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Well, unfortunately, my father passed away before my first book was published, so he never lived to see me as an author. But I think my mum was suitably pleased because she was mad about words. If she ever came across a word that she didn't know, she would always look it up in the dictionary. Geraldine McCaughrean

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I won't mention the word tired. This is the 20th century and I can go around a little faster. Geri Halliwell

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I prefer, in a word, the republican system, because it comes up more nearly to God's system. Gerrit Smith

God Word System More Because Up Republican Prefer Nearly

I had a very tough childhood. I came here from Italy in the '70s and didn't speak a word of English, so the kids at school tormented me. Truly, it was horrifying the names they called me, and the teachers never really did a thing to stop it. Giada De Laurentiis

No, generally I think influence is used as a nice word for plagiarism. Gilbert Gottfried

Word Nice Think Generally Influence Plagiarism Used

I say the word N-U-C-L-E-R the same way that George W. Bush says it. Gillian Jacobs

Word Way Say Says George George W George W. Bush Same Bush

I'm very nurturing. I come from a large family, and my parents were loving. But the most important thing for me as a mum is to keep my word. When I say no, I mean no. Gisele Bundchen

Black and white is so familiar. It's how we see the printed word in books, so it's kind of neutral in a way. Yet it's ironic that black and white is so charged socially, what with its association with race. Glenn Ligon

Word Black Black And White White Books Way Kind Charged See Neutral Printed How Familiar Ironic Race Socially Association

A safe life includes following your dreams with the full knowledge that doing so is not, in any way, shape or form, safe in the traditional meaning of the word. Because living safely means dying without too many regrets. That is safe. Glennon Doyle Melton

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If I read the word 'problematize' one more time, I'm going to vomit. Gloria Steinem

Time Word More Vomit Read Going

The word survivor suggests someone who has emerged alive from a plane crash or a natural disaster. But the word can also refer to the loved ones of murder victims, and this was the sense in which it was used at a four-day conference in early June at Boston College. Godfried Danneels

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The motto of the old order in the City of London was, 'My word is my bond,' but the financial crisis revealed a culture quite alien to that heritage. The stewards of people's money were revealed to have been speculators with it. Gordon Brown

For every Scott Fitzgerald concerned with the precise word and the selection of relevant incident, there are a hundred American writers, many well-regarded, who appear to believe that one word is just as good as another and that everything which occurs to them is worth putting down. Gore Vidal

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Finally there are simple ideas of which no definition can be given; there are also axioms or postulates, or in a word primary principles, which cannot be proved and have no need of proof. Gottfried Leibniz

Simple Word Finally Definition Proof Given Primary Ideas Also Principles Proved Cannot Which Axiom Need

The word career is a divisive word. It's a word that divides the normal life from business or professional life. Grace Paley

Life Business Word Divides Divisive Normal Normal Life Professional Professional Life Career

The word 'success' - who's defining it? It's about whether or not it makes me feel good. Four billion people don't have to see or hear it. If I've enjoyed the process of creation and I'm at peace, then what happens next is just entertainment. If mass appeal were actually something, Marilyn Monroe wouldn't be dead. Grace Slick

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'Famous' is a very weird word. I feel like - I feel like that's definitely not me. Grace VanderWaal

Me Word Definitely Weird Feel Like Very Famous

Media is just a word that has come to mean bad journalism. Graham Greene

Word Bad Journalism Come Just Mean Media

I have a good relationship with the Albanian fans. But when you are called a traitor - that is such a harsh word. Most of the Albanian fans respect me. But 'traitor' is unacceptable considering the background of my family. Granit Xhaka

Good Family Me Relationship You Respect Word Fans Considering Background Harsh Unacceptable Good Relationship Most Traitor

The trick is: how do you talk about natural selection without implying the rigidity of law? We use it as almost an active participant, almost like a god. In fact, you could substitute the word 'god' for 'natural selection' in a lot of evolutionary writings and you'd think you were listening to a theologian. Greg Graffin

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I think when you're working with a character that another writer is acting as - for lack of a better word - custodian of, your obligation as a professional is to not do anything that violates that 'primary' take. Greg Rucka

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