Quote by James Thurber
From one casual of mine he picked this sentence. After dinner, the

From one casual of mine he picked this sentence. After dinner, the men moved into the living room. I explained to the professor that this was Rosss way of giving the men time to push back their chairs and stand up. There must, as we know, be a comma after every move, made by men, on this earth. – James Thurber

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All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why. – James Thurber

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Human Dignity has gleamed only now and then and here and there, in lonely splendor, throughout the ages, a hope of the better men, never an achievement of the majority. – James Thurber

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Comedy has to be done en clair. You cant blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear. – James Thurber

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Among the losses punctuation suffers through the decay of language is the slash mark or diagonal… – Theodor W. Adorno (1903–1969), “Punctuation Marks,” Notes to Literature, V

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Practice safe text — use commas, and never miss a period. – Internet meme

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Grammarians squabble, and will squabble long. – Horace (65–8B.C.), De Arte Poetica, translated by George Colman, 1783

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A kiss can be a comma, a question mark or an exclamation point. That’s basic spelling that every woman ought to know. – Mistinguett, quoted in Theatre Arts, Volume39, Issue12, 1955

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Positivity, thats one of the things I try to spread throughout my company and really anyone I come in contact with. Because as you know, lifes too short. You got to keep it positive and keep it fun. – Jose Garces

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Im addicted to laughing. I go to see a lot of comedy shows. Im addicted to playing really loud and obnoxious rock music in my car. Im addicted to beautiful clothes and shoes. I just love gorgeous stuff and work hard to acquire pretty things, shiny things. Im addicted to shiny things! – Nadia Giosia

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You cant make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you cant make peace without Syria. – Henry A. Kissinger

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There is a sense that things, if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out. – Hillary Clinton

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