Merriam Quotes

#1. In speaking of natural rights, therefore, it is essential to remember that these alleged rights have no political force whatsoever, unless recognized and enforced by the state.

Charles Edward Merriam

#2. And, mastery is an asymptote: It's impossible to fully realize, which makes it simultaneously frustrating and alluring

Sharan B. Merriam

#3. DYNAM comes from the Greek dynamis, meaning "power." A dyne is a unit used in measuring force; an instrument that measures force is called a dynamometer. And when Alfred Nobel invented a powerful explosive in 1867, he named it dynamite.

Merriam-Webster

#4. [R]ights do not belong to men simply as men, but because of the superior qualities, physical, intellectual, moral or political, which are characteristic of certain individuals or races.

Charles Edward Merriam

#5. These final hours until Aelyx's departure were no more or less important than the millions of other hours they would share over a lifetime.

Melissa Landers

#6. Everyone knew Eleanor was the smartest person in their class. So when she said sabotage the rest of them went scrambling for the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Judy Blume

#7. Don't be polite.
Bite in.
Pick it up with your fingers and lick the juice that may run down your chin.
It is ready and ripe now, whenever you are.
You do not need a knife or fork or spoon.
For there is no core
or stem
or rind
or pit
or seed
or skin
to throw away.

Eve Merriam

#8. Chicago is unique. It is the only completely corrupt city in America.

Charles Edward Merriam

#9. You don't feed nightingales on fairy-tales

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#10. I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask,
Mother, what was war?

Eve Merriam

#11. Whatever you do, find ways to read poerty. Eat it, drink it, enjoy it, and share it.

Eve Merriam

#12. Weird: of strange or extraordinary character

Merriam-Webster

#13. Scratch a Jew and you'll find a Wailing Wall.

Eve Merriam

#14. I love hard punch lines, and I like anything that has a strong point of view.

Natasha Leggero

#15. Rights are considered to have their source not in nature, but in law.

Charles Edward Merriam

#16. A good poem contains both meaning and music

Eve Merriam

#17. Morning is a new sheet of paper for you to write on.

Eve Merriam

#18. I don't need no Smith and Wesson, man, I got Merriam and Webster.

Avi Steinberg

#19. When something is too beautiful or too terrible or even too funny for words, then it is time for poetry.

Eve Merriam

#20. There is a thin line between self-love and self-hate. When you are at the self-hate side, make sure to cross the line and stay away from it forever.

Merriam Rammila

#21. When being extremely judgmental about something, we are likely to narrow our eyes.

Merriam-Webster

#22. If nothing is to be done in the given situation, he must invent plausible reasons for doing nothing; and if something must be done, he must suggest the something. The unpardonable sin is to propose nothing, when action is imperative.

Charles Edward Merriam

#23. It not infrequently happens that persons without any other special qualification than the drama of their lives are precipitated into important political positions.

Charles Edward Merriam

#24. It is denied that any limit can be set to governmental activity.

Charles Edward Merriam

#25. She was a true Tanosenk ... a prodigy ... a true unicorn ... and a true warrior. She faced an unfair death. As a tribute to her, this star was named after her.

Deepika Kumaaraguru

#26. Me: why is it upset? shouldn't it be downset? gideon: i will file a lawsuit against the dictionaries first thing tomorrow morning. we're going to tear merriam a new asshole and throw webster inside of it.

David Levithan

#27. I read that a lot of people think I'm gay. I don't care. My boyfriend and I are not really phased by what people say.

Monica Raymund

#28. People think that because people do religious stuff, that's all we're supposed to do. But with God's help, everything that He wants me to accomplish, I'm going to do it. It's all about pacing.

Andrae Crouch