- 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
- Difference
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- Nov 07, 2020
The real difference between the United States and other nations lies not in the words of the preamble to the Constitution, but in the fact that the substantive clauses of that Constitution are enforced by individuals independent of and not beholden to the elected branches.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Occasionally it does hit me, the words on a page. And I still love doing that, as I have for the last 60 years.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
So much of writing isn't the fun parts like we get to discuss. It is sitting there putting the words down.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in South London, we went to a school where there were not that many Jewish kids. I love being Jewish in L.A.; it feels really normal. The culture seems to be integrated into Hollywood. Everyone uses Yiddish words like 'schlep' and 'schmooze.' That's what I love about New York, too.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
The honor I feel today being inducted into the Hall of Fame is beyond what words can describe. My thanks to the Hall of Fame committee, who saw fit to bestow this great honor upon me today.
- Expressed
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
A man notices a woman's figure when she walks in a room. Women have eight million words for blue; a man says dark blue or light blue.
- Nov 07, 2020
When you're an artist, you're expected to describe yourself in interviews every day in five words.
- Rain
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tori Amos had a major influence on how I craft words in a song. Until I heard 'Little Earthquakes' all my lyrics used really obvious analogies like rain for tears.
- Compounds
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- Nov 07, 2020
One cannot be too careful in the selection of adjectives for descriptions. Words or compounds which describe precisely, and which convey exactly the right suggestions to the mind of the reader, are essential.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
Reagan's enduring value as a conservative icon stems from his resolute preaching of the conservative gospel, in words that still warm the hearts of the most zealous conservatives. Yet Reagan's value as a conservative model must begin with recognition of his flexibility in the pursuit of his conservative goals.
- Nov 07, 2020
Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020