Quotes About Words

Restons amis ! Cette phrase était vraiment pire que tout. - Je suis sûre qu'une fée meurt à chaque fois qu'on prononce ces mots quelque part, dis-je.

I would like a dictionary though. A dictionary contains all the books ever written and all the books that will ever be written. That's something isn't it? The words aren't in the right order, of course, but it's still something.

Why couldn't I have a normal name? Keith Watson, Darren Jones — something like that. . . . Unless you've got an odd name yourself, you wouldn't know what it's like. You wouldn't understand. They say sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you. Oh, yeah? Well, whoever thought that one up was an idiot. An idiot with an ordinary name, probably. Words hurt .

In 2005, the Global Language Monitor—a nonprofit organization that does exactly what its name suggests—issued a tongue-in-cheek list of the year's most politically correct words and phrases. Top

The church is biblical, therefore, when it seeks to embody the words in the power of the Spirit and so become a living commentary.

The church is biblical, therefore, when it seeks to embody the words in the power of the Spirit and so become a living commentary. The church is thus not only the "people of the book" but also "the (lived) interpretation of the book.

If actions speak louder than words, it is because they lend the weight of behavior (real assent) to belief (nominal assent).

But what is freedom? I sing the only words left to me: 'A bit of a bloody worry.

Poetry steps in at those moments when ordinary words fail: poetry as ceremony, as closure to what cannot be closed.

I think it is in grief that we need some reminder of our humanity--and sometimes, someone to say it for us. Poetry steps in at those moments when ordinary words fail: poetry as ceremony, as closure to what cannot be closed.

I wouldn't have told Susan I loved her even if I thought it was true. Words can be dangerous, as destructive as bombs.

I stared at Papa, hearing his words over in my mind: what if I were a spy. I didn't think for one moment that Papa was actually a spy, but the phrase awakened a sense of possibility in me.

Love really did conquer all–even two headstrong people who were bound to breed even more obstinate children for the future. But that was all right by her. After all, the world needed heroes who could wield both swords and words with equal skill.

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. —Mahatma Gandhi

Bad words are like eating fruit from a poison tree. The deadly fruit of destructive words encompasses us every day. It is up to us not to consume and assimilate these words by allowing them to take root in our minds and hearts.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Every letter in the alphabet in that sentence.

How was it that her whole life could be distilled down to that simple truth? Words mattered. Her life had been defined by things said and unsaid, and now her marriage was being undermined by silence.

Let me guess. Stark's another guy, isn't he?

It's not intentions that matter. It's actions. We are what we do and say, not what we intend to.

We are what we do and say, not what we intend to.

both had learned that everything could change in an instant, and that the heartfelt vows of people in love were fragile words that, once shattered, could cut so deeply you'd bleed forever.

If God's words determine reality, then of all the things a pastor does, speaking the words of God to the congregation is the most important.

Anche le parole che ora diciamo il tempo nella sua rapina ha già portato via e nulla torna (I, 11)

Even the words that we are speaking now thieving time has stolen away, and nothing can return. (I, 11)