Insulting Quotes

“Smiling always seems to annoy people more than actually insulting them. Or maybe I just have an annoying smile.”
― Jim Butcher, Storm Front

“I don't want to see you. I don't like you. I don't like your face. You look like an insufferable egotist. You're impertinent. You're too sure of yourself. Twenty years ago I would have punched your face with the greatest of pleasure.”
― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

“Never use a big word when a little filthy one will do.”
― Johnny Carson

“A man does not have to feel less than human to realize his sin; oppositely, he has to realize that he gets no special vindication for his sin.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Nat Parson says it's the devil's mark."
"Nat Parson's a gobshite."
Maddy was torn between a natural feeling of sacrilege and a deep admiration of anyone who dared call a parson 'gobshite.”
― Joanne Harris, Runemarks

“A man is a penis-wrinkle when calling him a dickhead would be a compliment.”
― NM Facile, Across The Hall

“Do you always introduce yourself by insulting people?”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, Requiem for the Devil

“There is something very interesting about bullies that make them special. You see, a bully is a coward; the bully is terribly afraid of the world around him, and he can’t stop himself from being in fear all the time. It is something organic that he can’t control. That is why the bully seems to have no discipline and never listen to authority or authoritarian commands. Now, another very interesting thing about the bully is that, as he is a coward, he needs to erase this feeling of panic of the world, by regaining control over reality. And the only way to do this is by picking the weakest link he can find, that is, the one that will not fight back, the safer victim around. This, however, does not mean that the victim is hopeless, weak or guilty of anything. The bully simply selects a target for his suppressed fear. If the victim reacts, the bully will have to start picking someone else to channel his endless frustrated sense of unworthiness. And although it is true that many people have the potential to be bullies, what makes the bully special is his lack of capacity to control himself, to stop himself or to feel ashamed of his own actions. Actually, the bully enjoys public performances of his cowardice the most, because that is how he feeds his very little ego and very weak personality. That is the only thing that makes his life worthy, for the bully has no sense of self-worth and often considers himself unworthy. As a matter of fact, the bullies that think they don’t deserve to be alive, are the ones telling others to kill themselves. Basically speaking, the weaker a soul, the more suppressive that soul will be towards others.”
― Robin Sacredfire

“The fake laughter is an implied message.”
― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

“So well intended, and yet so insulting. - Gale Hawthorne”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

“She's dumber than a box of hair.”
― Bink Cummings, The Diary of Bink Cummings: Vol 2

“Having no applicable skills, in any possible area whatsoever, effectively makes me the master of redundancy. But that info is obsolete, like my insults dictionary, which I stole.”
― Will Advise, Nothing is here...

“It was an odd bit of doggerel. First the flame and then the flood, in the end it's Blackthorn blood.”
― Cassandra Clare, Lady Midnight

“Ball?” said one of the Pistons with interest. “We like balls.”
Dimity gave them her best, most haughty look. “Yes, but are you certain they like you?”
― Gail Carriger, Etiquette & Espionage

“A joke sounds like a joke.
An insult sounds like an insult.
Most people, nowadays, trying to be funny, smuggle insult into jokes.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, The Book of Maxims, Poems and Anecdotes

“Yesterday you were angry at my lack of assistance. Today you bite my head off for helping. You are the most contrary person I have ever known."
That took the wind out of me. Being labelled contrary by Wendell Bambleby would stop any sensible person in her tracks.”
― Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

“I remembered that Johnson had declared portrait painting to be an improper employment for a woman. “Public practice of any art and staring in men’s faces is very indelicate in a female,” he had said.

Well I’d seen Dr. Johnson’s face in the book’s frontispiece and I couldn’t imagine anyone male or female wanting to stare into it for any length of time —the man was an absolute toad.”
― Alan Bradley, A Red Herring Without Mustard

“I once heard of a class teacher who’d punish every student wearing a blue shirt whenever a student wearing blue shirt had committed a mistake. I thought that was pretty bad. I then heard of a class teacher who’d punish every student wearing a blue shirt whenever someone in blue shirt committed a mistake somewhere else. Clearly, the worst is not a reality.”
― Pawan Mishra

“This might baffle you, but despite not being a physician, I do have some pride. Although most certainly not enough to withstand the kind of beating you're capable of dealing it. The kind of beating you've repeatedly dealt it from the first time we've met. You're right, I value honesty, so I'll tell you that I make it a practice not to find women who insult me at every opportunity attractive."
Color flooded her cheeks and traveled down her neck. Finally, she stepped away from him, too, and found the back of a chair to clutch. She looked entirely devastated. Had no one ever denied her anything? He hated the hurt in her eyes. But it was done now.
"How is telling you I'm attracted to you an insult?"
He pressed the back of his hand into his forehead. It made him feel like a drama queen in some sort of musical farce. Which this had to be. "Telling me how unworthy I am of your attraction, that's the insulting part. And, no, that's not all it is. Even if you hadn't told me at every opportunity how inferior to you I am... all I do is cook... every assumption you've made about me is insulting. Culinary school is definitely college. And Le Cordon Bleu is one of the most competitive institutions in the world. The fact that that's so wholly incomprehensible to you... that's the insulting part. And it wasn't thrown in my overly privileged lap either. I had to work my bottom off to make it in."
Ammaji had sold her dowry jewels to pay for his application, something her family would have thrown her out on the street for had they found out.
Trisha squared her shoulders, the devastation draining fast from her face, leaving behind the self-possession he was so much more used to. And the speed with which she gathered herself shook something inside him. "I might not do what you see as important work, but I work hard at being a decent human being, and I would need anyone I'm with to be that first and foremost. Even if I didn't find snobbery in general incredibly unattractive, I would never go anywhere near a person as self-absorbed and arrogant as you, Dr. Raje. I would have to be insane to subject myself to your view of me and the world."
"Wow." She was panting, or maybe it was him. He couldn't be sure.
"You wanted honesty. I'm sorry if I hurt you."
She cleared her throat. "I'm surprised you think someone as... as... self-absorbed and arrogant as me is even capable of being hurt.”
― Sonali Dev, Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors

“All my friends are getting married and having babies. I'm just getting more awesome”
― kayser U

“Stop thinking of me as broken or not whole. Put that bullshit down and walk away. It's not doing you any good and it's insulting to me.”
― J.R. Ward, Consumed

“They're a pack of dimpled fuckwits and you can tell them I said so.”
― Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger

“In business, scolding is not an insult, but a way of getting things done in an accurate and professional way.”
― Utibe Samuel Mbom, The Event Usher’s Handbook

“Why are pretty girls always so stupid?” he grunted.

“Hey! I don’t know whether to be offended or complimented by that,” I joked.

“See? Stupid.”
― Caroline Peckham, Caged Wolf

“Bad friends say nice things to your face, and then turn around and paint you black.”
― John Joclebs Bassey, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“Avoid the use of abusive words in communications that may switch off the attention of your mentor and your customers away.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Shaping the dream

“Just because it's the truth doesn't make it any less insulting.”
― Louise Penny

“Nastiest thing that you can ever say about anyone including yourself is the truth.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“There are always reasons to smile; any pleasure and love are the main reasons. Sometimes sadness, madness, worries, critic, and defeat make you also smile. Although the smile, with love, gives happy feelings while it also hurts the people if it is on a way of insulting.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“If I'd known that insulting and threatening you would convince others of our agreement, I would've pulled a knife on you this morning in the banquet hall.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire