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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - September 25, 2026
In certain kinds of writing, particularly in art criticism and literary criticism, it is normal to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning.
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George Orwell (1903 - 1950), "Politics and the English Language", 1946  
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We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.
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Ray Bradbury (1920 - )  
Always get married early in the morning. That way, if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted a whole day.
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Mickey Rooney (1920 - )  
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Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.
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Putt's Law  
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