“Ambition is not a dirty word. Piss on compromise. Go for the throat.”
Steven Erikson book Gardens of the Moon
Source: Gardens of the Moon
Young Frankenstein
“Ambition is not a dirty word. Piss on compromise. Go for the throat.”
Steven Erikson book Gardens of the Moon
Source: Gardens of the Moon
“It's a fitting irony that under Richard Nixon "launder" became a dirty word.”
William Zinsser (1922–2015) writer, editor, journalist, literary critic, professor
Source: On Writing Well (Fifth Edition, orig. pub. 1976), Chapter 7, Usage, p. 47.
Frank Herbert (1920–1986) American writer
"Introduction" to New World or No World (1970)
General sources
Ted Kennedy (1932–2009) United States Senator
Speech on "Truth and Tolerance in America," Oct. 3, 1983, Lynchburg, Va. Cited by latimes.com http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-naw-ted-kennedy-quotes26-2009aug26,0,3918428.story, 26 August 2009
Kevin Rudd (1957) Australian politician, 26th Prime Minister of Australia
Rudd's first speech as Labor leader, 5 December 2006, 13 February 2008, The Australian http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20876,20876230-601,00.html, <br class="br">2006
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1894–1972) king of the United Kingdom and its dominions in 1936
9 September 1920
Around the World with the Prince of Wales
“I will remember this word," he said. "Shenanigans. It is a good word.”
John Flanagan (1873–1938) Irish-American hammer thrower
Source: The Emperor of Nihon-Ja