Our language is funny — a fat chance and slim chance are the same thing. – J. Gustav White
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Language is by its very nature a communal thing; that is, it expresses never the exact thing but a compromise — that which is common to you, me, and everybody. – Thomas Earnest Hulme, Speculations, 1923
If English is spoken in heaven. God undoubtedly employs Cranmer as his speechwriter. The angels of the lesser ministries probably use the language of the New English Bible and the Alternative Service Book for internal memos. – Prince Of Wales Charles
Heinrich Heine so loosened the corsets of the German language that today every little salesman can fondle her breasts. – Karl Kraus, translated from German by Harry Zohn
On a day when youre tired, its important to just say good morning to everyone so theyre kind of aware that its gonna be a good day. Jamie Lee Curtis told me that. – Lindsay Lohan
