- Philosophy
- |
- 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
- God
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
The biggest issue for me has been the language because I speak so much German now. I've had to focus on my English and find more words to describe what I want to say and also soften my tone. It was quite stiff from 20 years of speaking German, so when I started speaking more English, oh my god, my tongue was like: 'Argh'!
- God
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Ever since the Greeks, we have been drunk with language! We have made a cage with words and shoved our God inside!
- Partner
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I know it sounds silly, but in auditions for film or TV, the words aren't as important - you need to get into the character and have the gist of the scene. But in theater, if you don't do it word for word, then you throw off your scene partner.
- People
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Trinidad's language is a fusion of English, African, and French, and so we have our own words and even our own dictionary. Steupse is a common local word, and it's the onomatopoeic word for the sound people make to show disapproval, or to show they are vexed, when they suck their teeth together.
- Nov 07, 2020
When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true.
- Live
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I live on good soup, not on fine words.
- Me
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Something that came as a shock to me is that we do not have a constitutional right to vote. And that's not just a fun little historical factoid. It actually has huge ramifications. It's the reason our system is so decentralized - in other words, chaotic.
- Nov 07, 2020
Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.
- Look
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building.
- Impossible
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Because even very young people are expert readers of pictures, you can convey very complex and subtle messages through pictures that you'd need loads of words to explain. Making a picture book is also a bit like making your own film - and you can make anything you want happen, however impossible!
- Battle
- |
- Nov 07, 2020