"All language is a popularity contest."

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Erin McKean

#Language Quotes #Popularity Quotes #Contests Quotes

“Truth exists, only falsehood has to be invented.”
“The cello is not one of my favourite instruments. It has such a lugubrious sound, like someone reading a will.”
“A truly obedient man does not discriminate between one thing and another, since his only aim is to execute faithfully whatever may be assigned to him.”
“Well, guys are better at mechanical stuff and women are better at emotional stuff.”
“David Gilmour can do more with one note than most other guitar players can do with the whole fretboard”
“I don't really have an explanation. I'm struggling myself to comprehend what has happened and find a reason for it.”
“Idiot. Which road do you take when you're running from something weaker than yourself? Or maybe you're the one looking for an excuse to back out.”
“One sometimes gets the impression that the mere words ' Socialism ' and ' Communism ' draw towards them with magnetic force every fruit-juice drinker, nudist, sandal-wearer, sex-maniac, Quaker, 'Nature Cure' quack, pacifist, and feminist in England.”

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