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No poet will ever take the written word as a substitute for the spoken word; he knows that it is on the spoken word, and… — Lascelles Abercrombie
The spoken word vanished with the wind. Likewise, the unrecorded life disappears as if it never existed. — Iris Chang
There is a still place, a gap between the worlds, spoken by the tribal knowings of thousands of years. In it are silent flyings that… — Linda Hogan
Writing comes into being to retain information across time and across space. Before writing, communication is evanescent and local; sounds carry a few yards and… — James Gleick
I have spoken to a whole group of millionaires, head executives at Microsoft. Boy did I chew those guys out. — Jack LaLanne
The cynics were watchdogs terrifying malefactors. They tried to expose falseness and conceit. That's why their name is still spoken with a snarl. — Petr Skrabanek
A truly successful person is some one , whose failures are equally spoken as his success. — Gopichand Lagadapati
I have spoken to Paul and he is now talking to his family and seeing where his future lies, whether it be here or back… — Nigel Worthington
My sister and my brother, of whom I have not spoken before, were considerably older than I; it seemed almost as if we belonged to… — Pierre Loti
Words spoken about the Way have no taste. When looked at, there's not enough to see. When listened to, there's not enough to hear. When… — Laozi
Indeed if we Christians so tell our story that Judaism is silenced, then we have not spoken rightly of Christ. — Timothy Radcliffe
The right word fitly spoken is a precious rarity. — John Boyle O'Reilly
It's always strange to read the things you've hoped for in the past because by now those hopes may be spoken for or gone, transformed… — Andrew McMahon
Indeed our survival and liberation depend upon our recognition of the truth when it is spoken and lived by the people. If we cannot recognize… — James H. Cone
It was decided almost two hundred years ago that English should be the language spoken in the United States. It is not known, however, why… — George Mikes
I've never used performance-enhancing drugs of any kind, and I never will. I've never met or spoken with Tony Bosch or used any substances provided… — Gio Gonzalez
At the time when talk of war, intimidation, and aggression is exchanged between politicians, the name of their country, Iran, is spoken here through her… — Asghar Farhadi
I believe that one key to success is to accept truth, no matter how it's spoken. — Robert Kiyosaki
'Speak when you're spoken to!' The Queen sharply interrupted her. 'But if everybody obeyed that rule,' said Alice, who was always ready for a little… — Lewis Carroll
Jesus is happy to come with us, as truth is happy to be spoken, as life to be lived, as light to be lit, as… — Francis of Assisi
. . . children - not kids. Kids are goats. I've always spoken of my children as children. — Mickey Rooney
The spoken word converts individual knowledge into mutual knowledge, and there is no way back once you've gone over that cliff. Saying nothing was more… — Karen Joy Fowler
A good poem is a tautology. It expands one word by adding a number which clarify it, thus making a new word which has never… — Alasdair Gray
The spoken reverie of substances calls matter to birth, to life, to spirituality. — Gaston Bachelard
In the deep, unwritten wisdom of life there are many things to be learned that cannot be taught. We never know them by hearing them… — Anthony Hope

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