Reasonable men are the best dictionaries of conversation. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
When I need to know the meaning of a word, I look it up in a dictionary. — William Safire Copy Share Image
I want to know what it means to be in love. But in my dictionary 'in love' is indefinable. — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
I have no limits. There is no 'No' in my dictionary; nothing is impossible for me. — Rekha Copy Share Image
A dictionary can embrace only a small part of the vast tapestry of a language. — Giacomo Leopardi Copy Share Image
The English language was carefully, carefully cobbled together by three blind dudes and a German dictionary — Dave Kellett Copy Share Image
“But sometimes it is fun not knowing what the words mean because you can look them up in a dictionary...” — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
I used to keep a dictionary and work with it and then I realized there are more words that exist in the… — Nas Copy Share Image
Twitter is like overhearing people's conversations, which is exactly what dictionary editors have been wishing we could do for years. — Erin McKean Copy Share Image
“I knew how to use a dictionary, and if I was going to be spending time around Nero Wolfe, I would have… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Impossible is the word found only in a fool's dictionary. Wise people create opportunities for themselves and make everything possible... — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
As sheer casual reading matter, I still find the English dictionary the most interesting book in our language. — Albert J. Nock Copy Share Image
I didn't even know what the word lesbian meant until I was called one... and then I had to look it up… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
“Dictionaries are like vitamins and floss; we buy them and then never use them. Even I, an English teacher, a lover of… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
“PCA- (Psychological Character Assassination) Is when someone changes from who they are and start living their lives, according to the standards of… — De philosopher DJ Kyos Copy Share Image
You need to release yourself of any expectation of what that material should be. Just start letting it be what it's naturally… — Antony Hegarty Copy Share Image
I used to go through the dictionary looking for unusual but nontechnical words. At one time, I thought the greatest word was… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
To define is to limit, to set boundaries, to compare and to contrast, and for this reason, the universe, the all, seems… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
Kids, she says. When they’re little, they believe everything you tell them about the world. As a mother, you’re the world almanac… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Everybody talks about being a role model. But if you look up the word 'role' in a dictionary, it describes playing a… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
“Wake up to think of words… want to walk through pages of meanings, the links in assonance, alliteration, or just simple sense… — Initially NO Copy Share Image
We are living in a period in which many people have changed their mind about what the use of music is or… — John Cage Copy Share Image
Burns from dropped matches, Ms. Lane? Matches one might have dropped while flirting with a pernicious Fae, Ms. Lane? Have you any… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
I got sick and tired of a joyless existence, and so have thought a lot in the past few years about how… — M. J. Ryan Copy Share Image
The dictionary describes a selfish person as one who is 'concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself: seeking pleasure or well-being without regard… — H. Burke Peterson Copy Share Image
Why don’t you purchase an Italian dictionary? I will assume the expense.” “I have one,” she said, “but I don’t think it’s… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
“FV: Annandale defines 'definition' as "an explanation of the signification of a term." Yet Oxford, on the other hand, defines it as… — Mort W. Lumsden Copy Share Image
My pictures are complex and so am I. When I am almost symbolistic in writing, there is a more limiting difference’s of… — W. Eugene Smith Copy Share Image
“Every dictionary contains a world. I open a book of thieves’ slang from Queen Anne’s reign and they have a hundred words… — Mark Forsyth Copy Share Image
Empty teacups gathered around her and dictionary pages fell at her feet. — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
It is intolerance to speak of toleration. Away with the word from the dictionary! — Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau Copy Share Image
