"All translation is a compromise - the effort to be literal and the effort to be idiomatic."

-- Benjamin Jowett

#Effort Quotes #Language Quotes #Compromise Quotes

“I'm a big believer that good policy is good politics. And so, when it comes to making decisions on policy issues, what I endeavor to do is simply speak the truth.”
“I exhort you, press on in your course, and exhort all men that they may be saved.”
“If there is one â€˜constantâ€™ in the structure and theme of the wonder tale, it is transformation.”
“Very few men acquire wealth in such a manner as to receive pleasure from it.”
“I am convinced that what has the greatest meaning for us is what we uncover for ourselves.”
“As a kid, there are some things you looked forward to. You looked forward to Charlie Brown during Halloween and you looked forward to Monday Night Football.”
“I think everybody gets their recognition sometime down the road, and I have never been one to seek it. Besides, it has been that way throughout my career, especially in college.”
“We are not the worst moments of our lives. Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking.”

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