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Quote by Geoffrey K. Pullum

“Last week a former Royal Marine who is the boyfriend of the model Kelly Brooks crashed into a bus stop while driving a van carrying a load of dead badgers. I mention this solely to remind you that linguists are not kidding when they say … that your command of English enables you to understand sentences that have never occurred before in the entire history of the human species.”

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Geoffrey K. Pullum

Geoffrey K. Pullum is a renowned linguist and expert in English grammar. Born on March 8, 1945, he is known for his extensive research and teaching in the field of linguistics. more

“You can't get a leopard to change his spots. In fact, now that I come to think of it, you can't really get a leopard to appreciate the notion that it has spots. You can explain it carefully to the leopard, but it will just sit there looking at you, knowing that you are made of meat. After a while it will perhaps kill you.”

Thinking Made Facts Knowing Appreciate Notion Spots Meat Leopards

Author:Geoffrey K. Pullum

“It is equally important to investigate wellness as it is to study misery.”

Important Study Misery Wellness

Author:Sonja Lyubomirsky

“The practice of gratitude is incompatible with negative emotions and may actually diminish or deter such feelings as anger, bitterness, and greed.”

May Feelings Emotion Practice Gratitude Negative Greed Bitterness Diminish Negative Emotions

Book:The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want

Source: The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want

“What’s happened is that, almost overnight, we’ve switched from democracy in real-property recording to oligarchy in real-property recording. There was no court case behind this, no statute from Congress or the state legislatures. It was accomplished in a private corporate decision. The banks just did it.”