Calque Examples Quotes & Sayings

'The Homesman' is a really interesting movie that Tommy Lee Jones directed. — Marco Beltrami

A dog comes to you and lives with you in your own house, but you do not therefore own her, as you do not own the rain, or the trees, or the laws which pertain to them ...
A dog can never tell you what she knows from the smells of the world, but you know, watching her, that you know almost nothing ... — Mary Oliver

I think to simply make fun of something isn't particularly interesting. I try to not just do a parody of something or belittle something or disparage something. — Mark Leyner

Destiny had a strange plan in store for him. — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

As a bio major, I figured "free will" meant chemicals in your brain telling you what to do, the molecules bouncing around in a way that felt like choosing but was actually the dance of little gears
neurons and hormones bubbling up into decisions like clockwork. You don't use your body; it uses you. — Scott Westerfeld

I grew up on a farm - it was a lovely life; we'd make tree houses all day - and my parents worked from home. — Joanne Froggatt

The best thing I've learned, and still believe, is that I don't have to be perfect to start, I have to start... so I can begin learning and growing. — Farshad Asl