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- Nov 07, 2020
Words Quotes
Words carry more weight than we plan for.
This set spans the everyday and the pointed - a playful warning about overusing absolute words like "always" and "never," and a reminder that English still has more words than any one person can hold in their head. Related reading in Good Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm drawn to almost any piece of writing with the words 'divine love' and 'impeachment' in the first sentence. But I know the word 'divine' makes many progressive people run screaming for their cute little lives, and so one hesitates to use it.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I will say that living in Ireland has changed the cadence and fullness of speech, since the Irish love words and use as many of them in a sentence as possible.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's really the sound of the voices, the sound of the words, the sound of the sound that we're interested in.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I barely ever reread the chapter before posting, because I overthink things, and I feel like overediting or trying to use too many words can ruin the story.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to do stage again, because there just aren't words for how great it is. People say that all the time, 'There's nothing like live theater, blah blah,' but it's really true. I see a show and I know how they feel, and it feels great.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I will never understand people who think that the way to show their righteous opposition to sexual freedom is to write letters full of filthy words.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you think about it, words can break your heart, or they can change your day.
- Fewest
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- Nov 07, 2020
When grief is deepest, words are fewest.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some time ago, I learned how to say, 'What's the worst thing that could happen up there?' I could mess up some words, I could sing flat... I could appear human. Is that really the worst thing in the world?
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You need to listen to the people experiencing the problems, and their ideas need to crowd out the words of the 'can't be done-ers.'
- Lips
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- Nov 07, 2020
Taxes are like abortion, and not just because both are grotesque procedures supported by Democrats. You're for them or against them. Taxes go up or down; government raises taxes or lowers them. But Democrats will not let the words 'abortion' or 'tax hikes' pass their lips.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020