“Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers.” ~ George Orwell
I prefer:
" Political language – and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists – is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind."
George Orwell
I wish he’d lived longer and written more.
How about:
“All politicians are liars”.
I. F. Stone
That’s always been one of my favorites.
J.
Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
Lily Tomlin (1939 - )
How about manual editors?
“I say let gay people get married. Why shouldn’t they have to suffer like the rest of us?” — Dolly Parton
One of my favorites:
“The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.” - James D. Nicoll
To prepare yourself for marriage, you must think: I am going to bury this person.
Taxi Driver Wisdom
You have no one to blame but yourself and everyone has you to blame, too.
Taxi Driver Wisdom
Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian, any more than sleeping in a garage makes you a Chevrolet.
Garrison Keillor, and probably others
I’ve always thought that manual work ought to be the joint creation of linguists and poets.
Indecision is the key to flexibility.
No idea who originated it, but I love it.
I’ve never heard that. Hillarious and wonderful!