William Safire Quotes

Stop worrying about the 'dumbing down' of our language by bloggers, tweeters, cableheads and MSM thumbsuckers engaged in a 'race to the bottom' of the page by little minds confined to little words.

William Safire

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 17, 1929 - September 27, 2009

Topics

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Satisfying as that 'Cabaret' role was, it is not the only thing I do. But Hollywood is somewhat limited in its perspective about what it is you do or don't do.

Joel Grey

PerspectiveYouHollywoodRoleOnly

But I have been avoiding talking about what I'm doing now because it's frustrating for people to hear about things that aren't available yet.

John Frusciante

PeopleDoingTalkingNowThings

They put me on the shift where they thought I could do the least harm, midnight to eight in the morning. Although the hours were lousy, they were perfect for an apprentice reporter.

Andrea Mitchell

MorningMeThoughtPerfectMidnight

It is often said that science must avoid any conclusions which smack of the supernatural.

Michael Behe

ScienceSaidConclusionsMustAvoid

Balling is balling; it is all just basketball for me and I'm used to playing both games, so it really does not matter if it is international style, American style; it does not matter at all for me.

Tony Parker

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As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.

Michael Morpurgo

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For a brief moment, Ian Fleming made being an Englishman seem sexy, even to the French. He should have been awarded a knighthood, even possibly the Garter.

Michael Korda

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Pre-Christmas is very important, and it is stressful, and, you know, even in the biblical story... travelling on the donkey in a stressful environment.

Michael Leunig

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Whenever there was chaos in my house, whether it was arguing, being in a cramped space with all of us kids and screaming, I found an empty space where I could just put music on and move.

Misty Copeland

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I feel like acts of violence against women are detestable, and they need to be dealt with, and they are important.

Jason Priestley

WomenFeelViolenceImportantNeed

I have a wardrobe full of scarves now, just about every color under the sun. My trick is that I always cut them in two, down the middle. They're lighter, thinner, skinnier that way. And because I'm cheap, I get two scarves for the price of one.

Colum McCann

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I'm free to make music - I'm sitting on about 40 or 45 new songs that I can't wait to put out.

Cliff Martinez

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