[S]ometimes… quotation marks are an absolute crime against humanity. – Richard Lederer and John Shore, Comma Sense: A Fun-damental Guide to Punctuation
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Grammar Checker – A software program that is not needed by those who know grammar and virtually useless for those who don’t. – Richard Turner (1937-2011), The Grammar Curmudgeon, a.k.a. “The Mudge,” from “Th
If the English language had been properly organised by a businessman or Member of Parliament, then there would be a word which meant both “he” and “she”, and I could write, “If John or Mary comes heesh will want to play tennis”, which would save a lot of trouble. – A.A. Milne
If anyone were to be willing to trace his descent through an ape as his grandfather, would he be willing to trace his descent similarly on the side of his grandmother? – Samuel Wilberforce
My philosophy comes from a worldview that looks at the world as one. Its a holistic view that sees the world as interconnected and interdependent and integrated in so many different ways, which informs my politics. – Dennis Kucinich
I used to make up stuff in my bio all the time, that I used to be a professional ice-skater and stuff like that. I found it so inspirational. Why not make myself cooler than I am? – Stephen Colbert