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There was certainly less profanity in the Godfather than in the Sopranos. There was a kind of respect. It's not that I totally agreed with it, but it was a great piece of art.

We don't do drugs, drink or use profanity. Instead we instill morals and values in my boys by raising them with a love of God and a love and respect for themselves and all people. I believe they will have a chance.

I knew the profanity used up and down my street would not go over the air... So I trained myself to say 'Holy Cow' instead.

I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid not much could come out. Perhaps we will have to consider it simply as a profane book and hope that the next book will be less profane or perhaps more sacred.

American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity.

All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.

First you learn a new language, profanity; and second you learn not to discipline your dogs when you're mad, and that's most of the time when you're training dogs.

I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.

I wanted to cut down on the profanity, because I think I'm funnier without sayin' a lot of cuss words.

Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.

For a woman to consider a financial question was shuddered over as a profanity.