“Long human words (the longer the better) were easy, unmistakable, and rarely changed their meanings… but short words were slippery, unpredictable, changing their meanings without any pattern.”
Source: Stranger in a Strange Land
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Robert A. Heinlein557
American science fiction author 1907–1988Related quotes
“As though adding the word democratic in front of a word changes what it means.”
Steven Crowder (1987) American actor
Source: https://www.prageru.com/video/democratic-socialism-is-still-socialism/
Anthony de Mello (1931–1987) Indian writer
Introduction
One Minute Wisdom (1989)
Context: This is what Wisdom means: To be changed without the slightest effort on your part, to be transformed, believe it or not, merely by waking to the reality that is not words, that lies beyond the reach of words. If you are fortunate enough to be Awakened thus, you will know why the finest language is the one that is not spoken, the finest action is the one that is not done and the finest change is the one that is not willed.
“I drew because words were too unpredictable.”
Sherman Alexie book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Henry Adams book The Education of Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams (1907)
Source: The Education of Henry Adams
“changing horses doesn't mean the ride'll get any better!”
Eric Jerome Dickey (1961) American author
Source: Liar's Game
Dean Koontz book One Door Away from Heaven
Geneva Davis; chapter 1, p. 8
Source: One Door Away from Heaven (2001)
Context: Change isn't easy, Micky. Changing the way you live means changing the way you think. Changing the way you think means changing what you believe about life. That's hard, sweetie. When we make our own misery, we sometimes cling to it even when we want so bad to change, because the misery is something we know. The misery is comfortable.
Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980) Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar-- a professor of English literature, a literary critic, and a …
Source: 1960s, Understanding Media (1964), p. 178-179