“The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech.”
Clifton Fadiman
“Write with nouns and verbs, not with adjectives and adverbs. The adjectivehasn't been built that can pull a weak or inaccurate noun out of a tightplace.”
William Strunk Jr. E.B. White
“I've always loved the flirtatious tango of consonants and vowels, the sturdy dependability of nouns and capricious whimsy of verbs, the strutting pageantry of the adjective and the flitting evanescence of the adverb, all kept safe and orderly by those reliable little policemen, punctuation marks. Wow! Think I got my ass kicked in high school?”
Dennis Miller
“As to the Adjective; when in doubt, strike it out”
Mark Twain
“You run out of adjectives to describe him because he does things you've never seen before. He is one of those guys in the game you just don't miss his at-bats. You stop whatever you are doing and just watch because he's bound to do something you've never seen.”
Tim Salmon
“I've been told I'll hear a lot of the same adjectives, ... Pops is probably a little bit more laid back than coach Sloan. I know what to expect: 'Play hard every night.'”
Ann Brown
“The adjectives about Joe were consistent. Prepared. Smart. Competitive. Communicative. We knew as we went through the process that he was the right man for this job. He had the characteristics we were looking for to carry us through '06 and beyond. We're very happy.”
Larry Beinfest
