- 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
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, because words make experience last.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's too bad for us 'literary' enthusiasts, but it's the truth nevertheless - pictures tell any story more effectively than words.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
We focus upon pairs of words very often which are the same in some areas and different in other areas.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history of interpretation. But the ultimate question must be, what do the words of the text mean in our time.
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
The atoms may be compared to the letters of the alphabet, which can be put together into innumerable ways to form words. So the atoms are combined in equal variety to form what are called molecules.
- Picture
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no more reason why the features belonging to a picture should be distorted for the purpose of such imaginative suggestion than that the poet's metaphors should spoil his words for the ordinary uses of man.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing is finally about one thing: going into a room alone and doing it, putting words on paper that have never been there in quite that way before.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
Drawn by warm nostalgic feelings for the place and by two sweet little words: 'Open Bar.'
- Lips
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- Nov 07, 2020
Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath.
- Thoughts
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- Nov 07, 2020
You are a woman: you must never speak what you think; your words must contradict your thoughts, but your actions may contradict your words.
- Discipline
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- Nov 07, 2020
I discipline churchgoers with godly lessons and sharp words if they do not change their ways. My goal is to open their hearts so that they seek forgiveness.
- Deploy
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- Nov 07, 2020
While we should not hesitate to deploy encryption to protect ourselves from cybercriminals, this should not be done in a way that eviscerates society's ability to defend itself against other types of criminal threats. In other words, making our virtual world more secure should not come at the expense of making us more vulnerable in the real world.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020