After all, it is an ancient and valuable right of the English people to turn their nouns into verbs when they are so minded.

Any one who wishes to become a good writer should endeavour, before he allows himself to be tempted by the more showy qualities, to be direct, simple, brief, vigorous, and lucid.

The purpose of paragraphing is to give the reader a rest. The writer is saying . . . : Have you got that? If so, I'll go to the next point.

Those who run to long words are mainly the unskillful and tasteless; they confuse pomposity with dignity, flaccidity with ease, and bulk with force.

Be direct, simple, brief, vigorous, and lucid.

Anyone who finds himself putting down several commas close to one another should reflect that he is making himself disagreeable.

We tell our thoughts, like our children, to put on their hats and coats before they go out.

It need hardly be said that shortness is a merit in words.

Those who are addicted to the phrase "to use a vulgarism" expect to achieve the feat of being at once vulgar and superior to vulgarity.

The obvious is better than obvious avoidance of it.

The writer's Queen Victoria is his public, and he would do well to keep a bust of the old Queen on his desk with the legend "We are not amused" hanging from it.

Sports is like rock 'n' roll. Both are dominant cultural forces, both speak an international language, and both are all about emotions.

Too many people I've loved dearly have left this earth. And some I've lost are still here breathing the same air. That grief can be comparable if not worse in its consumption.

I sort of don't believe in trends. I know that they exist, but what is important at the end of the day is to remain independent

I'm very impressed. All the crowds I've seen are very enthusiastic. It's not the first time every seat hasn't been sold at the Winter Olympics.

Working in a family business, which obviously The Trump Organization is, is an incredible thing, but it's complicated. It's complex.

Research suggests when it comes to understanding our feelings, we humans have an odd mix of low ability and high confidence.

Two points of danger beset mankind; namely, making sin seem either too large or too little.

After he has had his tantrum, the neurotic expects those around him to feel friendly and relaxed; after all, he does.

What are you going to do when you love music? You can't stop.

Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.