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Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it.

~Eugene Delacroix

Topics: Dictionary Draws Nature Words

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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.

~Eva Figes

Topics: According Against Any Because Considered Definition Dictionary Display Half Human Human Race Logic Logical Male Much Prejudices Race

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We are becoming so accustomed to millions and billions of dollars that 'thousands' has almost passed out of the dictionary.

~Everett Dirksen

Topics: Accustomed Almost Becoming Billions Billions Of Dollars Dictionary Dollars Millions Out Passed Thousands

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For me there is no such word as 'luck' in the dictionary.

~Fabrice Muamba

Topics: Dictionary Luck Me Word

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I speak from the heart. Certain people follow lyricists and people that put words on a dictionary together, and this and that. I'm more of a rapper that speaks how I feel. I just tell it how it is.

~French Montana

Topics: Certain Dictionary Feel Follow Heart How Just More People Put Rapper Speak Speaks Tell Together Words I Feel

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I contend, most seriously, that there is a real need for a good, thick, complete-as-possible dictionary of 'What People Used to Call Things.'

~Gary Jennings

Topics: Call Contend Dictionary Good Most Need People Real Seriously Thick Things Used

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I do love perusing the dictionary to find how many words I don't use - words that have specific, sharp, focused meaning. I also love the sound of certain words. I love the sound of the word pom-pom.

~Geoffrey Rush

Topics: Also Certain Dictionary Find Focused How Love Many Meaning Sharp Sound Specific Use Word Words I Love

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And let a scholar all earth's volumes carry, he will be but a walking dictionary: a mere articulate clock.

~George Chapman

Topics: Articulate Carry Clock Dictionary Earth He Mere Scholar Volumes Walking Will

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Well, unfortunately, my father passed away before my first book was published, so he never lived to see me as an author. But I think my mum was suitably pleased because she was mad about words. If she ever came across a word that she didn't know, she would always look it up in the dictionary.

~Geraldine Mccaughrean

Topics: About Across Always Author Away Because Before Book Came Dictionary Ever Father First He Know Lived Look Mad Me Mum Never Passed Pleased Published See She Think Unfortunately Up Well Word Words Would I Think

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Poetry consists in a rhyming dictionary and things seen.

~Gertrude Stein

Topics: Consists Dictionary Poetry Rhyming Seen Things

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