New Words Quotes

29 quotes by 29 authors

I've coined new words, like, misunderstanding and Hispanically. — George W. Bush
'Refudiate,' 'misunderestimate,' 'wee-wee'd up.' English is a living language. Shakespeare liked to coin new words too. Got to celebrate it!' — Sarah Palin
The truth is that only 1% of all new words are totally new, and of those an even smaller percentage are conjured up out of… — Susie Dent
The poet cannot invent new words every time, of course. He uses the words of the tribe. But the handling of the word, the accent,… — Eugene Ionesco
I have prayed for new men, fiery, reckless men, possessed of uncontrollably youthful passion-these lit by the Spirit of God. I have prayed for new… — Jim Elliot
I have searched all night and day for new and better words that could express my feelings and fear for the people of this country.… — Killer Mike
And as far as I can see the world is too old for us to talk about it with our new words. — Jack Kerouac
You can't build a vocabulary without reading. You can't meet friends if you ... stay at home by yourself all the time. In the same… — Rudolf Flesch
In general, I agree with Jacob Grimm and feel that we ought to permit changes and uncontrolled growth in language. Even though that also allows… — Gunter Grass
I love being a conservative. We conservatives are proud of our philosophy. Unlike our liberal friends, who are constantly looking for new words to conceal… — Rush Limbaugh
English is such a deliciously complex and undisciplined language, we can bend, fuse, distort words to all our purposes. We give old words new meanings,… — Willard Gaylin
At all periods of the [English] language it is difficult to assign a beginning date to most new words and meanings. They tend to slip… — Robert Burchfield
The bold and discerning writer who, recognizing the truth that language must grow by innovation if it grow at all, makes new words and uses… — Ambrose Bierce
There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss.… — Bette Davis
I welcome new words, or old words used in new ways, provided the result is more precision, added color or greater expressiveness. — William Safire
The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words introduced but even more in the new ideas they express. — Alexis de Tocqueville
We can best help you to prevent war not by repeating your words and following your methods but by finding new words and creating new… — Virginia Woolf
I am a part of the old school where I feel that purity of the language should be retained. But English is a constantly evolving… — Ashwin Sanghi
I often recall these words when I am writing, and I think to myself, â€œItâ€™s true. There arenâ€™t any new words. Our job is to… — Haruki Murakami
Her old thoughts were going to come in handy now, but new words would have to be made and said to fit them. — Zora Neale Hurston

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