William Strunk, Jr. Quotes

Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.

William Strunk, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 1, 1869 - September 26, 1946

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If women have an income, they will invest a higher proportion of that income in their children than men do. So you do get those societal returns very quickly.

Ann Cotton

WomenChildrenMenYouWillGet

The perception of Donald Trump in capitals around the world is shaped, in many ways, by CNN. Continuing to have an adversarial relationship with that network is a mistake.

Jeff Zucker

RelationshipMistakeWorldPerception

The Senkaku islands are inherently Japanese territory. I want to show my strong determination to prevent this from changing.

Shinzo Abe

DeterminationStrongWantChanging

The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other.

Roger Clemens

TexasTraditionYouUniversityLike

Listen, we elected Warren G. Harding. Anybody has a chance.

Roger Ailes

ChanceListenAnybodyWarrenElected

Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.

Russell Simmons

WifeYearGotLast YearLast

I was one of the horses of the Louis B. Mayer stable, and I thought the films I was given after my Academy Awards were not worthy.

Luise Rainer

ThoughtAwardsWorthyHorsesStable

If you are able to see the interrelatedness of mind and body, sensitivity towards your body becomes much sharper. Therefore, maintaining of good health also becomes easier.

Lobsang Tenzin

GoodGood HealthHealthMindBody

I just wanted to kind of break down those gender stereotypes and just say everyone's equal, everyone's their own person, everyone's their own individual.

Little Simz

GenderDownPersonStereotypesKind

People think I should be a multi-millionaire if I had gotten the right contract. I'm not getting anything for all that commercial stuff they do. But I would have had to pay for that.

Jonathan Frid

PeopleThinkRightPayAnything

It's a waste of energy to think about what somebody else is doing and how they doing it. I'ma just do what I do.

DMX

EnergyThinkDoingWasteJustHow

One of my business partners would remind me that no fashion line lasts forever, that we would hit the down curve eventually, and that we needed to look for new brands that complement the first one.

Daymond John

BusinessMeFashionLookDownNew

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