Delicately Put Quotes

#1. In my opinion, any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should 'have his head examined,' as General MacArthur so delicately put it.

Robert M. Gates

#2. The answer was clear, though he half-expected his hand to shrivel and turn black when he voted for a Republican.

Mary Doria Russell

#3. The chili I ate made for an explosive bathroom experience. I don't know how to put this delicately, but I missed the toilet entirely.

Seth Green

#4. Delicately he put the tiny needle to its task upon the revolving record. A thin and rasping Vienna waltz poured forth from the metal horn. I laughed to see it, this sweet invention, set before them like an offering. Was the waltz like incense rising in the air? But

Anne Rice

#5. renewal, a "national crusade to make America great

Christian G. Appy

#6. I never spoke - unless addressed
And then, 'twas brief and low
I could not bear to live - aloud
The Racket shamed me so
And if it had not been so far
And any one I knew
Were going - I had often thought
How noteless - I could die -

Emily Dickinson

#7. A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations.

Kathie Lee Gifford

#8. The temporary good is enemy to the permanent best.

Bill W.

#9. There is a technical term for someone who confuses the opinions of a character in a book with those of the author. That term is idiot.

S.M. Stirling

#10. Well, to put it delicately, she has the power to suck out people's brains.

Derek Landy

#11. When you're a confused 19-year-old filled with questions you can't even articulate and a kind of black rage that feeds at your heart from the moment you wake up in the morning, and you discover Marcus Aurelius' 'The Meditations,' that changes your life.

Nic Pizzolatto

#12. Last time I blushed was when I smoothed my hands over the back of my dress and actually touched skin. Seems the material was tucked into my underwear, and everyone around me had gotten a show. This, of course, was at a romance writers' conference.

Gena Showalter

#13. Love, caring, and the spirit of kindness always bring happiness. Our greatest happiness depends on what we love, how we care, and how we share.

Debasish Mridha

#14. Louisa raised an eyebrow. Is he - how shall I put it delicately - a simple man?

Heidi Cullinan

#15. Would I like kids? If I knew I could be - and how could I put this delicately - faithful, then yes. I do like kids.

Simon Cowell

#16. I can't put this delicately - everyone goes to their high school reunion wanting to see who they 'beat.'

Megyn Price

#17. I'm sure you know by now, Jesse Jackson was overheard saying, and I'll put this more delicately, that he wanted to cut Barack Obama's testicles off. And Jesse has been on several news programs the last couple of days, explaining what he meant by those comments. Do you need to explain that?

Jay Leno

#18. The underwater businessman philosopher Andrew Ryan was BioShock's unforgettable villain.

Tom Bissell

#19. Maybe you're one of those people who writes poems, but rarely reads them. Let me put this as delicately as I can: If you don't read, your writing is going to suck.

Kim Addonizio