Body Quote by Fernando Pessoa

I am convinced that words are things, and we simply don't have the machinery to measure what they are. I believe that words are…

— Maya Angelou

“Was the life force something more than words, a tangible, mind-controlling potency? Was nature somehow, in him, maintaining its spark against its own encroachments?”

— Richard Matheson

Look for all fancy wordings and get rid of themAvoid all terms and expressions, old or new, that embody affectation.

— Jacques Barzun

Wording is everything. I can't stand people who underestimate the power of a well-worded phrase, or use words incorrectly.

— Anonymous

The IPCC 'policy summaries,' written by a small group of their political operatives, frequently contradict the work of the scientists that prepare the scientific…

— Peter Friedman

Reframing an extract as a quotation constitutes a kind of coauthorship. With no change in wording, the cited passage becomes different. I imagine that…

— Gary Saul Morson

I have a very hard time with this word 'non-violence,' because I don't believe that I am non-violent. ... Right now, I would love…

— Betty Williams

Of course, the truth is that the congresspersons are too busy raising campaign money to read the laws they pass. The laws are written…

— Dave Barry

All science requires mathematics. [Editors' summary of Bacon's idea, not Bacon's wording.]

— Roger Bacon

Muddy language is not confined to policies alone. Each of you has seen replies to simple questions in which the meaning was lost through…

— Omar N. Bradley

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…

— Robin Williams

When someone isn’t smart enough to express their frustration, they use dirty words. Those are words that describe a lack of intelligence. Smart people…

— Nouman Ali Khan