#mentioning

There are no Rabbits in the north-west. This statement, far from final, is practically true today, but I saw plenty of Lynxes, and one cannot write of ducks without mentioning water. ↗

— Ernest Thompson Seton

#ducks #far #final #i #mentioning

I always like the idea of doing interviews with somebody but completely seriously not ever mentioning what that person is generally known for. ↗

— Dave Eggers

#completely #doing #ever #generally #i

Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects... totalitarian propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#certain #could #effectively #eloquent #great

Everyone got kind of crazy with me mentioning I was in love with a woman. ↗

— Angelina Jolie

#everyone #got #i #kind #love

Many of the network television shows have done takeoffs on 'Family Circus,' including 'David Letterman,' 'Friends,' 'Roseanne,' and others, and, in my estimation the use of them is a compliment to the popularity of the feature, which just by mentioning it's name sets up the image of a warm, loving family-type feature. ↗

— Bil Keane

#compliment #david #david letterman #done #estimation

I grew up in Hollywood. Saying my name here is like mentioning Ford in Detroit. ↗

— Tony Goldwyn

#ford #grew #here #hollywood #i

I once sat next to Jim from Wild Kingdom on a flight from Atlanta. I find mentioning that opens a lot of doors. ↗

— Todd Barry

#doors #find #flight #i #jim

If I had caused any trouble worth mentioning, you would have read about it in 'Star' magazine, which is probably why I didn't cause any trouble worth mentioning. ↗

— Danica McKellar

#any #cause #caused #had #i

Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I'm black. I tell them, 'Don't stop now. If I shot somebody you'd mention it.' ↗

— Colin Powell

#being #black #come #i #longer

Mind you, the Elizabethans had so many words for the female genitals that it is quite hard to speak a sentence of modern English without inadvertently mentioning at least three of them. ↗

— Terry Prachett

#female #genitals #had #hard #inadvertently