Literal Versus Vernacular Quotes & Sayings

I don't wear heels. — Jourdan Dunn

The most prominent place in hell is reserved for those who are neutral on the great issues of life. — Billy Graham

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

I was in a convenience store, reading a magazine. The clerk told me, "this is not a library!" "OK! I will talk louder, then!" — Mitch Hedberg

People make events into stories. Stories give events meaning. — Scarlett Thomas

Certainly businesses the world over are facing greater competitive pressure than ever before, and this leads to executive stress which, in turn, tends to bring out authoritarian tendencies in many bosses. To balance this, we now know a lot more about how we can successfully cope with a situation that is not likely to improve in the near future. — Srikumar Rao

You can do beautiful things with your friends; you can do beautiful things when you are all alone! In togetherness, listen to the music of the crowds; in solitude, listen to the music of the silence! Be neither afraid of the crowds, nor of the loneliness, because both are blessings! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Nowadays we are fond of literal translations ... That would have seemed a crime to translators in ages past ... They wanted to prove that the vernacular was as capable of a great poem as the original. — Jorge Luis Borges

Live simply. Deepest joy is like a flower ... beautiful in essence. — Tony Samara

As my mom wiped the tears from my face, she said, 'Tyra, you know what we're going to do about this? We're going to go eat pizza.' We sat in a tiny pizzeria in Milan and strategized about how to turn my curves into a curveball. In a way, it was my decision not to starve myself that turned me into a supermodel, and later on, a businesswoman. — Tyra Banks