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9067 Word quotes by 4674 unique authors

Many of us were taught that no sentence should begin with "but." If that's what you learned, unlearn it - there's no stronger word at… — William Zinsser
Whatever the thing you wish to say, there is but one word to express it, but one verb to give it movement, but one adjective… — Gustave Flaubert
This morning I deleted the hyphen from "hell-bound" and made it one word; this afternoon I redivided it and restored the hyphen. — Edwin Arlington Robinson
A dash derives from "to dash," to shatter, strike violently, to throw suddenly or violently, hence to throw carelessly in or on, hence to write… — Eric Partridge
The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word "crisis." One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. — Richard M. Nixon
The Holy Spirit gives liberty to the Christian, direction to the worker, discernment to the teacher, power to the Word, and fruit to faithful service.… — Billy Graham
My true program is summed up in one word: life. I expect to photograph anything suggested by that word which appeals to me. — Edward Weston
The challenge for me has first been to see things as they are, whether a portrait, a city street, or a bouncing ball. In a… — Berenice Abbott
Some people's photography is an art. Not mine. Art is a dirty word in photography. All this fine art crap is killing it already. — Helmut Newton
The... arguments against photography ever being considered a fine art are: the element of chance which enters in, finding things ready-made for a machine to… — Edward Weston
I think of myself as a reportage photographer. I like the word. It implies a personal account of an observed event with connotations of subjectivity… — David Hurn
Never ever say the word shoot when you are taking a picture with a camera because a camera is not a violent weapon. — Ruth Bernhard
In previous ages the word 'art' was used to cover all forms of human skill. The Greeks believed that these skills were given by the… — David Hurn
Fear is not a word in my football documentary. — Jose Mourinho
We had a word with him about diving and since then the lad's come on leaps and bounds. — Unknown Author
There's too much - I don't know what the word is - scientology in the game. — David Pleat
If we study Nature attentively in its great evolutions as in its minutest works, we cannot fail to recognize the possibility of enchantment - giving… — Honore de Balzac
...Nature-the word that stands for the baffling mysteries of the Universe. Steadily, unflinchingly, we strive to pierce the inmost heart of Nature, from what she… — William Crookes
I thought as I rode in the cold pleasant light of Sunday morning how silent & passive nature offers, every morn, her wealth to man;… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
No consideration at all is given to the interests of the "pests" - the very word "pest" seems to exclude any concern for the animals… — Peter Singer
...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how a great wine… — Arthur Rubinstein
Be different-if you don't have the facts and knowledge required, simply listen. When word gets around that you can listen when others tend to talk,… — Ed Koch
Plato used the dialogue format because the exchange of views, the posing and answering of questions, showed that understanding is a living, dynamic process. He… — John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
The belief that words have a meaning of their own account is a relic of primitive word magic, and it is still a part of… — Unknown Author
[the difference between the old and the new education being] in a word, the old was a kind of propagation-men transmitting manhood to men; the… — C.S. Lewis

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