Prescriptivism Essay Quotes

#1. God has been faithful time and again to surround me with people that sharpen me and that make me better.

TobyMac

#2. And you're worried, not because you're headed to meet a houseful of vampires, but because you think those vampires won't approve of you, correct?"
"That's right," I answered immediately, hiding my surprise at his casual use of the word.
He shook his head. "You're incredible.

Stephenie Meyer

#3. You must think your pretty cool huh, just playing the critic and judging the world from the sidelines.

Lucille Kallen

#4. Oh the beauty of nature!
Oh the magical heart touching flower.
My heart wants to bloom like you
with love, joy, and laughter.

Debasish Mridha

#5. As I live in awareness of, growth in, and gratitude for mercy, my life will bring glory to Him

Sandy Smith

#6. I'm the least-educated person in my immediate family. My two other brothers have multiple advanced degrees, and I only have one. [ ... ] Actually, now that I've got a Nobel Prize, I feel equal.

Steven Chu

#7. John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have his talk out as I do.

Samuel Johnson

#8. It had the expression common to all kittens, that of a tyrant in the becoming. I was comfortable, and you dared to move, those jade eyes said. For that you must die.

Scott Lynch

#9. She had a hard time making herself let go and they waged a short, silent, silly little battle that he won, which she reluctantly conceded was probably only fair since it was part of his body.

Karen Marie Moning

#10. He's stepping up to challenge me. Anybody that challenges me, has got to get dogged out. That's my job.

James Toney

#11. For more than 3,000 years, China and India accounted for half of the world's economic output. But then the Industrial Revolution gave North America and Europe 150 golden years. If you take the long-term perspective, our economic dominance has been more of an exception than the rule.

Paul Achleitner