Verb Quotes

184 quotes by 149 authors

Many dog owners believe that as much as 60 percent of their pet's brain is set aside solely to demonstrate applications of the verb "to… — Stanley Coren
J, n. A consonant in English, but some nations use it as a vowel . . . from a Latin verb, "jacere", "to throw," because… — Ambrose Bierce
Theater used to be a verb; it used to be an act. But nowadays it is just a noun. It is a place. — Martha Graham
Never use 'submit' as a verb for sending work to magazine or book publishers; say 'offer,' and never, ever submit. Keep your knees unbent. Be… — Frederick Busch
In these cases, where there is an unjust aggression, I can only say that it is licit to stop the unjust aggressor,... I underscore the… — Pope Francis
Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue... I once noticed Mary McCarthy ending a line of dialogue with "she asseverated" and had… — Elmore Leonard
Whatever you want to say, there is only one word to express it, only one verb to give it movement, only one adjective to qualify… — Guy de Maupassant
To me, Faith is not just a noun but also a verb — Jimmy Carter
Mother is not a title. Mother is a verb. It is not who you are. It's what you do. — Shonda Rhimes
I just love learning. I think learning is how you live. The verb of my life is learning. — Louis C. K.
In Spanish there is a word for which I can't find a counterword in English. It is the verb VACILAR... It does not mean vacillating… — John Steinbeck
A trick I picked up from reading Frank Miller scripts: ... He tended to always start his panel caps sometimes with a general noun and… — Matt Fraction
Waiting for the German verb is surely the ultimate thrill. — Flann O'Brien
My Spanish is getting a little bit loose. Sometimes I go to Spain and after I've been talking with my folks for a while... you… — Antonio Banderas
The world's favorite verb is 'get'. The verb of the Christian is 'give' — Billy Graham
Mother is a verb, not a noun. — Shonda Rhimes
Theres only three things [Giuliani] mentions in a sentenceâ€”a noun, a verb, and 9/11 — Joe Biden
Love is more than a word. It's a noun and a verb. — LeCrae
The whole of nature, as has been said, is a conjugation of the verb to eat, in the active and in the passive. — William Ralph Inge
Consider incompleteness as a verb. — Anne Carson

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