Disdain Quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley

I work in a world of words - words that inspire, words that persuade and, increasingly, words that can send the message that it…

— Chellie Pingree

A word too much always defeats its purpose.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

I hate false words, and seek with care, difficulty, and moroseness, those that fit the thing.

— Walter Savage Landor

As a poet and writer, I deeply love and I deeply hate words.

— June Jordan

The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character…

— George Washington

“I revere the word of God for I love its poetic force. I loathe the word of God for I hate its cruelty. The…

— Pascal Mercier

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

— Voltaire

Sometimes I know the meaning of a word but am tired of it and feel the need for an unfamiliar, especially precise or poetic…

— William Safire

I have nothing but contempt for anyone who can spell a word in only one way.

— Thomas Jefferson

Why has the word become such an uncomfortable one?

— Emma Watson

“The spectrum of hatred against “irregardless” might be unmatched. Everyone claims to hate the word “moist,” but the dislike is general and jokey: ew,…

— Kory Stamper

I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.

— Markus Zusak