Comeback Quote by David Crystal

Some people don't like the 'comeback' because that suggests they went somewhere, which they didn't. That isn't what I mean. In my mind, people…

— John Ralston Saul

Comeback is a good word, man.

— Mickey Rourke

New words are always being born and old ones fading away.

— Patience Strong

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action...

— Gore Vidal

The undoubted sign of a society well under control or in decline is that language has ceased to be a means of communication and…

— John Ralston Saul

I appear to have had more comebacks than Status Quo.

— Angus Deayton

Don’t call it a comeback, I’ve been here for years.

— LL Cool J

The extraordinary thing about new words is that probably only about one per cent of them are new. Most are old words revived and…

— Susie Dent

Language is in decline. Not only has eloquence departed but simple, direct speech as well, though pomposity and banality have not.

— Edwin Newman

To lovers of the long and intricate history of language the disuse and final death of certain words is a matter of regret. Yet…

— Mary Ellen Chase

I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture.

— Wole Soyinka

I hardly ever talk- words seem such a waste, and they are none of them true. No one has yet invented a language from…

— Aleister Crowley