My job involves searching for ‘lost’ quotations – that is, trying to find out who came up with a quotable saying that lingers in someone’s mind and which they wish to use for their own purpose and which they cannot find in conventional dictionaries of quotation. Nigel Rees Read Quote
I was terribly shy and never said anything in class. Then I started getting into school plays. When you’ve got words to say, you’ve got a sort of armour. Nigel Rees Read Quote
Euphemism in the workplace does not end with job descriptions. It reaches a pusillanimous peak at the other end of the work process – in dismissal. Nigel Rees Read Quote
I was absolutely a non-starter at games. My report for rugby said, ‘Nigel’s chief contribution is his presence on the field.’ I used to pray for rain and sometimes it did rain – and we played anyway. Nigel Rees Read Quote
I was broadcast-struck from an early age; I had saved up for a tape recorder and started making programmes. Nigel Rees Read Quote
It is part of politics to make things look better than they really are. What is a spin doctor but a serial euphemiser? Nigel Rees Read Quote
