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Belittle Quotes

On sarcasm as armor and refusing to shrink

One voice admits sarcasm was their defense mechanism, a way of belittling people out of nerves rather than cruelty, before learning better with time.

I guess I feel the most powerful when someone tries to take my power or belittle me or insult me, and it doesn't work.

Quotes by Stormy Daniels

I take it personally when people belittle our employees and misrepresent our record as an employer.

Quotes by Steve Easterbrook

If somebody, without knowing me, comes up to me and wants to upset or belittle me, I think that reflects badly on them, not me... if you're ever unsure of what to call me or someone like me, my name...

Quotes by Sinead Burke

I honed my passion for acting in theatre and education, and I think it's important not to belittle the child audience.

Quotes by Rhys Ifans

Diminish Quotes

I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers.

Quotes by Ogden Nash

When my wife and I met, I couldn't talk to her - and my defense mechanism is sarcasm. I belittle someone with verbal pokes and prods. I did it to her out of complete awe. When friends introduced us, I...

Quotes by Mike Vogel

If you're gay, that doesn't mean I want to discriminate against you, belittle or bully you, abuse or offend you. Not at all. I don't want to go back to the dark days of criminalisation and the imprisonment of gay...

Quotes by Mehdi Hasan

I think to simply make fun of something isn't particularly interesting. I try to not just do a parody of something or belittle something or disparage something.

Quotes by Mark Leyner

I try, when I go into places, not to belittle what's gone before, because I know how difficult it is to manage, and everybody does it differently.

Quotes by Mark Hughes

Disrespect Quotes

It is a holy blessing to be born with the exquisite qualities of a daughter of God. Women of God, both old and young, are spiritual and sensitive, tender and gentle. They have a kind, nurturing nature. This is your...

Quotes by Margaret D. Nadauld

Too often, we see wedge politics and petty rhetoric used to belittle adversaries and inflame partisan divisions.

Quotes by Larry Hogan

Many are ready, when listening to the inventor, to belittle and deny his achievements so that he will no longer be heard in honourable places, but after some months or a year, they use the inventor's words in speech or...

Quotes by Filippo Brunelleschi

When you try to unravel something you've written, you belittle it in a way. It was created as a mystery.

Quotes by Don DeLillo

Gymnastics is the greatest sport in the world, and one of the hardest, but we have to watch out for domineering male figures who try to belittle and scream at young girls.

Quotes by Dominique Moceanu

Ego Quotes

I don't fly the Confederate flag on my property, but I'm not going to try to belittle or embarrass anybody who wants to do that.

Quotes by Corey Stewart

Any other illness, any other disease that we're faced with, there's sympathy and understanding. We get help for those. With mental illness, our go-to is to categorize them as, 'Oh, they're crazy,' to belittle the problem.

Quotes by Chris Wood

In 2007, people tried to belittle me a little bit and sort of take the credit away from me and my team and what we achieved.

Quotes by Casey Stoner

I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.

Quotes by Booker T. Washington

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these belittle quotes talk about?
They cover using sarcasm as a defense mechanism, feeling powerful when someone tries to belittle you and it doesn't work, and taking it personally when employees or communities are belittled.
Is there a quote about standing firm against being belittled?
Yes, one describes feeling most powerful specifically when someone tries to take their power or belittle them and it fails, framing resilience as strength under attempted put-downs.
Why do people search for quotes about belittling others?
Readers often want language for naming a subtle kind of unkindness, whether they're processing being belittled themselves or reflecting on how they've treated others.
Does this page mention belittling in the context of discrimination?
One quote explicitly rejects belittling, bullying, or discriminating against someone for being gay, tying the word to a broader statement about respect and equality.
Which other quote pages touch on this same feeling?
For more on the emotional side of being put down, the Hurt page fits well, and the Disrespect quotes collection covers closely related territory.

Others push back harder — feeling most powerful exactly when someone tries to belittle them, and rejecting any world where belittling people is treated as acceptable.