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Quotes About Turn-off

the caller might say abruptly, 'Whoozis?' In that case I would say grandly, '*Whom* are you calling, sir?' And he would hang up immediately without even an expletive. Of all the four-letter words I know, the speediest turn-off in such circumstances is *whom*.
~ Lilian Jackson Braun
I don't want to be a negative piece of barbed wire sitting up in the booth with all the answers. I think that's a turn-off.
~ Jon Gruden
My biggest turn-off is if a woman doesn't have a real passion for something... and bad breath!
~ Romeo Miller
But Onar turned out to be a poor lover, certainly the worst of Yoke's few partners thus far. Onar stinted on the foreplay, made a long messy fuss of his prophylactic preparations, and was up for at most sixty seconds of actual coitus. As a final turn-off, Onar said something British when he came, something like "Cor blimey," or "Top drawer," or "Bit of all right"— Yoke's outraged brain disdained to retain the phrase.
~ Rudy Rucker
I do feel like guys feel pressure to be funny with me, which is kind of annoying. It's a turn-off if someone's trying hard to be funny because it feels like they're auditioning for a comedy job or something. It doesn't feel romantic to me. I get so much comedy from my life that, from a guy, I'm more looking for something sweet or romantic.
~ Chelsea Peretti
That Hollywood 'LotR' movie really sucked, and was a true turn-off. That's what Hollywood always does, even to good stories.
~ Varg Vikernes
You look at 30 Seconds to Mars, and you don't think, 'Ooh, I bet they're angry.' No one really does anger these days. I suppose it's a turn-off.
~ Peter Hook
I've always said golf can be a turn-off - all those middle-aged men in bad jumpers. I want to be a bit more of a character.
~ Ian Poulter
You are reminded of a conversation you had recently, comparing the merits of sentences constructed implicitly with "yes, and" rather than "yes, but." You and your friend decided that "yes, and" attested to a life with no turn-off, no alternative routes:
~ Claudia Rankine
Pickup lines are a major turn-off, they don't work on me and I tune them out. It's better to just be honest.
~ Kim Smith
Love is 100% percent practical, oral performance is an ultimate turn-off, whether you like it or not.
~ Michael Bassey Johnson