Long Words Quotes

18 quotes by 14 authors

Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Why does everyone have to pretend to be stupid and not know long words? — Martin Freeman
I was just asking Chad [Myers], how can you get a volcano in Iceland? Isn't it too- when you think of a volcano, you think… — Rick Sanchez
A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline and covering up all the details. The great enemy of… — George Orwell
Programme names have been changed, and we have Andrew Neil saying he won't be using long words. — Jonathan Dimbleby
As someone who sends texts messages more or less non-stop, I enjoy one particular aspect of texting more than anything else: that it is possible… — Lynne Truss
Those who run to long words are mainly the unskillful and tasteless; they confuse pomposity with dignity, flaccidity with ease, and bulk with force. — Henry Watson Fowler
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were,… — George Orwell
I had forgotten that Jess felt about long words the way that racists feel about black people: she hated them, and wanted to send them… — Nick Hornby
For I am a bear of very little brain, and long words bother me. — A A Milne
When we asked Pooh what the opposite of an Introduction was, he said "The what of a what?" which didn't help us as much as… — A A Milne
There are many other little refinements too, Mr. Bohlen. You'll see them all when you study the plans carefully. For example, there's a trick that… — Roald Dahl
Speak English!' said the Eaglet. 'I don't know the meaning of half those long words, and I don't believe you do either! — Lewis Carroll
What are letters?â€ â€œKinda like mediaglyphics except theyâ€™re all black, and theyâ€™re tiny, they donâ€™t move, theyâ€™re old and boring and really hard to read.… — Neal Stephenson
It's not unsporting to thrash a cowardly cad,' said Simmons. 'Everyone knows you don't fight like a gentleman.' 'That might be called an oxymoron,' Ramses… — Barbara Mertz
One of the really bad things you can do to your writing is to dress up the vocabulary, looking for long words because you're maybe… — Stephen King
Well,â€ said Owl, â€œthe customary procedure in such cases is as follows.â€ â€œWhat does Crustimoney Proseedcake mean?â€ said Pooh. â€œFor I am a Bear of… — A A Milne

Who Wrote These Long Words Quotes

14 authors contributed a total of 18 Long Words Quotes as follows: