“Was. What does was actually mean? The verb to be. Past tense of is. Does it mean that someone is no longer… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
A painting to me is primarily a verb, not a noun, an event first and only secondarily an image. — Elaine de Kooning Copy Share Image
“I have come to know sorrow's not noun but verb, something that, unlike living, by doing right you do less of.” — Kevin Young Copy Share Image
If there were a verb meaning "to believe falsely," it would not have any significant first person, present indicative. — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
“a guy whose name has become its own verb, and synonymous with trouble.” — Nicole Williams Copy Share Image
Leisure is not synonymous with time. Nor is it a noun. Leisure is a verb. I leisure. You leisure. — Mortimer Adler Copy Share Image
“My friend, love is a verb. Love—the feeling—is a fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
'Write' is almost the wrong verb for what I do. I think 'compose' is more accurate because you're trying to make the… — Robert Pinsky Copy Share Image
Almost any word can be drafted to serve as a verb, even words we think of as eternal and unchanging, stuck in… — Erin McKean Copy Share Image
parenting isn't a noun but a verb--an ongoing process instead of an accomplishment. And that no matter how many years you put… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“Quote' is a verb; 'quotation', a noun. Lazy tongues attached to empty minds have taken the distinction from us. Before we lament,… — D.F. Downing Copy Share Image
I am a verb. I am that I amNouns exist because there is a created universe and physical reality, but if the… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
Whatever you want to say, there is only one word to express it, only one verb to give it movement, only one… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“Faith is not just something you have. Faith is something you do. It can turn a noun into a verb quicker than… — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
Gratefulness is a double-edged sword. Because I think we've poured it into a feeling. And the batter of gratitude gets kind of… — Abigail Spencer Copy Share Image
Whatever one wishes to say, there is one noun only by which to express it, one verb only to give it life,… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
Objections to verbification in English tend to be motivated by personal taste, not clarity. Verbed words are usually easily understood. When a… — Erin McKean Copy Share Image
“I," she [the Holy Spirit] opened her hands to include Jesus and Papa, "I am a verb. I am that I am.… — Wm. Paul Young Copy Share Image
“But do you know what the most important verb in the English language is? It is the verb to be. I am,… — Tess Hilmo Copy Share Image
A novel is utterly your own creation, a very private process. I think of a novel as a noun and a screenplay… — Deborah Moggach Copy Share Image
“Respect the verbs in your life. Life is a verb. Live is a verb. Live Life. Action verbs bring life to writing.… — Jerriann Wayahowl Law Copy Share Image
“If the Britannica has taught me anything, it's to be more careful. I don't want to turn into an unseemly noun or… — A.J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
![“I," she [the Holy Spirit] opened her hands to include Jesus and Papa, "I am a verb. I am that I am. I will be who I will be. I am a verb! I am alive, dynamic, ever active and moving. I am a being verb. And as my very essence is a verb, I am more attuned to verbs than nouns. Verbs such as…” quote by Wm. Paul Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/wm-paul-young-12559_holy-spirit_i-she-the-holy-spirit-opened-her-hands-t_256675.jpg)
