 2011
General

I was bangin' seven-gram rocks, that's how I roll. I have one setting: winning.

— Charlie Sheen 2011
General

I just want to be known for my work. I don't want to be known for anything else.

— Joaquin Phoenix 2019
General

I'm a fucking artist. This is about art. This isn't about some fucking interview.

— Shia LaBeouf 2014
General

I'm not a method actor. I'm a surrealist actor.

— Nicolas Cage 2019
General

I am not a human being. I am a bomb. I explode.

— Klaus Kinski 1970s-1980s
War & Violence

I'm just a rock 'n' roll star. I'm not a politician.

— Ozzy Osbourne 1980s-2000s
Political

I like to start the day with a good bang.

— Keith Moon 1970s
General

Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse.

— GG Allin 1980s
General

I believe that the 'Holocaust' was a lie created by the Jews to gain sympathy and money.

— Varg Vikernes 1995
General

I am not a drug addict. I am a recreational drug user. There's a difference.

— John McAfee 2012
General

I always felt that I was a stranger in a strange land, and that my true home was somewhere beyond the stars.

— Jack Parsons 1940s
General

The most important thing you can do is to define your own reality. Create your own reality, because if you don't, others will create it for you.

— Timothy Leary 1980s
General

The resistance to the unpleasant situation is the root of suffering.

— Ram Dass (Richard Alpert) 1970s
General
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