Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers. – George Orwell Category: Language
Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true. – Samuel Johnson Category: Language
“Seize the day” drains dignity from “Carpe diem.” – Willis Goth Regier, Quotology, 2010, about translation Category: Language
I think in general, romantic comedies tend to take one persons point of view, but every once in a while you get something that is balanced for two people. – Sandra Bullock Category: Romantic
Women in love are less ashamed than men. They have less to be ashamed of. – Ambrose Bierce Category: Men
War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun. – Mao Zedong Category: War
