Quotes with word-coining

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  • Edward VIII I am very sorry to know and hear how unreverently that most precious jewel, the Word of God, is disputed, rhymed, sung and jangled in every ale-house and tavern, contrary to the true meaning and doctrine of the same.
    Edward VIII
     
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  • Burgess Owens I believe that my worth is not measured by what I do, by the honors that are bestowed upon me, or by material wealth that I might obtain. Instead, I am measured by the courage I show while standing for my beliefs, by the dedication I exhibit to ensure my word is good, and the resolve I undertake to establish my actions and deeds as honorable.
    Burgess Owens
    American football player (1951 - )
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  • Bill Hicks I believe that the Bible is the literal word of God. And I say no, it's not, Dad. Well, I believe that it is. Well, you know, some people believe they're Napoleon. That's fine. Beliefs are neat. Cherish them, but don't share them like they're the truth.
    Filling Up the Hump
    Bill Hicks
    American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist and musician (1961 - 1994)
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  • Martin Luther King I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
    Martin Luther King
    American preacher (1929 - 1968)
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  • Mark Twain I don't give a damn for man that can spell a word only one way.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • A. E. Housman I find Cambridge an asylum, in every sense of the word.
    A. E. Housman
    British poet (1859 - 1936)
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  • Arthur Wellesley I hate the whole race. There is no believing a word they say, your professional poets, I mean there never existed a more worthless set than Byron and his friends for example.
    Arthur Wellesley
    Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman (1769 - 1852)
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  • Wernher von Braun I have learned to use the word impossible with the greatest caution.
    Wernher von Braun
    German-American rocket scientist and scientist (1912 - 1977)
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  • Arthur Schwartz I jokingly refer to the word "gourmet" as the "g" word.
    Arthur Schwartz
    American composer and film producer (1900 - 1984)
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  • Bernard Williams I like the word 'indolence'. It makes my laziness seem classy.
    Bernard Williams
    English philosopher (1929 - 2003)
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  • Bud Grant I never use the word 'hero' in sports. Hero is way above 'star.' I save 'star' for sports. Sports is entertainment; that's all it is.
    Bud Grant
    American football coach and player (1927 - )
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  • Marguerite Duras I see journalists as the manual workers, the laborers of the word. Journalism can only be literature when it is passionate.
    Marguerite Duras
    French author and filmmaker (1914 - 1996)
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  • Virgil I shudder at the word.
    Virgil
    Roman poet (70 - 19)
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  • Abraham Pais I spent every night until four in the morning on my dissertation, until I came to the point when I could not write another word, not even the next letter. I went to bed. Eight o'clock the next morning I was up writing again.
    Abraham Pais
    Dutch-American physicist (1918 - 2000)
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  • Bruce Springsteen I think you can get to a point where nihilism, if that's the right word, is overwhelming, and the basic laws that society has set up - either religious or social laws - become meaningless.
    Bruce Springsteen
    American singer-songwriter (1949 - )
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  • Aleister Crowley I was not content to believe in a personal devil and serve him, in the ordinary sense of the word. I wanted to get hold of him personally and become his chief of staff.
    Aleister Crowley
    British occultist, writer, and mountaineer (1875 - 1947)
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  • Kim Basinger I work in a strange business, and trust is a word that's not even in the vocabulary.
    Kim Basinger
     
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  • J. G. Ballard I would sum up my fear about the future in one word: boring. And that's my one fear: that everything has happened; nothing exciting or new or interesting is ever going to happen again... the future is just going to be a vast, conforming suburb of the soul.
    J. G. Ballard
    British author (1930 - 2009)
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  • Bill Parcells I'll call somebody 'dumb' or 'stupid' if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don't know any other word for it, and if they don't like the word, that's too bad.
    Bill Parcells
    American coach in the NFL (1941 - )
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  • Al Sharpton I'm a patriot in the truest sense of the word.
    Al Sharpton
    American civil rights activist, Baptist minister and talk show host (1954 - )
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