Damn Quote by William Allen White

Very' is such a strong word...

— Anonymous

Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.

— Mark Twain

"Very" is the most useless word in the English language and can always come out. More than useless, it is treacherous because it invariably…

— Florence King

“So 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.…

— Tom Schulman

Words can be very powerful. I find them very difficult.

— Bryan Ferry

I do not say correct or savory. I do not say seemly or even natural. I say serious. Sensationally serious. Unspeakably serious. Solemnly, recklessly,…

— Philip Roth

I'm sick of it when people start to say it: 'Aren't you amazing?' If they start to say it, I hit them.

— Anne Reid

True greatness is when your name is like ampere, watt, and fourier-when it's spelled with a lower case letter.

— Richard Hamming

Gentle words, quiet words, are after all the most powerful words. They are more convincing, more compelling, more prevailing.

— Washington Gladden

The words you speak are powerful. Especially the words you speak to yourself.

— Robin Sharma

Words are powerful.

— Sage Northcutt

Subtle impressions for which words are quite too coarse a medium.

— George Eliot