Russell Crowe

I've never, ever in my life touched a photographer. Some of the cruellest things I've ever said have been to photographers who are chasing me down the street, some of the sharpest, most efficient emotional barbs. And they know that in that moment, in that one-to-one wit competition, they just got smashed.

Australian Actor

Jonathan Ive

There was a 'Wired' cover that had a big Apple logo with a crown of barbed wire as thorns, and underneath it just said, 'Pray.' I remember this because of how upsetting it was. Basically saying either it's going to just go out of business or be bought.

English Designer

John Wells

I grew up in a family that was very barbed and difficult, and there was a lot of humor. None of it was painless humor. All of it was at someone else's expense. It was kind of always about power.

American Producer

David Rakoff

I value kindness in myself and others. I try to remain super-vigilant about my targets and make extra sure that my sometimes barbed comments are deserved and in response to genuine malefaction.

Canadian Writer

Triple H

Hardcore wrestling like CZW is just nonsense. There's no story there. You've got guys jumping off of houses onto barb wired tables, and that's it. They don't know how to work. CZW is trash.

American Wrestler

Soren Kierkegaard

Since my earliest childhood a barb of sorrow has lodged in my heart. As long as it stays I am ironic if it is pulled out I shall die.

Danish Philosopher

Jon Gruden

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.

American Coach

Anh Do

I've been to Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney and it's all barbed wire, it's like a big jail.

Australian Author

Walter Savage Landor

The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.

English Poet

Brendan Rodgers

Young players will run through a barbed wire fence for you.

Irish Athlete

A barb is often part of a tool or object, like a fishhook, wire, or plant.

Physical Object

'Barb' conveys potential danger, reminding to handle with care.

Caution Advised

Barbs are designed to trap or hold onto things, difficult to remove.

Trap or Hold

A metaphorical barb is meant to sting emotionally, like an insult does.

Emotional Impact

Barbs can signal conflict or disagreement in conversations.

Conversational Conflict

'Barb' is used for subtle criticisms that may not be openly hostile.

Passive-Aggressive

In zoology, barbs on feathers provide insulation and flight support.

Birds' Feathers

A barb in zoology is different from barbs on objects; it's part of a feather.

Structure Specific

 we can see the barbed wire in the courtyards that creates exercise pens for the detainees adjacent to the buildings. In other images, we can even see people, all wearing red uniforms, lined up in the courtyard. These features could help us decide whether a location was a camp or not.

How Data-Driven...

 and by now, they've become a very big part of my life. This story began four years ago. The correction facility where they are locked up happens to be right in the middle of one of my usual trips, and it's surrounded by barbed wires and electric gates and armed guards.

Shimon Schocken's rides...

 the wires hidden inside the flesh no what I do is actually grind the barb off to reasons that gives better penetration into the Sharks very tough jaw but more importantly it makes it easier to take the hook out of the shark when you're ready to tag and release them I

Tagging Blue Sharks PIPE...

 To communicate undetected, the group modified two radios into telephones, linked together through kilometers of barbed wire covering the countryside. This secret telephone line helped the rebels stay one step ahead of their pursuers. In addition to reporting news,

The rebel radio that...

 And every one of those barbs is sending that venom into this central nervous system. So first I feel like boiling hot oil, I've been dipped in. And I'm yelling out, "Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Help me! Somebody help me!"

Diana Nyad: Extreme...

 but with prison population soaring attendance is limited and back in the dorms prison society can also take on a life of its own all-girl college campus with barbed wire fences that's exactly what it is it's just like

The Studs PIPE Hard Time

 is an act of hope. Now, not every mother thinks like a mother. When presented with a choice, some of us have made the wrong one, hiding behind weapons or barbed wire or privilege to deny the rest of the world,

In uncertain times,...

 Instead of lofty love stories, her characters act naturally, and often awkwardly. They trade pragmatic advice, friendly jokes and not-so-friendly barbs about their arrogant peers.

The wicked wit of Jane...

 We need to replace fear and hostility with safety and compassion. We need to tear down the prison walls, the barbed wire, take away the cages. Instead of prison, or prisons,

Luis H. Zayas: The...

 claws as the male withdraws the hooks scraped the walls of the vagina the barbs have two functions they help scratch out any competing sperm from