26 Famous Quotes by Paul Dickson
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About Paul Dickson
Paul Dickson is a freelance writer of more than 50 non-fiction books, mostly on American English language and popular culture. He has written many articles on a wide variety of subjects. He is a founding member and former president of Washington Independent Writers and a member of the National Press Club. Dickson coined the term "word word".
For his published work on baseball, the Washington Post has described Dickson as "baseball's answer to Noah Webster or, at the very least, William Safire."
Dickson graduated from Wesleyan University in 1961. He resides in Garrett Park, Maryland.
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Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not
entitled to know. (2) If you don't like the answer, you
shouldn't have asked the question.
Laws of life and nature
Quotes, by Paul Dickson , Source: in the "Washingtonian", Nov., 1978
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Algren's Precepts: Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never
play cards with a man named Doc. And never lie down with a woman
who's got more troubles than you.
Laws of life and nature
Quotes, by Paul Dickson , Source: in the "Washingtonian", Nov., 1978
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Rowe's Rule: the odds are five to six that the light at the end
of the tunnel is the headlight of an oncoming train.
Fate
Quotes, by Paul Dickson , Source: in the "Washingtonian", Nov., 1978
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