To write or even speak English is not a science but an art. There are no reliable words.... Whoever writes English is… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Avoid the ecstatic adjectives that occupy such disproportionate space in every critic's quiver - words like "enthralling" and "luminous." — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
In the history of the concept of number has been adjective (three cows, three monads) and noun (three, pure and simple), and… — Barry Mazur Copy Share Image
In my opinion, using different kinds of epithets and adjectives in connection with the word democracy is a sign of mere hypocrisy,… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
But what is memory if not the language of feeling, a dictionary of faces and days and smells which repeat themselves like… — Julio Cortazar Copy Share Image
I will give you my definition of a nation, and you can add the adjective 'Jewish.' A Nation is, in my mind,… — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
The mind that thought of light, heavy, grey, yellow, still, swift, also conceived of magic that would make heavy things light and… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
Whatever you want to say, there is only one word to express it, only one verb to give it movement, only one… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English―it is the… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Purity of action guided Janis's behavior. If she was going to be good, she was very, very good. If she was going… — Laura Joplin Copy Share Image
I have been called 'Bongshell' the day I stepped into showbiz. So, any adjective coming my way, I take it positively. Sometimes… — Bipasha Basu Copy Share Image
I like that 'Mad Men' is now an adjective I use to describe clothing when I'm shopping: 'I like this top. It's… — Alison Brie Copy Share Image
anything being perceived as being superior takes the noun. And everything that isn't, that's judged to be inferior, requires an adjective. So… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
The only sort of descriptive adjective or catch phrase for my music would be 'eclectic.' — Moby Copy Share Image
Stronger together is, I think, a preposition and a comparative adjective, but it's not really an action verb or what it is. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
I learned to build bookshelves and brought books to my room, gathering them around me thickly. I read by day and into… — Mary Oliver Copy Share Image
A current pejorative adjective is narcissistic. Generally, a narcissist is anyone better looking than you are, but lately the adective is often… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I think my mistakes were kind of common - leaning on cliches and adjectives in the place of clear, vivid writing. But… — Dick Schaap Copy Share Image
My pet peeve and my goal in life is to somehow get an adjective for 'integrity' in the dictionary. 'Truthful' doesn't really… — Rashida Jones Copy Share Image
“A world without adjectives would still have the sun rising and setting, the flowers blooming, the trees bearing fruits, the birds singing,… — AA Patawaran Copy Share Image
The supermoon is a 16-inch pizza compared with a 15-inch pizza. It's a slightly bigger moon; I ain't using the adjective 'supermoon.' — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
If a man is going to be an American at all let him be so without any qualifying adjectives, and if he… — Henry Cabot Lodge Copy Share Image
