"Do not be taken in by 'insiderisms.' Fledgling columnists, eager to impress readers with their grasp of journalistic jargon, are drawn to such arcane spellings as 'lede.' Where they lede, do not follow."

-- William Safire

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“Who knows why some words ignite the hearts of some readers while others are like wet matches that won't light.”
“At 12, I knew that the point of being human was to spend one's life fighting social injustice.”

Source : Richard Rorty (1999). “Philosophy and Social Hope”, ePenguin
“I've learned of life this bitter truth Hope not between the crumbling walls Of mankind's gratitude to find repose, But rather, Build within thy own soul Fortresses!”
“How am I supposed to save the universe with all this noise?!”

Source : Diane Duane (2007). “Wizards at War”, p.68, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I watch a lot of TV and I got some new hair products.”
“When I perform, I simply follow the music, and my heart; everything comes from me in a very natural way - it's not a show; and I believe in this way, it also touches the hearts of those in the audience.”
“The more recently power has originated, the less it can remain stationary - first because those who created it have become accustomed to rapid further movement and because they are and will be innovators per se; secondly, because the forces aroused or subdued by them can be employed only through further acts ...”

Source : Jacob Burckhardt (2012). “Judgements on History and Historians”, p.84, Routledge
“There's no shortage of remarkable ideas, what's missing is the will to execute them.”

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