Upsetting Quotes 

It has become apparent that art can have a startling impact without really being or saying anything startling or new. The character itself of being startling, spectacular, or upsetting has become conventionalized, part of safe good taste.
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Beethoven always sounds to me like the upsetting of a bag of nails, with here and there an also dropped hammer.

john ruskin

— 1881Letter.

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Time magazine reported him as speaking of "upsetting the apple tart".

bertie ahern

— Mr. Popularity Time magazine (April 26, 2007)

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The equilibrium between supply and demand is achieved only through a reaction against the upsetting of the equilibrium.

david harvey

— Chapter 3, Production, Consumption and Surplus Value, p. 82

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I identify with people like Diana who just want to be loved by everybody. If somebody doesn’t like me I find that very upsetting.

stella vine

— Catherine Deveney, "Stripped bare", The Scotsman, (2004-03-14)

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The equilibrium between supply and demand is achieved only through a reaction against the upsetting of the equilibrium.


— David Harvey (2006) The Limits To Capital. 2006 VERSO Edition. p.82

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The bottom line is that the First Amendment guarantees free speech including criticism of all peoples. We are an equal-opportunity offense country. To censor ourselves to avoid upsetting a certain group (in a cartoon no less) is un-American.


— Andrew Mellon (April 25, 2010). "Coming May 20: Everybody Draw Mohammed Day". Big Journalism (bigjournalism.com). 

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