Journal 2: 20 Examples of Art of Words

--- News Headlines & Interviews ---

"Hospitals a magnet for tickets" (1)

"If swearing was an art form, he’d be Da Vinci, Monet and van Gogh rolled into one. If Michelin gave out stars for bad language, he’d have a fistful of them, too" (2)

"Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils ... - Louis Hector Berlioz" (3)

The longest world in the world is 189,819 letters long. (4)

"There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy." (5)

--- Word ---

Depone (Make a deposition; declare under oath) (6)

Limerance (as posited by psychologist Dorothy Tennov, is an attempt at a scientific study into the nature of romantic love) (7)

Nudiustertian (The day before yesterday) (8)

Widdiful (someone who deserves to be hanged) (9)

Tyrotoxism (to be poisoned by cheese) (10)

--- Quotes ---

"If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience." (11)

"We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, "Why did this happen to me?" unless we ask the same question for every moment of happiness that comes our way." (12)

"If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it." (13)

We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. (14)

--- Words ---

cultural roulette (15)
The Poison Wood Bible (16)
Suture Self (17)
Underwater Acoustics (18)

--- Sentences ---

I am in shape. Round is a shape. (19)
God made pot. Man made beer. Who do you trust? (20)



Sources:
(1) http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/594527
(2) http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/Gordon+Ramsay-4946.html
(3) http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/pdf/Archive/Alt/alt.horology/2007-10/msg00024.pdf
(4) http://othyr.com/titin.html
(5) http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/Literature/Bierce/forked.html
(6-10) Oxford Dictionary
(11) Robert Fulghum
(12) Unknown
(13) Mary Engelbreit
(14) Frank A. Clark
(15) random title http://www.interviewmagazine.com/
(16) Author: Barbara Kingsolver
(17) Author: Mary Daheim
(18) Handbook by Vernon Martin Albers
(19) http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2006/9/7/161456/7358
(20) http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2006/9/7/161456/7358