--- title: "9 Words Thing Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Words Thing quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Words Thing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/novalis-1989_character_character-and-fate-are-two-words-for-the_969671.jpg" --- > [Character and fate are two words for the same thing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/novalis/character-and-fate-are-two-words-for-the-same-thing/) [Novalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/novalis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/novalis-1989_character_character-and-fate-are-two-words-for-the_969671.jpg) > [“words...words were one thing. Actions were a totally different ballpark.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/words-words-were-one-thing-actions-were-a-totally-different-ballpark/) [Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/344/jennifer-l-armentrout-96_language_words-words-were-one-thing-actions-were_981934.jpg) > [Words are one thing, deeds are quite another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-bunin/words-are-one-thing-deeds-are-quite-another/) [Ivan Bunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-bunin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e1/ivan-bunin-34580_deeds_words-are-one-thing-deeds-are-quite-anot_3180915.png) > [Whatis the root of all these words? One thing: Love. But a love so deep and sweet it needed to express itself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/whatis-the-root-of-all-these-words-one-thing-love-but-a-love-so-deep/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75a/anonymous-1_color_whatis-the-root-of-all-these-words-one-t_264548.jpg) > [I don't place too much importance on words. It's always the last thing I do because I'm definitely more interested in mood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/i-don-t-place-too-much-importance-on-words-it-s-always-the-last-thing/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e42/jack-tatum-30304_importance_i-don-t-place-too-much-importance-on-wor_1603659.jpg) > [Words are very much my thing. I'm very picky and choosy with them. So, I kind of edit myself to the point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-rose/words-are-very-much-my-thing-i-m-very-picky-and-choosy-with-them-so-i/) [Caitlin Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/caitlin-rose-19308_kind_words-are-very-much-my-thing-i-m-very-pi_39552.jpg) > [Words are one thing - deeds something entirely different. Fine words are a mask to cover shady deeds. A sincere diplomat is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/words-are-one-thing-deeds-something-entirely-different-fine-words-are/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bc/joseph-stalin-1734_deeds_words-are-one-thing-deeds-something-enti_621405.jpg) > [“Offstage, I couldn't put things into words, and that was the one thing I'd always been able to rely on. Putting my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/offstage-i-couldn-t-put-things-into-words-and-that-was-the-one-thing/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/009/carrie-fisher-927_emotions_offstage-i-couldn-t-put-things-into-word_2442442.jpg) > [I think words are the thing that either triumphs for you, in your desire to communicate something, or fails. I love language…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudia-rankine/i-think-words-are-the-thing-that-either-triumphs-for-you-in-your/) [Claudia Rankine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudia-rankine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/claudia-rankine-10349_communicate_i-think-words-are-the-thing-that-either_1644420.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/words-thing/#itemlist", "name": "Words Thing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Character and fate are two words for the same thing", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Novalis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/novalis/character-and-fate-are-two-words-for-the-same-thing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/novalis-1989_character_character-and-fate-are-two-words-for-the_969671.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/novalis-1989_character_character-and-fate-are-two-words-for-the_969671.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/novalis-1989_character_character-and-fate-are-two-words-for-the_969671.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Character and fate are two words for the same thing” — Novalis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“words...words were one thing. 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