"People write or speak sentences in order to produce an effect, and the success of a sentence is measured by the degree to which the desired effect has been achieved."

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Source : "How To Write A Sentence And How To Read One". Book by Stanley Fish, 2011.

Stanley Fish

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“Most of us carry at least one device, all the time, every day. In fact many of us would feel naked without our smartphone. It's hardly surprising mobile search queries - and mobile commerce - are growing dramatically across the world.”
“He has marked the American people as His chosen nation to finally lead in the regeneration of the world. This is the divine mission of America ... The Philippines are ours forever. We will not repudiate our duty in the archipelago. We will not abandon our opportunity in the Orient. We will not renounce our part in the mission of our race, trustee, under God, of the civilization of the world.”

Source : Maiden speech in the Senate. "Congressional Record", Senate, 56th Congress, 1st session, pp. 704-712, en.wikisource.org. January 09, 1900.
“On all levels primary, and secondary and undergraduate - mathematics is taught as an isolated subject with few, if any, ties to the real world. To students, mathematics appears to deal almost entirely with things whlch are of no concern at all to man.”
“One of the weaknesses of the company now is it is a bit cheap and cheerful and overly nasty, and that reflects my personality.”
“I'm not stuck strictly doing hip-hop. Songs from the dance/electronic scene are my favorite to make and remix, and I like that world.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. February 6, 2012.
“Often we can achieve an even better result when we stumble yet are willing to start over, when we don't give up after a mistake, when something doesn't come easily but we throw ourselves into trying, when we're not afraid to appear less than perfectly polished.”
“Competition is a sin.”
“Art is an attempt to understand, yielding pleasure in the attempt whether or not we understand.”

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