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Compromise has a negative connotation.

~Abdolkarim Soroush

Topics: Compromise Connotation Negative

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I think 'weird' is an interesting way to say 'unique.' It has a strange connotation, but weird is good. If you embrace your weirdness, you'll be on the way to becoming who you are.

~Ben Falcone

Topics: Becoming Connotation Embrace Good Interesting Say Strange Think Unique Way Weird Weirdness Who You Your I Think

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I was doing a bit that stupid people should be slapped. But the more I did it, the more I didn't like that connotation, the violence and all that. The more I thought about it, I thought they should just wear signs. And, man, it just took off.

~Bill Engvall

Topics: About Bit Connotation Did Doing Just Like Man More Off People Should Signs Slapped Stupid Stupid People Thought Took Violence Wear

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Years ago, I worked in a newspaper office, and there were men that would have fits of temper, and it was just accepted that that's who they were, and everyone would laugh about it, but if a woman got upset or angry, something wasn't right: she was 'hysterical' or 'a little unhinged.' It didn't have the same sort of connotation at all.

~Claire Messud

Topics: About Accepted Angry Connotation Everyone Fits Got Hysterical Just Laugh Little Men Newspaper Office Right Same She Something Sort Temper Upset Were Who Woman Worked Would Years Years Ago

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I have several books I can read over and over. With fiction, it's 'The Stand' by Stephen King, which is my favorite all time. I read that at least once a year, the version which has 100,000 extra words, which is like the director's cut and unabridged. I love the story. I love the social connotation to it.

~Corey Taylor

Topics: Books Connotation Cut Director Extra Favorite Fiction King Least Like Love Once Once A Year Over Read Several Social Stand Stephen King Story Time Version Which Words Year I Love I Can

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I think the problem with the term graphic novel is it sounds pompous, it sounds pretentious, whereas on the continent, they call it an album, which to me sounds, it's got more much of a connotation of a kind of a music single and an album collection.

~Dave Gibbons

Topics: Album Call Collection Connotation Continent Got Graphic Kind Me More Much Music Novel Pompous Pretentious Problem Single Sounds Term The Problem With Think Whereas Which I Think

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Good things are associated with blue, like clear days, more than singing the blues. Just the word 'blue' in the singular is full of optimism and positive connotation to most people.

~David Carson

Topics: Associated Blue Blues Clear Connotation Days Full Good Good Things Just Like More Most Optimism People Positive Singing Singular Than Things Word

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To most people, paranoia carries a negative connotation. I believe it is one of the most valuable attributes a leader can have. It is about self-reflection and having the courage, humility, and discipline to constantly ask uncomfortable questions that can potentially poke holes in your strategy and challenge your conventional thinking.

~Dinesh Paliwal

Topics: About Ask Attributes Believe Carries Challenge Connotation Constantly Conventional Courage Discipline Having Holes Humility Leader Most Negative Paranoia People Poke Potentially Questions Strategy Thinking Uncomfortable Valuable Your I Believe

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The supposed inferiority of a constructed language to a national one on the score of richness of connotation is, of course, no criticism of the idea of a constructed language.

~Edward Sapir

Topics: Connotation Constructed Course Criticism Idea Inferiority Language National Richness Score Supposed

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Menstruation not only carries with it the connotation of a productive system that has failed to produce; it also carries the idea of production gone awry, making products of no use, not to specification, unsalable, wasted, scrap.

~Emily Martin

Topics: Also Carries Connotation Failed Gone Idea Making Only Produce Production Productive Products Scrap Specification System Use Wasted

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