"Prefer the familiar word to the far-fetched. Prefer the concrete word to the abstract. Prefer the single word to the circumlocution. Prefer the short word to the long. Prefer the Saxon word to the Romance."

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Source : Henry Watson Fowler, Francis George Fowler (1931). “The King's English”, Oxford University Press

Henry Watson Fowler

#Long Quotes #Romance Quotes #Abstract Quotes

“Any trend that is developed too fast and is disposed right away is not going to have a lasting impression on the culture, you know?”
“Puck in the centre of your chest, always have motion in your skating when the rush is coming at you, being square to the puck, understanding who's on the ice and where they are on the ice at all times, competing and having fun.”

Source : Source: www.cbc.ca
“When I was younger, I was ready to go off at any time. My wife, Linda, and I would go out to the Limelight in New York, and I would see people and be able to freeze them with a look. People were even too scared of me to tell me that people were scared of me.”

Source : FaceBook post by Johnny Ramone from Aug 28, 2015
“Any coincidencce is worth noticing. You can throw it away later if it is only a coincidence.”
“I'm not married and I don't think that's going to work out for me. I'm not even bitter, I'm just exhausted.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I feel like I'm in the best shape of my life at 45 ... I didn't know this exercise thing felt so good.”
“Sink every impulse like a bolt. Secure The bastion of sensation. Do not waver Into language. Do not waver in it.”
“I think Ronald Reagan was the best President of my lifetime.”

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