People who like quotations love meaningless generalisations.

“The only words worth repeating are from the Old Testament or Oscar Wilde.”

— Barry Gifford

“We must here follow the first course so as to be able to pass on later to generalisations which extend beyond the limits of…

— Hermann Weyl

All generalisations - perhaps except this one - are false.

— Kurt Gödel

The increasing technicality of the terminology employed is also a serious difficulty. It has become necessary to learn an extensive vocabulary before a book…

— Thomas George Bonney

“Nothing is eternal. Everything else is not.”

— Will Advise

I just don't believe in generalisations.

— Julian Fellowes

I hate all generalisations.

— Arj Barker

“Home means always here...”

— Will Advise

Don't make generalisations about any group of children. For years I have felt angry with those who argue that Shakespeare and the rest of…

— Damian Green

I often wonder why the whole world is so prone to generalise. Generalisations are seldom if ever true and are usually utterly inaccurate.

— Agatha Christie

“For their never-ending endeavours to obtain or retain wealth, countries desperately need companies, because they—unlike most human beings—have the means of production, and human…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“By the way, Dorian, he (Lord Henry) said, after a pause, what does it profit a man if he gain the whole world and…

— Oscar Wilde

“In the United States, periods and commas go inside the quotation mark. In Britain, they go outside the quotation mark. Squiggly said, “No.” (United…

— Mignon Fogarty

We are ruled by quotations.

— Susan Sontag

Quotations can be valuable, like raisins in the rice pudding, for adding iron as well as eye appeal.

— Peg Bracken