Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but… — William Penn Copy Share Image
“When it is possible to speak a word, it liberates. We do not always remember that it is precisely a word, a… — Pierre Wolff Copy Share Image
They have a word in Finnish called sisu, which basically means guts. It’s the strongest word in the Finnish language. You tell… — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share Image
Better than a meaningless story of a thousand words is a single word of deep meaning which, when heard, produces peace. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“Rather than using these pages for a boring English lesson, I will simply encourage you to become keenly aware and pay close… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Whoever you are, you've got to start from where you are. If you're a sailor, and only know sailor's language, well, write… — Peter Levi Copy Share Image
“A civil tongue speaks the language of masters. An uncivil tongue reveals character flaws of its master.” — John R. Dallas Jr Copy Share Image
Our language and literature are without a doubt Britain's greatest contribution to the cultural heritage of the world. — Tessa Jowell Copy Share Image
I've spent years studying words. Linguistics, language, the power of words, the power of phrases on human beings. All of that. It's… — Judith E. Glaser Copy Share Image
“The poets made all the words and therefore language is the archives of history, and, if we must say it, a sort… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
However, as words become particularized, and as men begin - in however small a way - to use them in personal, arbitrary… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
“Words were originally magic, and the word retains much of its old magical power even to-day. With words one man can make… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
The English Language Amendment says above all, 'Let's see to it that our children, our young people, learn English. Let us not… — S. I. Hayakawa Copy Share Image
If you want to appeal to people of different languages and cultures, you have to move toward tropes that are universally recognized.… — Tim Parks Copy Share Image
“Clarity! Accuracy! Think of your words as a key to fit into the lock of your meaning. Cast them with precision. That… — Jane Borodale Copy Share Image
There are occasions when you can hear the mysterious language of the Earth, in water, or coming through the trees, emanating from… — John Hay Copy Share Image
Charlie Studd has written me a delightful letter... He thinks the Chinese language was invented by the devil to prevent the Chinese… — Ion Keith-Falconer Copy Share Image
Think of words as instruments characterized by their use, and then think of the use of a hammer, the use of a… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
...words are in a way our godly sharing in the work of creation, and the speaking and writing of words is at… — Frederick Buechner Copy Share Image
“Language is everything, since it is the voice of no one, since it is the very voice of things, the waves and… — Maurice Merleau-Ponty Copy Share Image
“Do you mean that we have more words than we need, I mean that we have too few feelings, Or that we… — José Saramago Copy Share Image
I've always seen myself in sentences. I begin to recognize myself, word by word, as I work through a sentence. — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
If one were to say but few words, though ones with meaning, one would do better than to say many that were… — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
I am a straight, non-alcoholic, non-partying guy who speaks straight. I have no knowledge of literature. This is my language of communication,… — Yo Yo Honey Singh Copy Share Image
People who passionately want to believe that the world is basically simple react to this with a fury that goes beyond what… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
I didn't know the technical language of filmmaking, so I said, 'OK, I'm going to do my own storyboard,' because I had… — Robert Redford Copy Share Image
“How can anyone underestimate the ballistic quality of words? Invisible things happen in intangible moments. What should keep us writing is precisely… — Miguel Syjuco Copy Share Image
“But there were so many words out there, more words than she could ever hope to learn. How could she choose just… — Kerrigan Bane Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter to me where am I going. Language is not a barrier for me, I can go anywhere with my… — Disha Patani Copy Share Image
“Everything in the universe has life and you must always try to sty in contact with that life. It understands your language… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I think you have to find your own language. You find your footing with it, and you start to express it in… — Alison Mosshart Copy Share Image
“Something about stringing words together until you get them right is magical; that something is why I love to write.” — Paul Keene Copy Share Image
“You always use that word "remember",' said Milena. 'You say, "remember, team". You never tell us to think.” — Geoff Ryman Copy Share Image
Every day, we communicate more with our energy, body language, face and eyes. That really is what communication is, and not so… — Dakota Fanning Copy Share Image
We think we're going to be especially strong in platform where we have our two platform brands: our database brand is the… — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
“The Armenian language cannot be worn out; its boots are stone. Well, certainly, the thick-walled words, the layers of air in the… — Osip Mandelstam Copy Share Image
If I'm really telling someone what's coming ahead of them, then I'm going to say it, and I'm going to own those… — Judy Smith Copy Share Image
“If (or rather when) you move to death, you’ll learn its language through the educational process known as total immersion. (7)” — Sandra M. Gilbert Copy Share Image
Music transcends language. BTS communicates with our fans by staying true to ourselves and believing in music every day. — RM Copy Share Image
I don't think poetry will die, but I think that poetry does demand a certain kind of attention to language. — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
