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The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter - 'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning.
Mark Twain
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Fill your pages with details. Work hard to get the right word.


Robert Littell
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I grew up reading Shakespeare and Mark Twain.


Jackson Browne
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Mark Twain cannot be defined.


Hal Holbrook
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The right word fitly spoken is a precious rarity.


John Boyle O'Reilly
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Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.


Mark Twain
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I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know.


Mark Twain
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I really enjoy finding the right word, creating a good, flowing sentence. I enjoy the rhythm of the words.
Steve Martin
Tags: Good Really Right
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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.


Mark Twain
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Prosperity is the best protector of principle.


Mark Twain
People in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can't be attacked.
Anna Deavere Smith
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Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.


Mark Twain
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Better a broken promise than none at all.


Mark Twain
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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.


Mark Twain
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He is now rising from affluence to poverty.


Mark Twain
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Fun wouldn't be the right word... it was the most difficult, challenging, physical, extraordinary stretch I've ever had to make, in all those wild regards.
Uma Thurman
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A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.
Mark Twain
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It is easier to stay out than get out.


Mark Twain
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The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become.


Mark Twain
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Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.


Mark Twain