Walter Benjamin used to think that languages expand their register thanks to translation, because translation forces ways of using words and structures that were alien to the original speaker of the target language. Alvaro Enrigue alienbenjaminexpand share on social
Walter Cronkite had a golden rule for all wartime reporters: never self-aggrandize. Douglas Brinkley aggrandizecronkitegolden Change image and share on social
Walter Cronkite was a personally decent and convivial man, who literally couldn't kill a fly, was kind to his children, generally helpful to juniors, authentically curious about the news, and, in his time, an energetic reporter. Conrad Black authenticallychildconvivial share on social
Walter Cronkite was the last newsman everyone trusted in the same way that the Beatles were the last music everyone loved and Marilyn was the last star everyone concurred was worthy of the word. Steve Erickson beatlesconcurcronkite Change image and share on social
Walter Lippmann suggests that the United States behaves like a society which thinks it is complete with no more to accomplish; that, for better or worse, we are what we are, and the only danger to our comfort is external. Gore Vidal accomplishbadlybehave share on social
Walter Mayer was a hero at a Salvation Army home fire in Cincinnati. Ring Lardner armycincinnatifire Change image and share on social
Walter Scott has no business to write novels, especially good ones. It is not fair. He has fame and profit enough as a poet, and should not be taking the bread out of the mouths of other people. Jane Austen breadbusinessfair Change image and share on social
Walter, who had been in the lead all day, was the first to scramble up; a native Alaskan, he is the first human being to set foot upon the top of Alaska's great mountain, and he had well earned the lifelong distinction. Hudson Stuck alaskaalaskanday share on social
Wandering around the mall and giggling at magazines doesn't interest me. I've never enjoyed shopping. I detest shoes. Amelia Atwater-Rhodes detestenjoygiggle Change image and share on social
Wandering around the web is like living in a world in which every doorway is actually one of those science fiction devices which deposit you in a completely different part of the world when you walk through them. In fact, it isn't like it, it is it. Douglas Adams completelydepositdevice share on social
