Language Quote by Charlotte Forten Grimke

When we read, we fancy we could be martyrs; when we come to act, we cannot bear a provoking word.

— Hannah More

It's an unnecessary burden to try to think of words and also worry at the same time whether they're the right words.

— Peter Elbow

I am talking about anything that is a provocation - ignore it. When something falls under freedom of expression, you can read it and…

— Tariq Ramadan

Say 'provoking' again. Your mouth looks provocative when you do.

— Becca Fitzpatrick

“You admit you're doing this on purpose?" "This?" "This - provoking me." "Say 'provoking' again. Your mouth looks provocative when you do.”

— Becca Fitzpatrick

It is ripe and right time to show that words have actual power lests power becomes so dominent that it shows there are no…

— Anuj Somany

Sometimes, words are twisted and don't reach people in their intended way.

— Dani Alves

There are some that only employ words for the purpose of disguising their thoughts.

— Voltaire

There are occasions when the simplest and fewest words surpass in effect all the wealth of rhetorical amplification.

— George Henry Lewes

“Words have power. They can save, cure, uplift, devastate, deflate, and kill. And unconscious priming with words influences pro- and antisocial behaviors.”

— Robert M. Sapolsky

It is possible to have words come to your mind, and still refrain from speaking them aloud.

— Orson Scott Card

“If words allow themselves to be handled, it is with the help of infinite carefulness. One has to welcome them, listen to the, before…

— Paul Nouge