Controversial' as we all know, is often a euphemism for 'interesting and intelligent.

People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish... but that's only if it's done properly.

No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices.

I have always thought that if women's hair posed so many problems, God would certainly have made us bald.

I don't see how you can write anything of value if you don't offend someone.

As for what it's against - the story is against those who pervert and misuse religion, or any other kind of doctrine with a holy book and a priesthood and an apparatus of power that wields unchallengeable authority, in order to dominate and suppress human freedoms.

During the flames of controversy, opinions, mass disputes, conflict, and world news, sometimes the most precious, refreshing, peaceful words to hear amidst all the chaos are simply and humbly 'I don't know.

Keep your finger on the pulse of society, take controversies with a grain of salt, lick your finger and then lift it to the wind; always know what is going on, my friend, so this world can never steer you wrong again.

This is almost always the case: A piece of art receives its f(r)ame when found offensive.

Controversy is a last resort for the talentless.

People who always want to be at convenient places won't make a change at controversial places.

Some concepts are so incredibly risky they take an honest fool to try to articulate them.

At first, they'll only dislike what you say, but the more correct you start sounding the more they'll dislike you.

A writer is one who communicates ideas and emotions people want to communicate but aren't quite sure how, or even if, they should communicate them.

... religious controversy does only harm. It destroys humble inquiry after truth, and throws all the energies into an attempt to prove ourselves right-a spirit in which no man gets at truth.

No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy.