“How could an alphabet—letters that didn't even mean anything by themselves—be important? But it was important. Our stories, our names, our alphabet.… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
I had problems getting my words out. If people spoke directly to me, I understood what they said. But when the grownups… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“I had many things to say, I did not have the words to say them. Painfully aware of my limitations, I watched… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“Men know how to read printed books; they do not know how to read the unprinted ones. They can play on a… — Kojisei Copy Share Image
I always panic on the first day of work. You can do all the Stanislavsky-backstory homework, but when that moment arrives and… — Richard E. Grant Copy Share Image
“You think what people say is what matters, an older friend told me long ago. You think it's all about words. Well,… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
“Our words are often only vague, inadequate descriptions of our thoughts. Something gets lost in translation every time we try to express… — Oliver Gaspirtz Copy Share Image
You know how some people write every day at a certain point? I'm not like that. I carry something around for a… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
Sweetheart,' 'darling,' 'luv.' I like these words; they fit me like a comfortable old pullover. I remember them from childhood; that's what… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
“By giving words the latitude she does, (Marianne) Van Hirtum emphasizes their contagious qualities: they become almost like viruses, with which it… — Michael Richardson Copy Share Image
Rove and his attorneys can parse the words all they want, but it is now clear that while Rove may not have… — Louise Slaughter Copy Share Image
An album is a whole universe, and the recording studio is a three-dimensional kind of art space that I can fill with… — Bat for Lashes Copy Share Image
For much of my career I had no authentic political voice. I had been campaigning all over the country not to change… — Bill Bradley Copy Share Image
When I was 13, I had these episodes where I could just see the world without any words attached to it, without… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
“We knew the difference between that which cannot be expressed and that which must. We understood that while words are a path… — Laura Bynum Copy Share Image
To be functionally fluent in a language, for instance, in most cases you need about 1,200 words. To acquire a total of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you're having trouble finishing a book, it might be that you're trying to fix it as you go. Just finish the… — Kimberly Willis Holt Copy Share Image
“Nothing as singular or as important had happened since the day of his birth. She returned his gaze, struck by the sense… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
When a poem is really finished, you can't change anything. You can't move words around. You can't say, 'In other words, you… — W. S. Merwin Copy Share Image
“If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The old footage of my dad, I always knew we were cut from the same cloth, because my dad was such a… — Juliette Lewis Copy Share Image
When public leaders turn public debates into words of war - 'enemies' 'go to hell' 'attack' - they are enabling the edgiest… — Charlie Baker Copy Share Image
Birdy never felt artistic inclination when armed with a marking implement. What came to her were words, always words, commentary and criticism… — Antonya Nelson Copy Share Image
It's the way I study - to understand something by trying to work it out or, in other words, to understand something… — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
I'm a comedic actor, not to mix words, but it's something I think about. A comedic actor. I like to think that… — Mike Myers Copy Share Image
“Can I make my words reach you? One single little word? In that case I would like it to be this word.… — Mons Kallentoft Copy Share Image
“Words are powerful. They are containers that can carry faith and love—or fear and hate. Words are so important, they can determine… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Young girls and boys from all around the world let me know their personal story, and I can feel their smile through… — Lizzie Velasquez Copy Share Image
I don't believe there is something called 'film' and something called 'theater,' and that words belong in the theater. Some rather bad… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
“Word-banning seems to be a trend of late. It's become fashionable to try to ban words we're uncomfortable with, which you really… — Andrew Heller Copy Share Image
Your questions refer to words; so I have to talk about words. You say:;: The point isn't the word, but its meaning,… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
'The Warmth of the Sun' was a very beautiful song that Brian and I wrote in the time period associated with President… — Mike Love Copy Share Image
“... but I love language. It is a living, breathing, evolving thing, and language has power. Whether in a song lyric, a… — Lily Velden Copy Share Image
Sometimes, reading my own media, the negativity can upset me, but I just deal with things on a positive basis. I mean,… — James Blunt Copy Share Image
Words can do wonderful things. They pound, purr. They can urge, they can wheedle, whip, whine. They can sing, sass, singe. They… — Gwendolyn Brooks Copy Share Image
Words form the thread on which we string our experiences. [Therefore be careful how you interpret your life. Don't think or speak… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
We cannot control the way people interpret our ideas or thoughts, but we can control the words and tones we choose to… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
Too many times I hesitate to say what's in my heart, because I have so much to say and I don't know… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
When we talk to somebody and we want to be nice or polite or show our more beautiful side, we try to… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
“When your voice is soft like snow, all the words you pick to show, that even your nothing can be a good… — Will Advise Copy Share Image
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