Clutter is the official language used by corporations to hide their mistakes. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Words would be superfluous if we had deeds to show for Them. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
No one complains of too great a facility with words, but all seek fuller competence. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
And let me tell you 'Kingdom of God' language is really big in the emerging church. — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
Language designed to impress builds a gulf. Language to express builds a bridge. — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
Words themselves are the intimate attire of thoughts and feelings. — Karen Elizabeth Gordon Copy Share Image
“I took my pills, but the pills are like words, they don't always mean anything even when they should.” — Dot Hutchison Copy Share Image
I'm looking for stories that make me sit up and take notice. For engagement with language and style in ways that the… — Nalo Hopkinson Copy Share Image
Actors always start with the voice and language. That's wrong. They should start with the body. The body is an actor's most… — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
“It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“Somewhere embedded in every ordinary book are the five or six words for which really all the rest will be written.” — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I love the language. I'm just totally fascinated by the sound and the look of words and the kinds of cadences you… — Pattiann Rogers Copy Share Image
Also, they don't understand - writing is language. The use of language. The language to create image, the language to create drama.… — John Milius Copy Share Image
“Change words like difficult/impossible/unrealistic to words like challenging/fun/daring/exciting, and then get back to working/playing/competing/winning” — Jamie Valentin Copy Share Image
She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape. — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
I knew lots of Irish ladies in my life who would say daft things and then would just say something incredibly truthful… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
“Words can strengthen the weak, words can rejuvenate the meek - words can breathe life into the dead, words can unite the… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
We know from our recent history that English did not come to replace U.S. Indian languages merely because English sounded musical to… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
And there are also languages that divide nouns into much more specific genders. The African language Supyire from Mali has five genders:… — Guy Deutscher Copy Share Image
“I saw a stop sign, and it occurred to me that just as no one expects a stop sign to stop a… — Derrick Jensen Copy Share Image
I always say to young people, "Get the hell out of the United States." Especially if you're young, like if you're 21… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
The initial 18th-, 19th-century intention was to give the less-educated lower classes a way to move up into this new, rising middle… — Kory Stamper Copy Share Image
“Words define us,' Mom continued, as I struggled to make my clumsy marks look like her elegant script. 'We must protect our… — Julie Kagawa Copy Share Image
