Laurence Yep

As a child growing up in San Francisco in the 1950s, I sometimes met insults when I ventured outside of Chinatown or my neighborhood. I have even been spat on and threatened with a knife. I could have let my anger fester until it became hate. However, I realized they were isolated incidents, and I simply got on with my life.

American Writer

Troy Perry

We've had drive-by shootings. I've been spat on, slapped, shot at. One guy tried to stab me with a broken beer bottle. But the way we look at it, if people do the worst they can, we'll still wake up in glory.

American Clergyman

Kate Moss

People think your success is just a matter of having a pretty face. But it's easy to be chewed up and spat out. You've got to stay ahead of the game to be able to stay in it.

English Model

James McAvoy

I've seen beautiful actresses get spat at or just someone trying to get a rise out of them so they can get an extra hundred bucks for a photo. It's really rough.

Scottish Actor

Jeremy Hunt

I get involved in lots of Twitter spats with lots of people when I think they're not being fair about the progress the NHS is making.

British Politician

Holly Willoughby

There's a certain section of the public who spot me in the street but it's never horrible. I'm not a soap villain who gets spat at.

English Celebrity

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry.

English Musician

Gordon Sondland

Husbands and wives have spats about money. It doesn't mean they're going to get a divorce.

American Public Servant

Brian Urlacher

I've gotten into spats with coaches, players, as well. It's just what happens in the NFL.

American Athlete

Tony Pulis

You get spits and spats all the time in football.

Welsh Manager

Used when someone forcefully rejects something in disgust or disapproval.

Negative Reaction

Indicates a sign of disrespect or scorn towards a person or object.

Contempt Action

Describes a physical action in response to something unexpected or distasteful.

Physical Response

Refers to a quick, often insignificant argument that is quickly resolved.

Short-lived Conflict

A casual way to describe a disagreement, less formal than 'argument' or 'dispute'.

Informal Term

Implies emotional detachment, suggesting the spat isn't deeply impactful.

Emotional Distance

It's a technical term used primarily in the context of marine biology and aquaculture.

Aquaculture Jargon

Refers to the earliest phase in the life cycle of shellfish, immediately after larvae settle.

Early Life Stage

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Bruce Feiler: Agile...

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Agile programming -- for...

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Reviving New York's...

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"The Cross-Eyed Beast" PIPE...

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Inmates Make Oyster...

 so you can imagine what's in there. I mean, I've read thousands of very personal letters from strangers all over the world. And these letters range from heartbreak and loss, to spats with parents or siblings.

How changing your story...

 they're the people that raised me, and there I am -- So I've been put on private jets, flown around the world, and yet, it's not been that easy because at times, I've been homeless, I've been spat at,

My life as a work of art...

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Rinkhal Snake Plays Dead...

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How Do Goldfish Flirt? PIPE...

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