"As far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler."

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Source : Calvin Trillin (1988). “If you can't say something nice”, Penguin Group USA

Calvin Trillin

#Sound Quotes #Butlers Quotes #Concerned Quotes

“The death of dogma is the birth of morality.”
“Betty White is probably a very nice woman.”
“Some other faculty than the intellect is necessary for the apprehension of reality.”
“When I met my first savant in 1962, I was impressed by the abilities in these youngsters who had severe disabilities. They appeared to me to be islands of genius in the sea of disability. So I've maintained that word picture since that time, of these islands of genius that are so striking and so jarring when you see them, especially in people who have severe disability.”

Source : "Conversations on Creativity with Darold Treffert, Part I: De". Interview with Scott Barry Kaufman, www.psychologytoday.com. April 11, 2011.
“Average is the enemy of excellence, and average commitment will prevent you from enduring to the end.”
“Most people our age have the whole "dating game" [mentality] of trying to sell yourself or be strategic.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com
“I hope that the biggest change in the game is that people are saying that Major League Baseball owns the next generation. That is what I aspire to, everything we're trying to do is about that, and I hope I have enough time and enough help to get that done.”
“We had a very good number of mayors participate this year. All the mayors rode out with regular volunteers as well as members of our advisory council and our board members.”

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