"The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink."

-- George Orwell

#Truth Quotes #Real Quotes #Long Quotes

“We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead.”

Source : William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”
“At school any spontaneous act was likely to get me into trouble. I learned never to act on impulse, and that whatever came into my mind first should be rejected in favour of better ideas. I learned that my imagination Wasnâ€™t â€˜goodâ€™ enough. I learned that the first idea wasÂ unsatisfactory because it was (1) psychotic; (2) obscene; (3) unoriginal.Â The truth is that the best ideas are often psychotic, obscene and unoriginal.”

Source : Keith Johnstone (2017). “Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre”, p.82, Bloomsbury Publishing
“The guy, Magic Johnson, built a business empire and you don't do that just because you have a pretty smile. The guy is definitely a smart guy, knows what he's doing. He's a basketball genius. So to downplay that and disrespect that, I thought it was stereotyping him way too much.”

Source : Source: www.sfgate.com
“The hangover was brutal but he didn't mind. It told him he had been somewhere else, someplace good.”
“If cocaine were helium, the NBA would float away.”
“When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity.”

Source : Gerry Adams (2007). “An Irish Eye”, Brandon Books
“The glass ceiling doesn't apply when you're building your own house”
“When my husband came to my parents' house for the first time, he asked, 'Why is everyone screaming? Why are they so angry?' I said, 'No one's angry. This is just how we communicate.”

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