You may, like Samuel Johnson, define a patron as «a wretch who supports with insolence, and is paid with flattery,» but you want to reward attention with something more meaningful than that. (haberarts.com)
«I think it's definitely a response to the science, which has consistently shown no correlation,» says David Gorski, a cancer surgeon funded by the National Institutes of Health who in his spare time blogs at Respectful Insolence, a top medical blog known for its provaccine stance. (discovermagazine.com)
Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed beauty without vanity strength without insolence courage without ferocity and all the virtues of man without his vices. (canismajor.com)