Quotes about ass

A collection of quotes on the topic of ass, likeness, time, evening.

Quotes about ass

Freddie Mercury photo

“Listen, if you guys wanna move around and shift your asses a little, it's okay. It's okay by us, right? You can take all your clothes off if you like too, doesn't matter... Fuck off!”

Freddie Mercury (1946–1991) British singer, songwriter and record producer

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During a concert in Montreal, Canada, (24 or 25 November 1981), first released as videotape We Will Rock You (1984) http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/Videos/wewillrock.htm, and later on DVD as Queen Rock Montreal (2007).

Nicki Minaj photo
Kanye West photo
Thomas Paine photo
Barack Obama photo

“We talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers, so I know whose ass to kick.”

Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America

I would have fired BP chief by now, Obama says http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37566848/ns/disaster_in_the_gulf/ (June 8, 2010)
2010, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill (April 2010)

Martin Luther photo

“Leave the ass burdened with laws behind in the valley. But your conscience, let it ascend with Isaac into the mountain.”

Martin Luther (1483–1546) seminal figure in Protestant Reformation

Source: Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians (1535), Chapter 2, Verse 14

Kurt Vonnegut photo
Mark Twain photo
Eleanor Roosevelt photo

“America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, bad-ass speed.”

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, and activist, and First Lady of the United States

Deliberately misattributed for comic effect in the opening of the film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Misattributed

H.P. Lovecraft photo
Miguel de Cervantes photo

“My thoughts ran a wool-gathering; and I did like the countryman who looked for his ass while he was mounted on his back.”

Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright

Source: Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605–1615), Part II (1615), Book III, Ch. 57.

Gene Simmons photo

“KISS is the number-one American band in gold-record sales. In the world, only the Beatles and the Stones are ahead of us. Every other band should be wiping my ass. The line forms over there to the left.”

Gene Simmons (1949) Israeli-born American rock bass guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and actor

What I've Learned (July 2002)

Avril Lavigne photo
Ozzy Osbourne photo
Voltaire photo
Socrates photo

“Suppose an ass had kicked me, would you have had me bring an action against him?”

Socrates (-470–-399 BC) classical Greek Athenian philosopher

Diogenes Laertius

Kanye West photo

“Soon as they like you make 'em unlike you
Cause kissing people's ass is so unlike you.”

Kanye West (1977) American rapper, singer and songwriter

I Am a God
Lyrics, Yeezus (2013)

Kanye West photo

“I'm living in the future so the present is my past.
My presence is a present, kiss my ass.”

Kanye West (1977) American rapper, singer and songwriter

Monster
Lyrics, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)

Noah Levine photo

“Sitting still is a pain in the ass.”

Noah Levine (1971) American Buddhist teacher

Against the Stream (2007)

Daniel Abraham photo
Ben Jonson photo

“The Devil is an Ass, I do acknowledge it.”

Ben Jonson (1572–1637) English writer

"Pug"; Act IV, scene 4
The Devil Is an Ass (performed 1616; published 1631)

Mao Zedong photo
Alex Jones photo
Alex Jones photo

“Ben Shapiro is the herpes on our ass.”

Alex Jones (1974) American radio host, author, conspiracy theorist and filmmaker

Alex Jones Annihilates Ben Shapiro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV7HL8TIcaY, The Alex Jones Show, May 3 2018.
2018

Hillary Clinton photo

“If you want to remain on this detail, get your fucking ass over here and grab those bags.”

Hillary Clinton (1947) American politician, senator, Secretary of State, First Lady

To an agent, as reported in The First Partner: Hillary Rodham Clinton (1999) by Joyce Milton, p. 259
Attributed

J. Howard Moore photo
Calvin Coolidge photo

“I think the American people want a solemn ass as a President and I think I will go along with them.”

Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933) American politician, 30th president of the United States (in office from 1923 to 1929)

To Ethel Barrymore, as quoted in Greenberg, David (2006). Calvin Coolidge. The American Presidents Series. Times Books. ISBN 978-0-8050-6957-0, p. 60.
1920s

Lewis Black photo

“FEMA? I always thought it was a bone here in your ass.”

