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title: "10 Words Usually Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [“Negative words other than not are usually strong:”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-strunk-jr-2/negative-words-other-than-not-are-usually-strong/)

[William Strunk Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-strunk-jr-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/william-strunk-jr-2-40477_language_negative-words-other-than-not-are-usuall_2087264.jpg)

> [“Poetic words are usually more stimulating than accurate. Taking them too seriously is a mistake.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taona-dumisani-chiveneko/poetic-words-are-usually-more-stimulating-than-accurate-taking-them/)

[Taona Dumisani Chiveneko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taona-dumisani-chiveneko/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebf/taona-dumisani-chiveneko-15642_africa_poetic-words-are-usually-more-stimulatin_2122382.jpg)

> [The truest words, are usually not what the human ear wants to hear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaiah-harden-me/the-truest-words-are-usually-not-what-the-human-ear-wants-to-hear/)

[Isaiah Harden (Me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaiah-harden-me/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d27/isaiah-harden-me-7243_being-true-to-yourse_the-truest-words-are-usually-not-what-th_104556.jpg)

> [People generally express more in between their sentences when they're not speaking. Words are usually there to disguise who someone is or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heath-ledger/people-generally-express-more-in-between-their-sentences-when-they-re/)

[Heath Ledger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heath-ledger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/heath-ledger-4390_disguise_people-generally-express-more-in-between_2630343.jpg)

> [“But what about the horses? Have they always had horses here?" "Probably. Colonial words usually have horses; they're cheap local transportation,self-replicating.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-moon/but-what-about-the-horses-have-they-always-had-horses-here-probably/)

[Elizabeth Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-moon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a25/elizabeth-moon-9310_colonial_but-what-about-the-horses-have-they-alwa_3086843.png)

> [Fears, indecision, and frustration feed on words. Without words they usually stop. . . . Words are at times good for looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-prather/fears-indecision-and-frustration-feed-on-words-without-words-they/)

[Hugh Prather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-prather/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/hugh-prather-3404_fear_fears-indecision-and-frustration-feed-on_634497.png)

> [Where I can preach I do preach and where I can't I still preach with love but just not the normal words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-vujicic/where-i-can-preach-i-do-preach-and-where-i-can-t-i-still-preach-with/)

[Nick Vujicic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-vujicic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e2/nick-vujicic-1681_church_where-i-can-preach-i-do-preach-and-where_1824399.png)

> [“(In response to the question: What is your least favorite word?) It's three words that we usually use as one: woulda, shoulda,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/in-response-to-the-question-what-is-your-least-favorite-word-it-s/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/379/dustin-hoffman-4662_three-words_in-response-to-the-question-what-is-your_77647.jpg)

> [I think people talk too much; that's the truth of the matter. I do. I don't believe in words. People use too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelangelo-antonioni/i-think-people-talk-too-much-that-s-the-truth-of-the-matter-i-do-i/)

[Michelangelo Antonioni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelangelo-antonioni/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f07/michelangelo-antonioni-4776_ask-me_i-think-people-talk-too-much-that-s-the_1029684.png)

> [If the rules of a language are followed, words usually make sense. But these very rules can stir the impulse to rebel.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joanna-scott/if-the-rules-of-a-language-are-followed-words-usually-make-sense-but/)

[Joanna Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanna-scott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d9/joanna-scott-21641_after_if-the-rules-of-a-language-are-followed_2753088.jpg)

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