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"It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind."

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William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"That word, fan, has always kind of bothered me."

Omar Epps, American Actor

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"I began in an era where four-letter words were not allowed."

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"'Realistic' is a loaded word for me. Anyone who uses the word 'realistic' is all bad."

David R. Brower, American Environmentalist

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"And it should be the law: If you use the word "paradigm" without knowing what the dictionary says it means, you go to jail. No exceptions."

David Jones, American Artist

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"If words are not things, or maps are not the actual territory, then, obviously, the only possible link between the objective world and the linguistic world is found in structure, and structure alone."

Alfred Korzybski, Polish Scientist

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"It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind."

"If you say a word against a 'sensitive' person, it will have an immediate effect. In reality, words are simply a 'record' playing."

"The world's most lethal venom is not found on the tongues of serpents, but on the tongues of a disgruntled wife."

"The word of my lord is the sword for world."

"My word fly up my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go."

"That word, fan, has always kind of bothered me."

"I began in an era where four-letter words were not allowed."

"'Realistic' is a loaded word for me. Anyone who uses the word 'realistic' is all bad."

"And it should be the law: If you use the word "paradigm" without knowing what the dictionary says it means, you go to jail. No exceptions."

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"I wrote a few children's books... not on purpose."

"I replaced the headlights in my car with strobe lights, so it looks like I'm the only one moving."

"My friend has a baby. I'm recording all the noises he makes so later I can ask him what he meant."

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