P. F. Strawson (1919–2006) British philosopher
Source: Individuals (1959), p. xiv.
CEOs need to change: Indra Nooyi
P. F. Strawson (1919–2006) British philosopher
Source: Individuals (1959), p. xiv.
“But mothers lie. It's in the job description.”
John Green book An Abundance of Katherines
Colin Singleton, p. 4
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)
“Terminus sniffed. “I guard borders. I don’t kill giants. It’s not in my job description.”
Rick Riordan book The Son of Neptune
Source: The Son of Neptune
Antoni Tàpies (1923–2012) Catalan painter, sculptor and art theorist
a quote from Tàpies' talk, when his museum opened in 1990; as quoted in 'Antoni Tàpies a Painter With Textures, Dies at 88', by William Grimes, in 'The New York Times', 8 Febr, 2012, p. B17
1981 - 1990
“It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word.”
Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) American general and politician, 7th president of the United States
Sometimes reported as having been a retort to statements of his political rival, John Quincy Adams, who had boycotted Harvard University's awarding of a Doctorate of Laws degree to Jackson in 1833, declaring "I would not be present to witness her [Harvard's] disgrace in conferring her highest literary honors on a barbarian who could not write a sentence of grammar and could hardly spell his own name." Quoted in News Reporting and Writing 4th edition (1987) by M. Mencher.<br>Unsourced variant: Never trust a man who has only one way to spell a word. <br class="br"> Likely misattributed http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/06/25/spelling/
Dusty Springfield (1939–1999) English singer and record producer
As quoted in a 14 April 1981 interview on The Mike Walsh Show http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;page=0;query=Dusty%20Springfield%20Mike%20walsh;rec=0;resCount=10.
“I think that all things, in their own way, reflect heavenly truth, the imagination not least.”
Clive Staples Lewis book Surprised by Joy
Surprised by Joy (1955)
Context: I do not think the resemblance between the Christian and the merely imaginative experience is accidental. I think that all things, in their own way, reflect heavenly truth, the imagination not least. "Reflect" is the important word. This lower life of the imagination is not a beginning of, nor a step toward, the higher life of the spirit, merely an image.
““Tell me, did they specify ’asshole’ on the job description, or did you take a course?“”
Bill Bryson A Walk in the Woods
Source: A Walk in the Woods (1997), Chapter 14 (p. 187)
“I can’t write five words but that I change seven.”
Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist