Addressdictionary Quotes & Sayings

In the lexicon of the political class, the word "sacrifice" means that the citizens are supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington so that the political class will not have to sacrifice the pleasure of spending it. — George F. Will

During my sixteen years as a teacher of writing, I removed many adverbs and adverbial phrases from students' writing. I decided long ago that a writer who needlessly modifies words is either a nervous writer who does not believe in the worth of what they are writing or a vain writer who wants to be seen as discriminating and sensitive to nuances or meaning. — Gerald Murnane

My dream has been to have my rock band behind me, play live, and entertain. — Drake Bell

In fact, when all three of them were together Harry felt like the only non-mourner at a poorly attended funeral — J.K. Rowling

I'm a medical doctor and a biomedical scientist. — Steven Hatfill

I will literally open my mouth not knowing what is coming out. — Leo Kottke

When I'm drawing - and here drawing is very different from writing or reasoning - I have the impression at certain moments of participating in something like a visceral function, such as digestion or sweating, a function that is independent of the conscious will. This impression is exaggerated, but the practice or pursuit of drawing touches, or is touched by, something prototypical and anterior to logical reasoning. — John Berger

There are infinite kinds of love, Reverend Dale liked to say, but charity is the purest of them all, because it's the only one that doesn't ask, What's in it for me? — Hillary Jordan