Destitute Quote by Ambrose Bierce

Why are there five syllables in the word “monosyllabic”?

— Steven Wright

Just as there are polysyllabic words that say very little, so there are also monosyllabic words of infinite meaning.

— Anonymous

A slavish concern for the composition of words is the sign of a bankrupt intellect. Be gone, odious wasp! You smell of decayed syllables.

— Norton Juster

You don't get to be a respected intellectual by uttering truisms in monosyllables.

— Noam Chomsky

It is permissible with certain precautions to speak in print of coitus, but it is not permissible to employ the monosyllabic synonym for this…

— Bertrand Russell

“A slavish concern for the composition of words is the sign of a bankrupt intellect.”

— Norton Juster

A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence and refinement so they think they will impress others with their command…

— Barbara Walters

There may be no more-radioactive term in the English language than what we now almost always refer to as the 'n-word' - itself a…

— Jeffrey Kluger

Words are just words that spit out of a persons mouth unless they give them definition by showing actions that give the same meaning.

— Megan

Words seem like drops of water in a stream that has its own wholeness and its own motion.

— Donald Hall

Often I am struck in amazement about a word: I suddenly realize that the complete arbitrariness of our language is but a part of…

— Christian Morgenstern

Uncontrollable mouth with uncontrollable words can personaly harm you .

— Mitch Alapan