A Quote by Paul Johnson

You know you're an Arizona native when you have to look up "mass transit" in the dictionary.

Paul Johnson

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Arizona Dictionary Know Look Look Up Mass Mass Transit Native Transit Up

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Paul Johnson
British - Journalist
Born: November 2, 1928

North Jersey residents rely on mass transit to get to work and our entire region is interconnected by our transit system.

Mikie Sherrill

When I need to know the meaning of a word, I look it up in a dictionary.

William Safire

I am a New Yorker! Mass transit is my sweet ride. I know the subway system like the back of my hand.

Dan Amboyer

A 'philosophical dictionary' is not a dictionary of philosophy that you use to look up obscure thinkers or recondite terms. It is a collection of brief and pithy essays on diverse topics, informed by one vision, and usually arranged in alphabetical order.

Ian Hacking

In light of the attacks on mass transit systems in other countries, shouldn't we be beefing up?... Clearly more could be done.

Susan Collins

The Second Wave Society is industrial and based on mass production, mass distribution, mass consumption, mass education, mass media, mass recreation, mass entertainment, and weapons of mass destruction. You combine those things with standardization, centralization, concentration, and synchronization, and you wind up with a style of organization we call bureaucracy.

Alvin Toffler

I think that, you know, state and local governments play a critical role in the protection of this country and the protection of certain systems like our mass transit system. And we share information daily with our state and local officials. I think it's one of the reasons that we are safer today and I have every confidence that, in developing its policies, that the New York transit authorities have considered the legal considerations they should be considering in making these kinds of decisions and in formulating this policy.

Alberto Gonzales

I didn't even know what the word lesbian meant until I was called one... and then I had to look it up in the dictionary.

Kathleen Hanna

Oooh, that was fun." "That does it," said Jace. "I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year." "Why?" Isabelle said. "So you can look up 'fun.' I'm not sure you know what it means." Isabelle pulled the long heavy mass of her wet hair forward and wrung it out as if it were wet washing. "You're raining on my parade." "It's a pretty wet parade already, if you hadn't noticed." Jace glanced around.

Cassandra Clare

That does it," said Jace. "I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year." "Why?" Isabelle said. "So you can look up 'fun.' I'm not sure you know what it means.

Cassandra Clare

I bought a dictionary. First thing I did was, I looked up the word "dictionary", and it said "you're an asshole".

Demetri Martin

Industrialisation, mass transit, and the Internet are technological revolutions that have reshaped lives, nations, and the planet.

Mark Walport

Fail, it's not in my dictionary. I've got a good dictionary up there and the words 'fail' and 'failure' have been ruled out for years. I don't know what people are talking about who use that word. All I do know is temporary non-success, even if I've got to wait another 20 years for what I'm after, and I try to put that into people, no matter what their object in life.

Percy Cerutty

If you look in the dictionary under 'perfectionist,' you see Henry Selick correcting the definition of perfectionist in the dictionary. I mean, he is so meticulous.