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Construction Quotes by William Zinsser
- Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills, and meaningless jargon.
- The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could…
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- Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws. — Francis Bacon
- When I was 20, I didn't give a damn about song construction. I just wanted to make as much noise and play… — Ritchie Blackmore
- It's difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You are, in fact, part of the… — Russell Brand
- When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will… — Edmund Burke
- In my early 20s I was so miserable doing construction, I wanted something that paid money. I liked nice stuff. I liked… — Adam Carolla
- Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something… — Adrienne Clarkson
- It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the… — David Allan Coe
- All those involved in the construction of an architectural design, from the architect to the builder, have an attachment to the architecture,… — Tadao Ando