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Acting, to me, has been many things: It's a business, and it's a craft, and it's a political act - it's whatever adjective is most applicable.

~Adam Driver

Topics: Act Acting Adjective Applicable Been Business Craft Many Me Most Political Political Act Things Whatever

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How can an adjective in front of a noun not describe the noun? There are dwarf stars, but they're still considered stars.

~Alan Stern

Topics: Adjective Considered Describe Dwarf Front How Noun Stars Still

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Any adjective you put before the noun 'writer' is going to be limiting in some way. Whether it's feminist writer, Jewish writer, Russian writer, or whatever.

~Alice Mcdermott

Topics: Adjective Any Before Feminist Going Jewish Limiting Noun Put Russian Some Way Whatever Whether Writer You

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I like that 'Mad Men' is now an adjective I use to describe clothing when I'm shopping: 'I like this top. It's very 'Mad Men.'

~Alison Brie

Topics: Adjective Clothing Describe Like Mad Mad Men Men Now Shopping Top Use Very

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Though not the longest battle in history - that was Verdun - Stalingrad was certainly the most pitiless, an adjective that reappears regularly in Mr. Beevor's classic work.

~Alistair Horne

Topics: Adjective Battle Certainly Classic History Longest Most Regularly Though Work Mr

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Writing is so fun precisely because if you take out the right adjective, the readers can decide what kind of book is in their hands. Suspension of disbelief should not be mandatory in contemporary writing.

~Alvaro Enrigue

Topics: Adjective Because Book Contemporary Decide Disbelief Fun Hands Kind Mandatory Out Precisely Readers Right Should Suspension Take Writing You

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Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: About Adjective Concerned Jealous Keeping Lost Only Preservation Which Worth

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Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Adjective Affected Degree High Independence Intellectual Mad

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Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Adjective Digest Eat Good Man Pig Snake Toad Wholesome Worm

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Ambidextrous, adj.: Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or a left.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Able Adjective Equal Left Pick Pocket Skill

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