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The much vaunted male logic isn’t logical, because they display prejudices against half the human race that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition Picture Quote #1

Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary makers, but is something arising out of the work, needs, ties, joys, affections, tastes, of long generations of humanity, and has its bases broad and low, close to the ground Picture Quote #1

When I need to know the meaning of a word, I look it up in a dictionary Picture Quote #1

Sometimes words just don’t get you there... don’t let you say all the stuff from deep in your heart, stuff that no dictionary has a name for Picture Quote #1

I’m going to be so normal that when people look up normal in the dictionary, my name will be there Picture Quote #1

Nothing, she now knew, could be defined in exclusion, and every bug, pencil, and grass blade was a dictionary in itself, requiring the definitions of all things to fulfill its own Picture Quote #1

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I had a cousin once who lived in your dictionary, inside the binding, and there was a tiny hole which he used for a door, and it led out between trichotomy and trick. Now what do you think of that? It was only a few minutes walk to trigger, then over the page to trinity, trinket and trional, and there my cousin used to fall asleep Picture Quote #1

If you look up feminist in the dictionary, it just means someone who believes men and women have equal rights Picture Quote #1

Words fascinate me. They always have. For me, browsing in a dictionary is like being turned loose in a bank Picture Quote #1

Love? he asked himself, giving no sense of recognition for that word in the dictionary of his mind. It was the only battle he had lost in life, the only thing that had been snatched away from him, before he could even claim it Picture Quote #1

I wonder what the difference between love and control is, but I’m afraid to look those words up in a dictionary Picture Quote #1

To observe the world carefully, to write a lot and often, on a schedule if necessary, to use the dictionary a lot, to look up word origins, to analyze closely the work of writers you admire, to read not only contemporaries but writers of the past, to learn at least one foreign language, to live an interesting life outside of writing Picture Quote #1

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Thus, words being symbols of ideas, we can collect ideas by collecting words. The fellow who said he tried reading the dictionary but couldn’t get the hang of the story simply missed the point: namely, that it is a collection of short stories Picture Quote #1

Any grand new dictionary ought itself to be a democratic product, a book that demonstrated the primacy of individual freedoms, of the notion that one could use words freely, as one liked, without hard and fast rules of lexical conduct Picture Quote #1

Opinions are not to be learned by rote, like the letters of an alphabet, or the words of a dictionary. They are conclusions to be formed, and formed by each individual in the sacred and free citadel of the mind, and there enshrined beyond the arm of law to reach, or force to shake; ay! and beyond the right of impertinent curiosity to violate, or presumptuous arrogance to threaten Picture Quote #1

All the words you need are to be found in the dictionary. All you have to do is put them in the right order Picture Quote #1

Me? Well, I don’t know, I must go to a dictionary and learn what a crook is. I’ve never been a crook Picture Quote #1

Weird itself, even in the dictionary, is just something that is different and unexplainable. A weirdo is someone who follows their heart. Im definitely weird, aint nothing wrong with that Picture Quote #1

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Cynicism has all the smart words on it’s side; idealism uses a nursery school dictionary Picture Quote #1

I was given a dictionary when I was seven, and I read it because I had nothing else to read. I read it the way you read a book Picture Quote #1

My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted Picture Quote #1

As an artist you’re looking for universal triggers. You want it both ways. You want it to have an immediate impact, and you want it to have deep meanings as well. I’m striving for both. But I hate it when people write things that sound like they’ve swallowed a f... dictionary Picture Quote #1

The only place where compensation comes before service is in the dictionary or anywhere the government meddles Picture Quote #1

Sound is the vocabulary of nature... noises are as well articulated as the words in a dictionary... Opposing the world of sound is the world of music Picture Quote #1

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The dictionary is a wonderful thing, but you can’t let it push you around Picture Quote #1

Dictionary: a malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic Picture Quote #1

I am an unmarried man, as opposed to a single man. A bachelor, according to the dictionary, is a man who has never been married. An unmarried man is not married at the moment. Many of these terms have fallen into disuse Picture Quote #1

The dictionary also invites a playful reading. It challenges anyone to sit down with it in an idle moment. There are worse ways to kill time Picture Quote #1

I didn’t even know what the word lesbian meant until I was called one... and then I had to look it up in the dictionary Picture Quote #1

I don’t think that ambition should not be in the dictionary of entrepreneurs. But our ambition should be realistic. You have to realise that you can’t do everything Picture Quote #1

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The much vaunted male logic isn’t logical, because they display prejudices against half the human race that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition (Dictionary Quotes) Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary makers, but is something arising out of the work, needs, ties, joys, affections, tastes, of long generations of humanity, and has its bases broad and low, close to the ground (Dictionary Quotes) When I need to know the meaning of a word, I look it up in a dictionary (Dictionary Quotes) Sometimes words just don’t get you there... don’t let you say all the stuff from deep in your heart, stuff that no dictionary has a name for (Dictionary Quotes) I’m going to be so normal that when people look up normal in the dictionary, my name will be there (Dictionary Quotes) Nothing, she now knew, could be defined in exclusion, and every bug, pencil, and grass blade was a dictionary in itself, requiring the definitions of all things to fulfill its own (Dictionary Quotes) I had a cousin once who lived in your dictionary, inside the binding, and there was a tiny hole which he used for a door, and it led out between trichotomy and trick. Now what do you think of that? It was only a few minutes walk to trigger, then over the page to trinity, trinket and trional, and there my cousin used to fall asleep (Dictionary Quotes) If you look up feminist in the dictionary, it just means someone who believes men and women have equal rights (Dictionary Quotes) Words fascinate me. They always have. For me, browsing in a dictionary is like being turned loose in a bank (Dictionary Quotes) Love? he asked himself, giving no sense of recognition for that word in the dictionary of his mind. It was the only battle he had lost in life, the only thing that had been snatched away from him, before he could even claim it (Dictionary Quotes) I wonder what the difference between love and control is, but I’m afraid to look those words up in a dictionary (Dictionary Quotes) To observe the world carefully, to write a lot and often, on a schedule if necessary, to use the dictionary a lot, to look up word origins, to analyze closely the work of writers you admire, to read not only contemporaries but writers of the past, to learn at least one foreign language, to live an interesting life outside of writing (Dictionary Quotes) Thus, words being symbols of ideas, we can collect ideas by collecting words. The fellow who said he tried reading the dictionary but couldn’t get the hang of the story simply missed the point: namely, that it is a collection of short stories (Dictionary Quotes) Any grand new dictionary ought itself to be a democratic product, a book that demonstrated the primacy of individual freedoms, of the notion that one could use words freely, as one liked, without hard and fast rules of lexical conduct (Dictionary Quotes) Opinions are not to be learned by rote, like the letters of an alphabet, or the words of a dictionary. They are conclusions to be formed, and formed by each individual in the sacred and free citadel of the mind, and there enshrined beyond the arm of law to reach, or force to shake; ay! and beyond the right of impertinent curiosity to violate, or presumptuous arrogance to threaten (Dictionary Quotes) All the words you need are to be found in the dictionary. All you have to do is put them in the right order (Dictionary Quotes) Me? Well, I don’t know, I must go to a dictionary and learn what a crook is. I’ve never been a crook (Dictionary Quotes) Weird itself, even in the dictionary, is just something that is different and unexplainable. A weirdo is someone who follows their heart. Im definitely weird, aint nothing wrong with that (Dictionary Quotes) Cynicism has all the smart words on it’s side; idealism uses a nursery school dictionary (Dictionary Quotes) I was given a dictionary when I was seven, and I read it because I had nothing else to read. I read it the way you read a book (Dictionary Quotes) My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted (Dictionary Quotes) As an artist you’re looking for universal triggers. You want it both ways. You want it to have an immediate impact, and you want it to have deep meanings as well. I’m striving for both. But I hate it when people write things that sound like they’ve swallowed a f... dictionary (Dictionary Quotes) The only place where compensation comes before service is in the dictionary or anywhere the government meddles (Dictionary Quotes) Sound is the vocabulary of nature... noises are as well articulated as the words in a dictionary... Opposing the world of sound is the world of music (Dictionary Quotes) The dictionary is a wonderful thing, but you can’t let it push you around (Dictionary Quotes) Dictionary: a malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic (Dictionary Quotes) I am an unmarried man, as opposed to a single man. A bachelor, according to the dictionary, is a man who has never been married. An unmarried man is not married at the moment. Many of these terms have fallen into disuse (Dictionary Quotes) The dictionary also invites a playful reading. It challenges anyone to sit down with it in an idle moment. There are worse ways to kill time (Dictionary Quotes) I didn’t even know what the word lesbian meant until I was called one... and then I had to look it up in the dictionary (Dictionary Quotes) I don’t think that ambition should not be in the dictionary of entrepreneurs. But our ambition should be realistic. You have to realise that you can’t do everything (Dictionary Quotes)

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