Better Word Quotes

36 quotes by 32 authors

And for me anyway, consciousness is three components: a personal component which for lack of a better word we can call the soul. A collective… — Deepak Chopra
Every now and then, I'll meet an escapee, someone who has broken free of self-centeredness and lit out for the territory of compassion. You've met… — Marc Ian Barasch
Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies and cuts through to the essence of the evolutionary… — Michael Douglas
You're dealing in magic-it's this intangible thing that has to happen. And to seek it out too much might not be a good idea. Because,… — Tom Petty
Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. — Michael Douglas
I like real art. It's difficult to define 'real' but it is the best word for describing what I like to get out of art… — Frank Stella
Greed-for lack of a better word-is good. Greed is right. Greed works. — Oliver Stone
How has The Grand Illusion held up over the years? It is not enough to say that it has retained its power. Not only has… — Andre Bazin
Perhaps the better word is emotional yes, I am an emotional man — Gyorgy Ligeti
For lack of a better word, acting is therapeutic. You really are breaking down barriers, exorcising demons and finding more out about yourself. — Charlie Bewley
But, in fact, materialism is among the most problematic of philosophical standpoints, the most impoverished in its explanatory range, and among the most willful and… — David Bentley Hart
The films that I really enjoy now are films that are made by, for wont of a better word, mavericks. — Peter Mullan
When God would make His name known to mankind, He could find no better word than "I AM." "I am that I am," says God,… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
I like - there's a better word for it, but I like the danger that a comic brings to a role. It has a feeling,… — Todd Phillips
The universe can best be pictured as consisting of pure thought, the thought of what for want of a better word we must describe as… — James Jeans
The more deeply I search for the roots of the global environmental crisis, the more I am convinced that it is an outer manifestation of… — Al Gore
Your passion must be tempered with patience. Maybe long-suffering patience would be a better word. — Jack White
I pissed off Greeks, particularly in my family, for years to come, because I popularized the word "malaka," which hitherto had not been known outside… — John Kapelos
My doctor said, for want of a better word, now that we've got medicines out here that can help, let's put you on one of… — Teri Garr
I have more contact with people who consume, for lack of a better word, my product than any other performers. — Penn Jillette

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