Quotes About Words

I take sounds and change them into words.

Music in itself carries a whole set of messages which are very, very rich and complex, and the words either serve to exclude certain ones or point up certain others.

I feel that what you should illustrate is the space between the words. It's the betweenness, the otherness, that gives depth and dimension.

The words of others cannot rob us of our inner peace and joy unless we give them the power to do so.

Fiery love for Jesus pushes our thoughts out of hiding and puts them into anointed words of adoration.

11The blessing of favor resting upon the righteous influences a city to lift it higher,f but wicked leaders tear it apart by their words.

18Reckless words are like the thrusts of a sword, cutting remarks meant to stab and to hurt. But the words of the wise soothe and heal. 19Truthful words will stand the test of time, but one day every lie will be seen for what it is.

129Your marvelous words are living miracles; No wonder I long to obey everything You say. 130Break open Your Word within me until revelation-light shines out! Those with open hearts are given insight into Your plans.

Nor could she frame deeper words herself; human understandings trickled shallow these days. It was the way.

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You've never seen that? Tiny little pieces of pasta in the shape of letters of the alphabet. The letters are mixed together, they float in the broth as if it were a three-dimensional book. When you eat them, you feel like you're gobbling words, sentences, entire conversations, entire chapters of novels. Kids love it. It's like the opposite of speaking: rather than syllables coming out of your mouth, letters go in your mouth and are swallowed.

Too many words cheapened the value of a man's speech.

A man says a lot of things in summer he doesn't mean in winter.

The poets are supposed to liberate the words – not chain them in phrases. Who told the poets they were supposed to think? Poets are meant to sing and to make words sing. Writers don't own their words. Since when do words belong to anybody? 'Your very own words,' indeed! And who are you?

Actions speak louder than words ever thought to, but patterns define you...

Oh no," I said, because if our life is just one endless song about hope and regret, then "oh no" is apparently that song's chorus, the words we always return to.

Just be careful what you say. Don't upset him." "You mean the Grumpus guy?" "It's Krampus.

Just be careful what you say. Don't upset him." "You mean the Grumpus guy?" "It's Krampus." "Just who's this—

Cixous implores women to write, to seize and make words their own, to take risks, to rid themselves of fear and caution, to open up the possibility of loving with all of themselves, not desiring the other through lack, but desiring all of the other with all of oneself. That one self is not a simple sum of her/his parts but a multiplication of difference.

And indeed, it has been suggested that the defining moves in Chinese speculation work on a very different model, where words are part of, say, an exemplary skill-practice, meant to guide behavior in such a way as to alter perception and evaluation, rather than to describe what is really so or what is really good.

Karl Marx had said, 'Give me twenty-six lead soldiers and I will conquer the world,' meaning of course the twenty-six letters of the alphabet.

First, earn the right to get their attention; then show them Jesus – perhaps not with words but always with action.

We tend to be a very verbal society—written and spoken words are important—but the majority of communication is actually nonverbal.

Positive thoughts are a biological mandate for a happy, healthy life. In the words of Mahatma Gandhi: Your beliefs become your thoughts Your thoughts become your words Your words become your actions Your actions become your habits Your habits become your values Your values become your destiny