Adjective Quotes

87 quotes by 70 authors

Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping. — Ambrose Bierce
Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence. — Ambrose Bierce
Ambidextrous, adj.: Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or a left. — Ambrose Bierce
Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig,… — Ambrose Bierce
Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable. — Ambrose Bierce
I like that 'Mad Men' is now an adjective I use to describe clothing when I'm shopping: 'I like this top. It's very 'Mad Men.'' — Alison Brie
Goresthorpe Grange is a feudal mansion - or so it was termed in the advertisement which originally brought it under my notice. Its right to… — Arthur Conan Doyle
The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech. — Clifton Fadiman
Whatever one wishes to say, there is one noun only by which to express it, one verb only to give it life, one adjective only… — Guy de Maupassant
Cuisine has become too complicated - this is about subject, verb, adjective: duck, turnips, sauce. — Alain Ducasse
If you can remember all the accessories that go with your best outfit, the contents of your purse, the starting lineup of the New York… — Stephen King
Whatever the thing you wish to say, there is but one word to express it, but one verb to give it movement, but one adjective… — Gustave Flaubert
Part of the reason why I've never said that I was gay until now was because I didn't want that adjective assigned to my name… — Rosie O'Donnell
There's always an adjective before my name, and it's never a nice one. — Joan Rivers
What we really have to do is stop the adjective before the job titleâ€”whether it's 'black actor,' a 'gay actor' or 'anything actor,' Everybody thinks… — Matt Bomer
When we refer to 'the biblical approach to economics' or the biblical response to politics' or 'biblical womanhood,' we're using the Bible as a weapon… — Rachel Held Evans
I will give you my definition of a nation, and you can add the adjective 'Jewish.' A Nation is, in my mind, an historical group… — Theodor Herzl
My goal in life is to become an adjective, — Jeffrey Eugenides
To use the term blind faith, is to use an adjective needlessly. — Julian Ruck
To speak today of a famous novelist is like speaking of a famous cabinetmaker or speedboat designer. Adjective is inappropriate to noun. — Gore Vidal

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