Monosyllable Quotes & Sayings

People always blame the girl; she should have said no. A monosyllable, but conventional wisdom has always been that boys can't manage it. — Anna Quindlen

Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another. — Anatole France

Least hypothesis held no place of preference; Occam's razor could not slice the prime problem, the Nature of the Mind of God (might as well call it that to yourself, you old scoundrel; it's a short, simple, Anglo-Saxon monosyllable, not banned by having four letters - and as good a tag for what you don't understand as any). — Robert A. Heinlein

When you catch an adjective, kill it - perhaps the best possible advice for budding writers. — Mark Twain

It's ironic that as scientists that don't believe in god, were the ones that are closest to god. — Hiromu Arakawa

I can never give a 'yes' or a 'no.' I don't believe everything in life can be settled by a monosyllable. — Betty Smith

That was the dangerous thing about dreams-how quicly you became tangled in it all. People naturally let their guard down when they slept. — Alexandra Bracken

I think, the people around home are very supportive to us. — Kate Middleton

You work three jobs? Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that.
To a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005 — George W. Bush

Sometimes beautiful people have ugly hands. - Kaitlyn — John Green

Im.' The monosyllable was heavy with contempt. 'E's a twat.'
'Is he?'
'Yeah, 'e is. Ask Kieran.'
She gave the impression that she and Kieran stood together, sane, dispassionate observers of the idiots populating Lula's world. — Robert Galbraith

Then what is good? The obsessive interest in human affairs, plus a certain amount of compassion and moral conviction, that first made the experience of living something that must be translated into pigment or music or bodily movement or poetry or prose or anything that's dynamic and expressivee
that's what's good for you if you're at all serious in your aims. William Saroyan wrote a great play on this theme, that purity of heart is the one success worth having. "In the time of your life
live!" That time is short and it doesn't return again. It is slipping away while I write this and while you read it, the monosyllable of the clock is Loss, loss, loss, unless you devote your heart to its opposition. — Tennessee Williams

Julie looked like she was about to cry and waved her arms. "Whatever. Look, I'm not stupid. I know things! Adult things."
- "Like what?" "Like sex. I know about sex." I just stared at her. I wasn't opening that can of worms. — Ilona Andrews

After being dry for a couple a weeks, three cocktails went down quicker than a boner in a busted rubber. — Brian Azzarello

These men of many nations must be taught American ways, the English language, and the right way to live. — Henry Ford

Before I started a company, I was an employee with a bad attitude. I was always felt like, bosses are stupid, and people weren't well treated. — Mitch Kapor

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The monosyllable contained equal parts of surprise and disdain. — Robert Galbraith

I was uncomfortable with smoking too much because a lot of young kids watch and I didn't want to make that cool. — James Marsters

By doing this, apparently they have earned the right to change its name to "beef," which is the monosyllable furthest away from "cow," because the last thing a human wants to think about when eating cow is an actual cow. — Matt Haig

I will never be 'Ms. Perfect'. — Emma Michelle