Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of the imagination.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
I have never knowingly, I swear to God, written satire. The word connotes exaggeration of the foibles of mankind. To me, mankind just has foibles.... →
Tom Wolfe
Nerds... the 'nerd' has never been precisely defined, thanks to the psychological complexity of the creature. The word has connotations of... →
To me, the word 'workaholic' is a negative word.
Trinny Woodall
The idea of what a feminist is has changed so much that there needs to be a new word for it.
Celebrity - I don't even know what that means. Obviously it's the same basic word as celebration, but I don't know what's being... →
James Woods
I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his mind. He has not.
Bob Woodward
When I was trained as a journalist, as a race-relations reporter in Nashville covering the end of the civil-rights movement, we were strictly... →
Lawrence Wright
If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?
Steven Wright
I don't go off and sit down and try to write material, because then it's contrived and forced. I just live my life, and I see things in a... →