Lewis Black (1948) American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor

Red, White, and Screwed (2006)

Lewis Black photo
Chuck Berry photo

“Give my ass a little kiss, kiss it!”

Chuck Berry (1926–2017) American rock-and-roll musician
Giordano Bruno photo
Aldous Huxley photo
Leonard Cohen photo
Jussie Smollett photo
Miguel de Unamuno photo
JaVale McGee photo
Isa Chandra Moskowitz photo

“I think if you are a chef who thinks that vegan cooking has less taste and flavor than other foods than that just speaks to your own inability. Vegetables can stand on their own they don’t need all your duck blood on them, thank you. Also people tend to think vegans are emaciated self sacrificing, well tell that to my big ass jew hips.”

Isa Chandra Moskowitz (1973) American food writer

" Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Creator, Post Punk Kitchen, Author, Vegan With a Vengeance http://gothamist.com/2005/11/03/isa_chandra_moskowitz_creator_post_punk_kitchen_author_vegan_with_a_vengeance.php". Interview by Rachel Kramer Bussel for Gothamist, November 3, 2005

Harry V. Jaffa photo
Joseph Strutt photo
Joseph Strutt photo
Rudy Rucker photo

“This is just so typical of you, Alwin, to be in love with a giant ass.”

Rudy Rucker (1946) American mathematician, computer scientist, science fiction author and philosopher

Source: The Sex Sphere (1983), p. 111

Rene Balcer photo

“Just how far up your ass is your head?!”

Rene Balcer (1954) screenwriter, producer and director

DA Jack McCoy in the Law & Order episode Rubber Room.
Law & Order

Kage Baker photo
Victor Villaseñor photo
John Scalzi photo
Justina Robson photo

“Gritter thought it was about time the complacent louts at the top of the heap got to have a genuine red-hot poker up the ass.”

Source: Natural History (2003), Chapter 21 “The Big Debate” (p. 219)

John of Damascus photo
Nélson Rodrigues photo

“If life turns her back on you, grab her ass.”

Nélson Rodrigues (1912–1980) Brazilian writer and playwright

"Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues" - Published by Companhia das Letras, 1992 ISBN 8571646678, 9788571646674

Robert Charles Wilson photo
Wesley Willis photo

“You are nothing but a crazy ass jerk!”

Wesley Willis (1963–2003) American singer-songwriter

You Fucked That Man's Car Up
Lyrics, Solo

José Mourinho photo

“A player from Man City showed half of his ass for two seconds and it was a big nightmare. But this is a real nightmare.”

José Mourinho (1963) Portuguese association football player and manager

Comparing Petr Cech's nasty injury with Joey Barton's bottom-baring antics.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

John Hodgman photo
Anthony Bourdain photo
Bobby Knight photo

“When my time on earth is gone and my activities here are past, I want they bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass.”

Bobby Knight (1940–2023) American college basketball coach and former player

From a public address given by Knight at Indiana University. As reported by BBC Sports, Knight moves to Texas http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/1236191.stm, by Kevin Asseo, 22 March, 2001. The quotation can be heard on "Bob Knight Sportscenter Top 10 Soundbites". The quotation may be attributed to a longer poem from a 1970's velvet blacklight poster, titled "My Critics RIP - Ross", that depicted a drawing of a man laying face down with lipstick covering his bare buttocks.

William F. Buckley Jr. photo

“I get satisfaction of three kinds. One is creating something, one is being paid for it and one is the feeling that I haven’t just been sitting on my ass all afternoon.”

William F. Buckley Jr. (1925–2008) American conservative author and commentator

As quoted in The Book of Positive Quotations (2007) by John Cook.

Michael Richards photo

“Cracker-ass? Are you calling me cracker-ass, nigga?!”

Michael Richards (1949) American actor

Laugh Factory incident (2006)

Tucker Max photo

“I have about half a second to make a crucial decision: I can either sprint and hope I make it there before I shit in my boxers, or I can stick my thumb up into my ass and shuffle the 60 yards to lavatory freedom.”

Tucker Max (1975) Internet personality; blogger; author

The Austin Road Trip http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/entries/date/the_austin_road_trip.phtml#281,
The Tucker Max Stories

Cormac McCarthy photo

“This is a car that allows you to adjust the temperature of your ass.”

