Language Just Quote by Tracy Morgan

I scourge both flesh and spirit because I know that I have offended in both flesh and spirit.

— Peter Damian

“As social phenomena, languages are tied up in world of unequal power relations, gaining or losing status not based on technical linguistic grounds but…

— H. Sammy Alim and Geneva Smitherman

It's hard to describe one's own alchemy that makes one into a writer, but I definitely think American language is so interesting, and specifically…

— Kevin Young

But as he grew older, he learned that a word was a powerful thing. An insult didn't have to be shouted to bleed; a…

— Jodi Picoult

I've learned that my word carries weight, and that's something I have to always have to keep in mind.

— Carmen Carrera

“You are learned in the Word of God--And if you know His Word, you know His Will.”

— Will Eisner

“As he grew older, he learned that a word was a powerful thing. An insult didn’t have to be shouted at you to make…

— Jodie Picoult

I learned the word non-conformist in fourth grade and immediately announced that I would grow up to become one.

— Nick Offerman

When you get called the n-word, as a black person you can do anything. It's like getting a gold star in Super Mario Brothers…

— Donald Glover

When I say the n-word, black people are clear that I'm on their side. And it's not disingenuous - I am on black people's…

— Neal Brennan

“I maintain that any writer of a book is fully authorised in attaching any meaning he likes to a word or phrase he intends…

— Lewis Carroll

Somebody told a lie one day. They couched it in language. They made everything Black ugly and evil. Look in your dictionaries and see…

— Martin Luther King, Jr