Dictionary Quotes

340 quotes by 289 authors

A dictionary can embrace only a small part of the vast tapestry of a language. — Giacomo Leopardi
Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order. — Anatole France
Me? Well, I don't know, I must go to a dictionary and learn what a crook is. I've never been a crook. — Jacob Zuma
What I do know is, in little more than 30 years, we have gone from a nation where the â€œquiet enjoymentâ€ of oneâ€™s private property… — Vin Suprynowicz
The word impossible has been and must remain deleted from our dictionary, — Ingvar Kamprad
You will be surprised to learn how some very knowing people have misunderstood Plotto. On glancing at it, some of the intelligentia have jumped at… — William Wallace Cook
Weird itself, even in the dictionary, is just something that is different and unexplainable. A weirdo is someone who follows their heart. Im definitely weird,… — Kid Cudi
For me there is no such word as luck in the dictionary, — Fabrice Muamba
One piece of advice can be universally handed out, and it applies equally to speaking, understanding, reading, and writing. If in the course of any… — Mario Pei
Somebody told a lie one day. They couched it in language. They made everything Black ugly and evil. Look in your dictionaries and see the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cynicism has all the smart words on it's side; idealism uses a nursery school dictionary. — Michael Arditti
I hope that I state your case fairly: One of my great fears is misrepresenting you, even to myself, now that you are not here… — Michael Arditti
IMBECILITY, n. A kind of divine inspiration, or sacred fire affecting censorious critics of this dictionary. — Ambrose Bierce
Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue... I once noticed Mary McCarthy ending a line of dialogue with "she asseverated" and had… — Elmore Leonard
I want to preach the gospel so plainly that men can come from the factories and not have to bring along a dictionary. — Billy Sunday
Finding the meaning of life is easy. Simply get a dictionary, go to the 'L' section, and find the word 'life.' — Oscar Wilde
My work is play. And I play when I design. I even looked it up in the dictionary, to make sure that I actually do… — Paula Scher
Cults use our vocabulary, but they don't use our dictionary. — Charles R. Swindoll
Look up the definition of rejection in the dictionary, get really comfortable with it, and then maybe you can go into acting. — Loni Anderson
I'll always take Scrabble and chess if I'm going filming. But I do have the Scrabble dictionary, which can be infuriating for other players. — Saffron Burrows

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289 authors contributed a total of 340 Dictionary Quotes, led by these top contributors: