Words Mean Quotes

61 quotes by 50 authors

I have a hard time articulating the emotional experience of working on a film. Even when I have meetings on films or discussing them with… — Amy Adams
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning. — Maya Angelou
Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That's the only thing. — Ernest Gaines
There are a lot of latchkey kids. I don't want to be sitting there when a guy blurts something out over the TV and have… — Doug Ose
Lyrically, 'less words mean more' is a pretty good rule of thumb. Try to cut out the fat and get to the meat of what… — Chris Stapleton
I never said a word against eminent men of science. What I complain of is a vague popular philosophy which supposes itself to be scientific… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself. Basically, it's made up of two separate words â€” mank and… — Jack Handey
Yes and no are very powerful words. Mean them when you say them. Respect them when you hear them. — Michael Josephson
Words mean nothing to liberals. They say whatever will help advance their cause at the moment, switch talking points in a heartbeat, and then act… — Ann Coulter
Words mean more than we mean to express when we use them: so a whole book ought to mean a great deal more than the… — Lewis Carroll
Learn your linesâ€¦ plant your feetâ€¦ look the other actor in the eyeâ€¦ say the wordsâ€¦ mean them. — James Cagney
You invented the words, and you gave me a dictionary and you said, 'These are what the words mean.' Well, this is what they mean… — Charles Manson
I love words very much. I've always loved to talk, and I've always love words â€” the words that rest in your mouth, what words… — Martha Graham
I was at the front for thirteen months, and by the end of that time the sharpest perceptions had become dulled, the greatest words mean. — Ernst Toller
We fret about words, we writers. Words mean. Words point. They are arrows. Arrows stuck in the rough hide of reality. And the more portentous,… — Susan Sontag
A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it... By using words well they strengthen their souls. — Ursula K. Le Guin
A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth… — Ursula K. Le Guin
When I use a word,â€™ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, â€˜it means just what I choose it to mean â€” neither more… — Lewis Carroll
It is a magic book. Words mean things. When you put them together they speak. Yes, sometimes they flatten out and nothing they say is… — Samuel R. Delany
If every life is a river, then it's little wonder that we do not even notice the changes that occur until we are far out… — Alice Hoffman

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