Quotes About Word

Truman claimed was the figure given him

Vehicle… vehicle… vehicle—a very strange looking word, if you stare at it for eight or nine minutes… "Skulking" is another interesting-looking word. And so much for that.

Unless, unless, unless--a wisp of a word, ghostly token of altered fate, bleating little iamb of hope, it drifts across my thoughts like a floater in the vitreous humour of an eye. Mere hope.

didn't use, and hadn't even heard, the word "totalitarianism." I probably would have thought it had something to do with refusing a drink.

You don't cause problems. An unpiloted vampire causes problems. You cause catastrophes.

Landon slid back into the driver's seat and pointed at my saber. "Put it away." "Say the magic word." "Please," Landon squeezed out. I slid the blade back into the sheath and petted it. "It's okay, Sarrat. If he insults you, I'll cut his head off and you can drink his blood.

Nabokov, who I loved more than any other writer when I was young, had such contempt for dialogue. When I was younger, I never wrote a word of dialogue because of him. I thought it was a childish part of a novel.

My father used to think the word 'legend' was tossed around far too often. I want to say today that in the opinion of his family, my father was a legend.

A beautiful heart wants to know God and gets to know him through his Word.

People want to evolve the idea of the word "mini-series." Mini-series has an '80s connotation to it.

Somewhere above this foul temple, crows danced with sparks above the mouth of a chimney, virtually unseen in the darkness. Each one carried a word, but the sparks were deaf. Too busy with the ecstasy of their own bright, blinding fire. At least, until they went out.

Famosity? There must be such a word. I used it!

In particular, the creeping advance of an improbable cascade near the second tipping point is reminiscent of a low-budget hit that starts out slowly and builds by word of mouth.

The pastor who cares about the spiritual growth of his people must make God and His Word the centerpiece of his ministry.

o step into the pulpit is to enter onto holy ground. To stand behind an open Bible demands no trifling with sacred things. To be a spokesman for God requires utmost concern and care in handling and proclaiming the Word. Rightly does Scripture warn, "Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness" (James 3:1).

The only true reformation is that which emanates from the Word of God.

Every movement, every glance, every low-pitched word is a work of art. Yes, they are performers, too, like me.

It was the first time I had heard him speak at all and the sound of that single word was surprisingly light and musical.

Lord, I pray that my husband will be strong in the Lord and put on the whole armor of God, so he can stand against the enemy every day. Enable him to take up the shield of faith, helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.

Ordinary was a word that came charging out of the sunrise on a palomino pony as soon as you thought about her.

J.I. Packer sees society's decline in this way: "The truth is that because we have lost touch with God and his word we have lost the secret both of community (because sin kills neighbor-love) and of our own identity (because at the deepest level we do not know who or what we are, or what we exist for)" (J.I. Packer, Knowing Man. (Westchester, IL: Cornerstone Books, 1978) p. 43).

I always say, 'Be anxious for nothing,' because if this is my social media, if this is a platform for me to really get the word out and get my brand out, then why am I gonna be anxious about it?

'Socialism' became this weird household word partially because right-wingers call Obama a socialist, which he is the farthest from.

I think there are a lot of people who, when they hear the word 'socialist,' get very, very nervous.