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"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 Nicoll
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"Carter Please tell me you speak english. I'm Detective Carter. Do you speaka any english Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth" »Rush Hour
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"Our common language is ... english. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language." »William John Bennett
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"Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say that there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe." »Frank Zappa
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"basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing." »Wernher von Braun
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"...the basic delusion that men may be governed and yet be free." »Henry Louis Mencken
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"I am a man of principle, and one of my basic principles is flexibility." »Everett Dirksen
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"The basic notion underlying USENET is the flame." »Chuq Von Rospach
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"I speak basic to clients, 1-2-3 to management, and mumble to myself." »Anonymous
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"The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore." »Henry Louis Mencken
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"If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the military." »Harry S. Truman
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"Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing." »Elizabeth Goudge
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"The english think incompetence is the same thing as sincerity." »Quentin Crisp
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"Every sale has five basic obstacles no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust." »Zig Ziglar
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""Reality" is the only word in the english language that should always be used in quotes." »Unknown
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"The english instinctively admire any man who has no talent and is modest about it." »James Agate
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"Opera in english is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian." »H. L. Mencken
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"Drawing on my fine command of the english language, I said nothing." »Robert Benchley
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"english is the easiest language to speak badly." »George Bernhard Shaw
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"The nine most terrifying words in the english language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" »Ronald Reagan
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"If the english language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur." »Doug Larson
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"Never make fun of someone who speaks broken english. It means they know another language." »H. Jackson Brown Jr.
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"All last year we tried to teach him english, and the only word he learned was million." »Tommy Lasorda, on pitcher Fernando Valenzuela
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"The two most beautiful words in the english language are ``check enclosed.'" »Dorothy Parker
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"The english have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it." »George Bernard Shaw
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"Continental people have sex-lives the english have hot-water bottles." »George Mikes
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"A kiss can be a comma, a question mark or an exclamation point. That's basic spelling that every woman ought to know." »Mistinguett
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"No one that ever lived has ever had enough power, prestige, or knowledge to overcome the basic condition of all life - you win some and you lose some." »Ken Keyes
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"basic - A programming language. Related to certain social diseases in that those who have it will not admit it in polite company." »Anonymous
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"english is a funny language..... De(a)dication can lead you to all the success in Life" »Siddharth Astir
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