Soft Negative Imperative

Famous quotes containing the words soft, negative and/or imperative:

“The thundering line of battle stands,
And in the air Death moans and sings:
But Day shall clasp him with strong hands,
And Night shall fold him in soft wings.”
—Julian Grenfell (1888–1915)

“The negative always wins at last, but I like it none the better for that.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“To me Americanism means ... an imperative duty to be nobler than the rest of the world.”
—Meyer London (1871–1926)