“English should not stoop to embrace the lowest common denominator. Rather, society should step up and grant the language the respect it deserves.”

“nothing furnishes a room like books”

“one of the most famous split infinitives ... To boldly go”

“there IS none”

“the use of profanity for effect to be a practice of the weak-minded”

“A life without challenge, a life without hardship, a life without purpose, seems pale and pointless. With challenge come perseverance and gumption. With hardship come resilience and resolve. With purpose come strength and understanding.”

“If you care about yourself, you should care about learning - even learning simple things. You come to have pride in yourself only by accomplishing things, even from fixing some old stairs...Others can't grant you self-respect, even others who care about you. You have to earn self-respect yourself.”