Quotes About Patronization

I believe that the ability to talk to people and have them feeling engaged rather than patronised isn't something you can learn. It's a bit like being able to sing or play cricket. You can either do it, or you can't.

For the first time, Mary understood what drove animals to bite the hand that fed them—sheer irritation at being patronized.

Americans had endured centuries of patronization by the British. One became inured to it after a while.

From time to time, people pat me on the head. It happens on public transport, in the supermarket, in bars. It's a common enough occurrence that it very rarely takes me completely by surprise.