Word Quotes

9067 Word quotes by 4674 unique authors

Avoid using the word 'very' because it's lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don't use very sad, use morose. Language was… — Robin Williams
I've chosen to get the word out to women, especially young women, that tobacco is not glamorous - it's addictive and smoking takes a serious… — Mena Suvari
People confuse the word cynicism with the word skepticism. One is “you’re not gonna pay attention to anything, think everything’s screwed up, nothing’s ever gonna… — Bill Nye
I'm always disappointed when I see the word 'Puritan' tossed around as shorthand for a bunch of generic, boring, stupid, judgmental killjoys. Because to me,… — Sarah Vowell
If I'm not at my study by 10:00, 10:30, forget it, I can't write a word. — Peter O'Toole
I used to have to do readings in church, and it was terrifying. I would never have my glasses. The words are printed so small… — Jim Gaffigan
I've always thought of fat as just a descriptive word — Camryn Manheim
I wonder what the world would be like if everybody walked their talk; if word was married with deed; promises delivered by action. — Tom Hiddleston
I bought a new Japanese car, I turned on the radio ... I don't understand a word they're saying. — Rodney Dangerfield
If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor of today's statecraft.) Instead, read… — George Will
Did you know that the word person comes from the Latin word persona, which means mask? So maybe being human means we invite spectators to… — John Cusack
The Bible talks about your spirit being immortal, that you were created for existence beyond your physical body. Well, that's no different from Scientology! I… — Will Smith
The word God asks a question and then answers it before there is any chance to wonder. — Miranda July
The word [jazz] never lost its association with those New Orleans bordellos. In the 1920s I used to try to convince Fletcher Henderson that we… — Duke Ellington
On becoming more acquainted with the word of the Bible, I began to understand so much more of what I had been taught, and of… — Duke Ellington
It does look like it's almost like South Africa to this extent: You have a white - what's the word - feeble minority. It's losing… — Chris Matthews
Any woman who can’t say a four-letter word sometimes is deceitful. — Fanny Brice
I still don't like the word agnostic. It's too fancy. I'm simply not a believer. But, as simple as this notion is, it confuses some… — Alan Alda
The only power you have is the word no — Frances McDormand
Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt privileged to be paid for doing what I love doing. — Barbara Stanwyck
Cancelled isn't a bad word because it happens everyday. — Wayne Brady
If I hear the word 'retire,' it makes me want to throw up. And then do what? Sit around all day watching television? — Joan Collins
I never understood a word John Cassavetes said. And I think he did that deliberately. — Peter Falk
Fake is not a word I like to use because there's nothing fake about what I do. It's a show, it's a predetermined outcome; we're putting… — Chris Jericho
Just one more word. If I ever run into any of you bums on the street corner, just let's pretend we never met before. — William Holden

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