“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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“As though adding the word democratic in front of a word changes what it means.”
Source: https://www.prageru.com/video/democratic-socialism-is-still-socialism/
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.”
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Education of Henry Adams (1907)
Source: The Education of Henry Adams
“changing horses doesn't mean the ride'll get any better!”
Source: Liar's Game
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.
Source: 1960s, Understanding Media (1964), p. 178-179