Verbal Quotes

264 Verbal quotes by 223 unique authors

A great piece of comedy is a verbal magic trick. — Chris Bliss
If I could express the same thing with words as with music, I would, of course, use a verbal expression. Music is something autonomous and… — Jean Sibelius
Dharma has several connotations in South Asian religions, but in Buddhism it has two basic, interrelated meanings: dharma as 'teaching' as found in the expression… — Taitetsu Unno
Once you have tasted the nectar of Silence, then whether your eyes are open or closed does not matter. Once you have tasted the nectar… — Vimala Thakar
The quality of everything we do: our physical actions, our verbal actions, and even our mental actions, depends on our motivation. That's why it's important… — Dalai Lama
If someone offers you a gift, and you decline to accept it, the other person still owns that gift. The same is true of insults… — Steve Pavlina
Critical words to a child are as painful and damaging as being physically hit. They are verbal slaps in the face. Usually, critical words are… — Beverly Engel
Knowledge, or verbal facility, is no proof that you know what you're talking about. — Terence McKenna
To the man with an ear for verbal delicacies- the man who searches painfully for the perfect word, and puts the way of saying a… — H. L. Mencken
Nobody Beats Us! served as our main trigger... We practiced using trigger words, private verbal keys, which unlocked certain thoughts for us. We had a… — Brad Alan Lewis
George W. Bush cannot out-talk Al Gore. Period. Mr. Gore thinks faster on his feet and is much more verbal. So if that is the… — Bill O'Reilly
An important fact about verbal behavior is that speaker and listener may reside within the same skin. — B.F. Skinner
The simplest and most satisfactory view is that thought is simply behavior - verbal or nonverbal, covert or overt. It is not some mysterious process… — B.F. Skinner
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated."Mark McCormack, Author and sports entrepreneur"Psychologists tell us that money is a satisfier, not… — John Baldoni
Architecture is involved with the world, but at the same time it has a certain autonomy. This autonomy cannot be explained in terms of traditional… — Thom Mayne
Unless you make tremendous efforts, you will not be convinced that effort will take you nowhere. The self is so self-confident that unless it is… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Communicate with visual literacy - Make good use of all the non-verbal ways of communication - color, shape, form, texture. — Marty Sklar
It is important to understand that counterproducti ve actions of body, speech and mind do not arise of their own accord, but spring up in… — Dalai Lama
I had some wonderful dreaming meetings. I can't tell you specifically what they've been in the recent months. In the past they've been verbal kinds… — Judy Collins
We are sick with fascination for the useful tools of names and numbers, of symbols, signs, conceptions and ideas. Meditation is therefore the art of… — Alan Watts
If you want to create vital, long-lasting love, you must become a master of verbal & nonverbal appreciation — Gay Hendricks
I wasn't attractive, I wasn't very verbal, I wasn't very smart in school. I wasn't anything that showed the world I was something special, but… — Patti Smith
A compliment is verbal sunshine. — Robert Orben
Many people are being persuaded that they cannot be considered intelligent or well educated if they insist on the doctrine of the verbal inspiration of… — Alan Redpath
Don’t let any emotional thought concerning success or failure, fame or gain, overtake you, and don’t dwell upon them. Give up your personal shortcomings, such… — Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

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