Richard Lederer

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English language is the most universal language in history, way more than the Latin of Julius Caesar. It's the most punderful language because its vocabulary has a certain critical mass that makes a lingo good for punning.
- Richard Lederer
Collection: History
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I think the humor of double puns is incredible.
- Richard Lederer
Collection: Humor
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I have a rat inside my skull that runs on a treadmill - pitta-patta pitta-patta pitta-patta. I enjoy the company of other people who experience that pitta-patta in their skulls.
- Richard Lederer
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We humans are not born alone; joining and being active in a club whose members share your passion for ideas and get your jokes is one of the great joys of life.
- Richard Lederer
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There once was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time was called the Dark Ages.
- Richard Lederer
Collection: Atheist
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Today we speak, but first we spoke; faucets leak, but never loke. Today we write, but first we wrote; we bite our tongues, but never bote.
- Richard Lederer
Collection: Writing
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English language is the most universal language in history, way more than the Latin of Julius Caesar. Its the most punderful language because its vocabulary has a certain critical mass that makes a lingo good for punning.
- Richard Lederer
Collection: Latin
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Quotations are powerful tools. Michel de Montaigne, the father of all essayists, observed, 'I quote others only to better express myself.' Intrepid quotations detective Ralph Keyes helps us to discover the clear truth about exactly what was said and who exactly said it.
- Richard Lederer
Collection: Powerful
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It is indeed acceptable practice to sometimes split an infinitive. If infinitive-splitting makes available just the shade of meaning you desire or if avoiding the separation creates a confusing ambiguity or patent artificiality, you are entitled to happily go ahead and split!
- Richard Lederer
Collection: Writing
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In A Midnight Carol Patricia Davis illuminates the dark and brilliant humanity of Charles Dickens -- the man who lived a rags-to-riches life more remarkable than any of his stories.
- Richard Lederer
Collection: Dark
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When I travel on an airplane, I like to be served TWA milk and TWA coffee. But I love to be served TWA tea.
- Richard Lederer
Collection: Coffee