In the lexicon of
In the lexicon of youth which fate reserves for a bright manhood, there is no such word as fail. Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Lexicon
A word into the
A word into the silence thrown always finds its echo somewhere where silence opens hidden lexicons. Dejan Stojanovic
Some people simply use
Some people simply use their faith as a lexicon of behavioral reasoning; without that they would be forced to face their own moral and ethical failings honestly according to a secular code of right and wrong. Deborah Feldman
The general advertisers and
The general advertisers and their agencies know almost nothing for sure, because they cannot measure the results of their advertising. They worship at the altar of creativity, which really means ‘originality’: The most dangerous word in the lexicon of advertising David Ogilvy
When a language advances
When a language advances and adds a third term to its lexicon for color, the third term is always red. Daniel Levitin
Every scientist should remove
Every scientist should remove the word ‘impossible’ from their lexicon. Christopher Reeve
Lexicon grabbed me with
Lexicon grabbed me with the opening lines, and never let go. An absolutely thrilling story, featuring an array of compelling characters in an eerily credible parallel society, punctuated by bouts of laugh-out-loud humor. Chris Pavone
Every single aspect of
Every single aspect of a text requires very careful choices and rigorous evaluation. Style is employed – or deployed – for a reason. It’s purposeful. Form and aesthetics are part of meaning-making. Ideally, a writer would have mastery over a wide variety of rhetorical gestures and tonalities, our lexicon and punctuation system, our grammar, and … Read more
I have learned to
I have learned to interface – what I think would be the contemporary term – with various different lexicons, and people speak very different languages. I’ve learned to speak in a lot of tongues, and I can live with the bellicose language of some fervent, fire-breathing Christians, sure. Bono
[Bacteria] have an incredibly
[Bacteria] have an incredibly complicated chemical lexicon that … allows bacteria to be multicellular. In the spirit of TED they’re doing things together because it makes a difference. Bonnie Bassler