Important words Quote by Mortimer J. Adler Download Open image ““Find and interpreting the important words.”” — Mortimer J. Adler ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Important words Language
“Great understanding is broad and unhurried; little understanding is cramped and busy. Great words are clear and limpid; little words are shrill and quarrelsome.” — Chuang Chou Copy Share Image
“The purpose of words is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten.” — Jayne Bicker Copy Share Image
“words are powerful and dangerous things … all those who read are searching — they seek to fill the empty portions of their souls. It” — Shae Ford Copy Share Image
“With words at your disposal, you can see more clearly. Finding the words is another step in learning to see.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Not being able to find the right words at crucial times is one of my many problems.” — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Words are powerful. They too can be the agents of what is new, of what is conceivable and can be thought and let loose… — David Malouf Copy Share Image
“Words are a great influence in actions, feelings, and simply just the meaning behind it.” — Yi Copy Share Image
“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't being said. The art of reading between the lines is a life long quest… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“The characteristics of this kind of reading are perhaps summed up in the word “orthodox,” which is almost always applicable. The word comes from… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“We are not told, or not told early enough so that it sinks in, that mathematics is a language, and that we can learn… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“Even when you have been somewhat enlightened by what you have read, you are called upon to continue the serach for significance.” — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“Even a cursory perusal reveals a very great range of reference. There is hardly a single human action that has not been called—in one… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“Reading is like skiing. When done well, when done by an expert, both reading and skiing are graceful, harmonious, activities. When done by a… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“You must be able to say, with reasonable certainty, "I understand," before you can say "I agree," or "I disagree," or "I suspend judgment.” — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“We hope you have not made the error of supposing that to criticize is always to disagree. (...) To agree is just as much… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“The communion that can be achieved by human conversation is of great significance for our private lives...It is the spiritual parallel of the physical… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“Great speed in reading is a dubious achievement; it is of value only if what you have to read is not worth reading. A… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“Francis Bacon once remarked that “some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” Reading… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
I understand why we do that now. It’s a help, not a threat. It’s something to remind you how important words are. Ideas are… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
So what I don't say the three most important words that doesn't mean anything — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“History is so important. It has been said that the three most important words in the English language are “remember, remember, remember.” — Carl Richards Copy Share Image
Show your gratitude to them, let them know they are loved and not being taken for granted. Nice words are hard to say but… — Bubbles Copy Share Image
“Yes. Da ,' I corrected. 'Say it again.' 'What?"' His voice grew husky as he repeated his request. 'Say yes— in Russian —again.' I… — Shannon Delany Copy Share Image
He knows that the most important words in all languages are the small words. — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Be aware of how important words are in life and the effect they have on others. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I spent a month in India and where I learnt an important word for me, for everything that had come before and after, and… — George Ogilvie Copy Share Image
The Two Most Important Words In The World Are Honesty And Sincerity, If You Can Fake These You've Got It Made. — Groucho Marx Copy Share Image
“I once thought the three most important words in creation were ‘whatever proved necessary,’” he said. “And now?” she gasped against his mouth. “Now… — Gena Showalter Last Kiss Goodnight Copy Share Image
