Words are deceptive. You think you understand something because it's explained to you and now you are under no obligation to do… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The mastery of one's phonemes may be compared to the violinist's mastery of fingering. The violin string lends itself to a continuous… — Willard Van Orman Quine Copy Share Image
It's as interesting and as difficult to say a thing well as to paint it. There is the art of lines and… — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
“Words aren’t just sounds and shapes. They’re meaning. That’s what language is: a protocol to transfer meaning...” — Max Berry Copy Share Image
“Duden Dictionary Meaning #4. Wort - Word: A meaningful unit of language / a promise / a short remark, statement, or conversation.… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“Creation takes place through words, a series of 'And God Saids' bringing each new stage of life into being. Language is God's… — Myla Goldberg Copy Share Image
When I was twenty I was in love with words, a wordsmith. I didn't know enough to know when people were letting… — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
God created us with sexual passion so that there would be language to describe what it means to cleave to him in… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The photograph is an undeniably powerful medium. Free from the constraints of language, and harnessing the unique qualities of a single moment… — Steve McCurry Copy Share Image
Indeed our words will remain lifeless, barren, devoid of any passion, until we die as a result of these words, whereupon our… — Sayyid Qutb Copy Share Image
I have issued the command, and I'll have anybody who utters but one word of criticism executed by a firing squad, that… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
Be able to describe anything visual, such as a street scene, in words that convey your meaning. — Marilyn vos Savant Copy Share Image
Men command fewer words than they have ideas to express, and language, as Jean Paul said, is a dictionary of faded metaphors. — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
“Only those who don't know the language of silence - express in words!” ” — Ramana Pemmaraju Copy Share Image
The affectation of some late authors to introduce and multiply cant words is the most ruinous corruption in any language. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
“The other day, I tried to remember what was the word for ‘dragonfly’ and couldn’t.” — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
Loving your language means a command of its vocabulary beyond the level of the everyday. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
