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Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne. -- Quentin Crisp
Euphemisms are for the differently brained. -- Spider Robinson
Euphemisms chosen by fear are a covenant with hypocrisy and will immediately destroy the poem and eventually destroy the poet. -- Lenore Kandel
Euphemisms, vague terminology or calls for discussions with Turkey to get at the truth are just some of the dodges Congress and the administration have used to avoid Turkish discomfort with its Ottoman past. -- Adam Schiff
Euphemisms, like fashions, have their day and pass, perhaps to return at another time. Like the guests at a masquerade ball, they enjoy social approval only so long as they retain the capacity for deception. -- Freda Adler
The Good Book - one of the most remarkable euphemisms ever coined. -- Ashley Montagu
All euphemisms are dishonest, but many are designed to make life easier -- Kate Burridge
Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses. -- Quentin Crisp
Politics: the art of using euphemisms, lies, emotionalism and fear-mongering to dupe average people into accepting--or even demanding--their own enslavement. -- Larken Rose
Only in this town, where we make an industry out of creating euphemisms, can we have enough sugar to sugarcoat this nonsense. -- Byron Dorgan
Senior Citizen' and 'Silver Surfer' are the new euphemisms. Unless you're a female presenter on TV, in which case you're ready for the knacker's yard at 35. -- Terry Wogan
The company calls it 'downsizing' or 'rightsizing.' My own informal "Name the Layoff" contest produced some other euphemisms: Retroactive Hiring Freeze, Resume Revision Days, Amway Opportunity Time, and Corporation Lite. -- Dale Dauten
It is time to stop the mealy-mouthed euphemisms: 'Nationalists', 'Loyalists', 'Communities', 'Ethnic Groups', 'Cultures', 'Civilizations'. Religions is the word you need. Religions is the word you are struggling hypocritially to avoid. -- Richard Dawkins
Users of clichÃ©s frequently have more sinister intentions beyond laziness and conventional thinking. Relabelling events often entails subtle changes of meaning. War produces many euphemisms, downplaying or giving verbal respectability to savagery and slaughter. -- Patrick Cockburn

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