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Appalled Quotes

On outrage, disbelief, and strong reactions.

These appalled quotes cover strong reactions to media portrayals and to the risks of an unresolved immigration debate, voiced from a place of firsthand experience. See our Being quotes for related reflection.

Whether you are on the left or the right, we should all agree that organized human smugglers are putting innocent lives at risk. As a former undercover officer in the CIA, I am appalled that we are not maximizing the...

Quotes by Will Hurd

I had now been in the United States of America something like five years, working here and there as the inclination seized me, which, I must confess, was not often. I was certainly getting some enjoyment out of life, but...

Quotes by W. H. Davies

I have always been appalled by the depiction of female CIA operatives.

Quotes by Valerie Plame

Fred Rogers was a children's-TV host, but he was not Captain Kangaroo or Officer Joe Bolton. He was an ordained Presbyterian minister who was so appalled by what he saw on 1950s television--adults trying to entertain children by throwing pies...

Quotes by Tom Junod

About Quotes

What happened was very sad. Mr. Lacey told the staff that he was disappointed and appalled that the front of the book was all commentary and that he wanted hard news.

Quotes by Sydney Schanberg

But I am just as appalled that my experience, knowledge, dedication and service relative to defending the United States against biological warfare has been turned against me in connection with the search for the anthrax killer.

Quotes by Steven Hatfill

William Dalrymple called me a war junkie in his silly book. No, I don't have a desire for it. I'm appalled and infuriated by it.

Quotes by Robert Fisk

All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior boys were allowed quite literally to wound other boys, and sometimes very severely.

Roald Dahl

I am both stunned and appalled that Pat Robertson would claim to know the mind of God concerning whether particular events... were the judgments of God.

Quotes by Richard Land

Always Quotes

I am not gadgety at all. It's not that I'm appalled by technology, but I've taken my time acquiring any of it.

Quotes by Rhys Ifans

As a rule, whenever I hear about a demographic threat, it comes first of all from a type of thinking that says the Arabs are a threat. And this leads to thinking of transfer or that they should be killed....

Quotes by Reuven Rivlin

I am appalled by Le Pen's anti-Semitic past and feelings. A man who says the Holocaust is no more than a footnote in history is beyond my comprehension.

Quotes by Pim Fortuyn

But in my own particular case, there was something that happened when I became a mother. Whenever in the news I saw an example of a child being abused or mistreated, my response went from being appalled to being physically...

Quotes by Mercedes Ruehl

I have no doubt that President George W. Bush - a man, in my experience, of extremely kind and generous instincts, and back in Austin even a rescuer of stray animals - would be appalled by the conditions of a...

Quotes by Matthew Scully

Being Quotes

Why is our fancy to be appalled by terrific perspectives of a hell beyond the grave?

Quotes by Mary Wollstonecraft

My dad looked like Errol Flynn, and I think my mom thought she was moving into a hacienda, but they lived on a dirt street in Tijuana, a house jammed with relatives, nobody speaking English. She didn't know a word...

Quotes by Luis Alberto Urrea

I'm appalled that when I talk about the neo-conservatives it's somehow twisted, some sort of a racist comment.

Quotes by Lee Whitnum

It's egregious that CPAC and Matt Schlapp have decided to bow to the leftist outrage mob and ban one of President Trump's most prominent supporters. I am extremely offended and appalled that I've been banned by my own people.

Quotes by Laura Loomer

The James Brown we saw tended to be the James Brown we chose to see: as the caped crusader of funk and soul, adored by millions, or as the face in a seemingly endless series of mug shots. The ways...

Quotes by Jonathan Miles

Book Quotes

I get appalled when I see good drivers being left on the sidelines because they haven't come up with the half million to a million to put themselves in a competitive car.

Quotes by John Surtees

Frequently Asked Questions

What are these appalled quotes reacting to?
A mix of things — how female intelligence agents are portrayed on screen, risks tied to an unresolved immigration debate, and early broadcast content a kids' TV figure once watched.
Is there a quote about media representation?
Yes, one expresses lasting frustration with how female intelligence operatives have typically been depicted on screen.
Do any quotes come from firsthand professional experience?
One does, voiced by a former undercover intelligence officer reacting to the real dangers posed by human smuggling operations.
Is there a historical quote in this topic?
Yes, one describes a beloved children's television host who was reportedly disturbed by what he witnessed on 1950s TV, which shaped his later work.
What topic pairs naturally with Appalled quotes?
Our Being quotes explore similarly strong personal reactions and states of mind.

A different kind of appalled reaction comes from a beloved kids' TV figure reacting to early broadcast content decades ago. Pair it with our About and Book quotes.