Jonathan Larson (1960–1996) American composer and playwright

tick, tick... BOOM! (1990)

Christopher Titus photo

“My dad also survived five divorces, and the women he married cleaned his ass out every time.”

Christopher Titus (1964) actor, writer, podcaster

I used to think my dad got divorced because he wanted new furniture. At one point in my life, all we had left was a wooden box, a 12" black-and-white TV, and a four-man rubber raft for a couch. And yet, I was the coolest kid in third grade. (imitating a kid): "Mom, can we have a sleepover in Christopher Titus' house? They have a raft in the living room! We can row to breakfast in the morning. I can actually be Captain Crunch!"
Norman Rockwell is Bleeding (2004)

Juan Ramón Jimenéz photo
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon photo

“Silly ass. The land would be much more valuable today.”

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930–2002) younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

On being told that George III had given the Crown lands to Parliament in 1761 in return for a fixed allowance. As quoted in Andrew Duncan, The Reality of Monarchy, p. 181

Charles Bukowski photo
Maddox photo

“President Bush withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty. Good I say, global stability was getting to be a pain in the ass.”

Maddox (1978) American internet writer

Bush: making political satirists obsolete since 2000 http://maddox.xmission.com/limits_to_freedom.html
The Best Page in the Universe

Jay Leno photo

“Fred, what happened to your ass?”

Jay Leno (1950) American comedian, actor, writer, producer, voice actor and television host

"Oh, the fat guy at the office sneezed on me."
Speaking of the discovery that obesity is contagious
Monologue, 26 July 2007
The Tonight Show

George Chapman photo

“I am ashamed the law is such an ass.”

George Chapman (1559–1634) English dramatist, poet, and translator

Revenge for Honour, Act III, scene ii.
Disputed

Jim Jones photo

“Son of a bitchin’ no good lousy ass anarchistic capitalist bitch. That’s what I say about my relatives, but you won’t say it.”

Jim Jones (1931–1978) founder and the leader of the Peoples Temple

" http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/AboutJonestown/Tapes/Tapes/TapeTranscripts/Q265.html" FBI No. Q265 (17 October 1978)

Hunter S. Thompson photo

“Walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget you come from a long line of truth seekers, lovers and warriors.”

Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005) American journalist and author

A note to his grandson, Will (2005) http://books.google.com/books?id=9Zy4GJrn--UC&pg=PA350&dq=%22truth+seekers,+lovers+and+warriors%22&hl=en&ei=AyvoTYrBIIq8sQOBg7XtDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22truth%20seekers%2C%20lovers%20and%20warriors%22&f=false, reprinted in "Outlaw Journalist : The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson" (2008), by William McKeen
2000s

Christopher Hitchens photo

“My own opinion is enough for me, and I claim the right to have it defended against any consensus, any majority, anywhere, any place, any time. And anyone who disagrees with this can pick a number, get in line and kiss my ass.”

Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011) British American author and journalist

"Be It Resolved: Freedom of Speech Includes the Freedom to Hate," debate at University of Toronto, (2006-11-15). Hitchens argued the affirmative position. Info http://hhdce.sa.utoronto.ca/formaldebates_20062007.htm#20062007_3; video http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2007/03/free_speech_6.html.
2000s, 2006

Alexander Mackenzie photo

“Loyalty to the Queen does not require a man to bow down to her manservant, her maidservant, her ox… or her ass!”

Alexander Mackenzie (1822–1892) 2nd Prime Minister of Canada

responding to McDougall who claimed he was disloyal for not supporting the Government - Lambton debates 1867 - Buckingham page 229

Richard Francis Burton photo

“A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles.”

Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890) British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, lin…

17th century proverb
Misattributed

George Eliot photo

“An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.”

Volume III, Chapter IV
Romola (1863)

Margaret Cho photo
Ernest Hemingway photo

“Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up.”

Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) American author and journalist

Letter (9 July 1950); published in Ernest Hemingway: Selected Letters 1917–1961 (1981) edited by Carlos Baker

Salvador Dalí photo

“Just now I'm painting a beautiful woman, smiling, burnt to a crisp, with feathers of all colors, held up by a small die of burning marble; the die is in turn held up by a little puff of smoke, churned and quite; in the sky there are asses with parrot-heads, grasses and beach sand, all about to explode, all clean, incredible objective..”

Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) Spanish artist

Quote in Dali's letter to his art-friend Lorca, 1927; as quoted in Surrealism and the Spanish Civil War, Robin Adèle Greeley, p. 67
Dali is striving then for a rational approach of his paintings; he is very probably referring to his painting, he made earlier in 1927: ' Little Ashes' https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Little_Ashes.jpg
Quotes of Salvador Dali, 1920 - 1930

John Gay photo

“By outward show let's not be cheated;
An ass should like an ass be treated.”

John Gay (1685–1732) English poet and playwright

XI, "The Packhorse and Carrier"
Fables (1727), Fables, Part the Second (1738)

Gregory Benford photo

“A rich bank account did not mean rich ideas; in fact, often the reverse. The bigger your ass, the more you want to cover it.”

Gregory Benford (1941) Science fiction author and astrophysicist

Source: Short fiction, The Man Who Sold The Stars (2013), p. 338

Dotsie Bausch photo
Michael Richards photo

“What was uncalled for? It is uncalled for you to interrupt my ass you cheap motherfucker!”

Michael Richards (1949) American actor

responding to the heckler saying "That was uncalled for"
Laugh Factory incident (2006)

Michael Richards photo
Gavin Free photo

“Are you havin' my ass?”

Gavin Free (1988) English filmmaker

"Let's Play Minecraft: Ep. 243 - Ender City" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7BK6mcQQBo. youtube.com. January 20, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

Craig Ferguson photo
Ernest King photo

“I don't care how good they are. Unless they get a kick in the ass every six weeks, they'll slack off.”

Ernest King (1878–1956) United States Navy admiral, Chief of Naval Operations

King's comment on maintaining a strict style of leadership, in particular constantly holding drills and inspections among his sailors and officers, in 1940 when he was a 2-star rear admiral. As quoted in American Warlords: How Roosevelt's High Command Led America To Victory In World War II (2016), p. 72.
1940s

David Sedaris photo

“Cut corners and it'll always come back to bite you in the ass.”

That was one of her sayings.

Essay, "The girl next door" - p.106
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004)

William Blake photo
Lois McMaster Bujold photo

“In the long run more mercenaries have had their asses shot off by their contractors than by their enemies.”

Chapter 13 (p. 223) Vorkosigan Saga, The Warrior's Apprentice (1986)

James Kenneth Stephen photo
Daniel Abraham photo
George Gordon Byron photo

“The world is a bundle of hay,
Mankind are the asses that pull,
Each tugs in a different way—
And the greatest of all is John Bull!”

George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement

Letter to Thomas Moore (22 June 1821).

Ron English photo

“The only ass I follow is my own.”

Ron English (1959) American artist

Ron English's Fauxlosophy (2016)

“As a young man, you need a kick in the ass sometimes. Thank God, I really took that to heart.”

Jordi Vilasuso (1981) American actor

JORDI VILASUSO (REY, Y&R) REFLECTS ON THE GIG THAT LAUNCHED HIS SOAP CAREER https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/jordi-vilasuso-rey-yr-reflects-on-the-gig-that-launched-his-soap-career/ (August 4, 2020)

Alex Jones photo

“You God damned cowardly pieces of chicken neck filth. I'm going to sue your ass into hell, get ready!”

Alex Jones (1974) American radio host, author, conspiracy theorist and filmmaker

Alex Jones: "I'm going to sue your ass into hell, GET READY!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3H6Qw-yzw0, The Alex Jones Show, February 21 2017
2017

“I don't care who gets in my way--my mother, my grandmother, my daughter: I'll knock each and every one of them on their ass.”

Jack Tatum (1948–2010) All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, safety, College Footbal…

Final Confessions of NFL Assassin Jack Tatum by Jack Tatum with Bill Kushner (1996)

“Civilization, I sometimes think, is little more than a thin veneer of culture covering a host of red-assed baboons!”

Leonard E. Read (1898–1983) American academic

Leonard Read Journals, November 11, 1951 https://history.fee.org/leonard-read-journal/1951/leonard-e-read-journal-november-1951/