Devil's Dictionary Quotes

#1. GHOST, n. The outward and visible sign of an inward fear. - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

Chet Williamson

#2. 'The Devil's Dictionary' reads like a collection of great Twitter posts. And as people do with tweets, they can swipe Bierce's best lines and recite them as nearly their own. The reflected glory of reposting.

Victor LaValle

#3. Neither money pays, nor name pays, nor fame, nor learning; it is CHARACTER that cleave through adamantine walls of difference.

Swami Vivekananda

#4. Careful, Love. You can't offer a starving man a feast and expect him not to take you up on it.

R.K. Lilley

#5. We need leaders who will stand unapologetically in defense of marriage.

Ted Cruz

#6. And that's the most horrible thing about censorship: To avoid falling afoul of the censors, we question ourselves and censor ourselves and make a big deal out of things in our heads. We do the work of the control freaks for them, out of a desire to avoid them.

G.R. Reader

#7. If I am an empress, he is the only man worthy of being my emperor.

Sarah MacLean

#8. AMERICANISM, n. 1) The desire to purge America of all those qualities which make it a more or less tolerable place in which to live; 2) The ability to simultaneously kiss ass, follow your boss's orders, swallow a pay cut, piss in a bottle, cower in fear of job loss, and brag about your freedom.

Ambrose Bierce

#9. You can imagine sitting in a room for three days talking about comic books, eight hours a day. It gets wacky and very nerdy. It also gets contentious at times.

Jason Aaron

#10. The body and the soul know how to play
In that dark world where gods have lost their way.

Theodore Roethke

#11. My dad doesn't watch 'Coronation Street.' But my mum is a massive fan. I'd like to think my dad will watch it for a few token episodes, as I'm in it.

Rob James-Collier

#12. When the king's ministers lack foresight, The king does not rule for long.

Vishnu Sharma

#13. I'm not dismissing the value of higher education; I'm simply saying it comes at the expense of experience.

Steve Jobs

#14. I am who I am. That's why my friends and peers respect and appreciate me. I don't change or cater my actions to fit my surroundings. I'm myself 24/7. People appreciate that.

Kevin Hart

#15. He who loves men, loves their joy.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#16. By the way, I have a bone to pick with you." Esperetta
"Only one?" Velkan
"At the moment." Esperetta
"Then I can't wait to hear it." Velkan
"'Bram' and 'Stoker'?" Esperetta
"It was fitting, I thought." Velkan

Sherrilyn Kenyon

#17. The Devil will use our words and his dictionary.

Adrian Rogers

#18. People who understand basketball definitely appreciate what I bring to the table.

Tyson Chandler

#19. I don't like Las Vegas. I'd rather be mountain biking or climbing.

Greg Brenneman