Amusing Quote by W. Somerset Maugham

However old-fashioned and right-wing this may sound, the American genius for language lies in understatement, in saying things simply, pointedly and quickly, and in…

— Walter Kirn

I'm pretty good at inventing phrases - you know, the sort of words that suddenly make you jump, almost as though you'd sat on…

— Aldous Huxley

“There are over 10,000 idioms in American English, and some of them have been in use for more than 2,000 years, while others are brand new.”

— Gail Brenner

“There are four-letter words you should never use in business. They're not fuck or shit. They're need, must, can't, easy, just, only and fast.…

— Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

“The words you use can destroy people's confidence or provoke their greatness. Use your words to lift your world.”

— Sravani Saha Nakhro

“Human communication, it sometimes seems to me, involves an exaggerated amount of time. How briefly and to the point people always seem to speak…

— Graham Greene

“We are made to exaggerate the importance of what work we do; and yet how much is not done by us!”

— Henry David Thoreau

“Words are powerful, so use every word wisely to create a better world.”

— Gift Gugu Mona

“We’ve all known the proverbial conversation hog who dominates a discussion and pays little notice to another person’s input. They’re so busy talking about…

— Susan C. Young

“Life is built on our daily utterances. Never declare any wickedness of some sort upon your life, words create a reality.”

— Kabelo Mabona

“The words you use can destroy people's confidence or provoke their greatness. Use your words to add value.”

— Sravani Saha Nakhro

Catchphrases flourish in contemporary American English.

— P. J. O'Rourke