Quotes about Taboo
Life after death is the elephant in the living room, the one that we are not supposed to notice.
— Dinesh D'Souza
There is something about uncleanness that asks for blood.
— Edward Welch
Why do you think Adam and Eve were concerned about uncovered genitals, but not bare arms, legs, noses, or ears?
— Edward Welch
As the old joke put it: It is forbidden to smoke while you are praying! But it is wonderful and meritorious to pray while you are smoking!
— Fr. Richard Rohr
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
— Mark Twain
I'm kosher except for times where I eat pork and shellfish.
— Roseanne Barr
I was always intrigued by the idea of bringing things together that are considered taboo or risque and bringing them together with something of high elegance and sophistication.
— Dita Von Teese
Everyone knows about the problem, but no one talks about it openly.
— Rick Warren
I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people.
— Mark Twain
Political correctness … is a euphemism for 'that which offends the left.
— Dennis Prager
We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us
— Francois Rabelais
My parents were the traditional Filipino parents who didnt talk about money around the dinner table.
— Bo Sanchez