Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret of style.

Matthew Arnold

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Topic

Writing

Speaker

Matthew Arnold

Source

Collections and Recollections

Statement Type

Writing advice

Language

English

Time

1903 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Arnold, Matthew. Quoted in Collections and Recollections, written by G. W. E. Russell. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1898, ch. 14. Originally stated to Russell by Arnold c. 1890.

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Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Albert Einstein

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Topic
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Author

Albert Einstein
Source
Letters of Albert Einstein
Medium
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Language
German
Time
1901 1900s 20th century
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Citation

Einstein, Albert. "To Jost Winteler." The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, vol. 1: The Early Years, 1879-1902, English Translation Supplement, translated by Anna Beck. Princeton University Press, 1987, no. 115. Originally from Letter to Jost Winteler, 8 July 1901.

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I asked him one time what type of writing brought the most money and the agent says, "Ransom notes."

Elmore Leonard

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Elmore Leonard
Source
Get Shorty (novel)
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Joke
Language
English
Time
1990 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Leonard, Elmore. Get Shorty. Delacorte Press, 1990, ch. 9.