What is a quote that you really like that is from a problematic person?

b3_k1nd_rw1nd
Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:34:01 +0000

I finally watched Buffy and Angel like a year or 2 ago and except for the first season and last 2 seasons of Buffy and some parts of Angel, I absolutely loved it.

this quote from Angel really got me
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1337314-nothing-in-the-world-is-the-way-it-ought-to

We live as though the world was what it should be, to show it what it can be.

No way to really tell who came up with that quote but I consider it problematic just due to the association with Joss Whedon.

But it got me curious if there are other examples of this out there? anyone like quotes that fit this kinda mold? Quotes have a certain heft to them but are from people later revealed to not be the stand-up guy we'd assumed/hoped they are?

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