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Direct Quotes by Henry Watson Fowler
- Any one who wishes to become a good writer should endeavour, before he allows himself to be tempted by the more showy qualities, to be…
- Be direct, simple, brief, vigorous, and lucid.
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- I would not suggest the U.S. should sit down with the North Koreans bilaterally immediately after they've fired missiles - because the… — Richard Armitage
- Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- In the songs I can still be really really direct but in interviews when I'm explaining my songs I shouldn't be so… — Adele
- I've got some news... I'm delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together. I wanted you to… — Adele
- We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that… — Mary McLeod Bethune
- Every actor wants to direct. — Theodore Bikel
- Stand-up is the only thing in which you actually write it, act it and direct it simultaneously, so it's actually a great… — Lewis Black
- In a way song writing can almost be detrimental, because suddenly you find an outlet that is a kind of cheating. You… — James Blunt
- Education, and I regret to say this as an educator, but there's no indication that education has a direct effect on happiness. — Derek Bok
- Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All… — Napoleon Bonaparte
- Stand-up is like a movie every night. You write it, direct it, produce it, the audience votes, and you go home. There's… — Elayne Boosler