Words Quotes
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The earliest English attempts at rhyming probably included words whose agreement is so slight that it deserves the name of mere 'assonance' rather than that of actual rhyme.
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I think so much of writing is an instinct, or a feel for a scene, or a feel for a character. You have to put into words the word 'tone,' which I think is thrown around a lot and can mean a hundred different things, but communicating that to other people is definitely a challenge.
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My first job was four words in 'Family Matters.' It was huge!
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Instead of explaining the sober facts of mechanics and electricity, I want to say a few words about the debt which we owe to youth; and with your permission I shall consider you as representing here not only the academic youth of Sweden nor even of Europe but also of America.
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People assume that the meaning of a song is vested in the lyrics. To me, that has never been the case. There are very few songs that I can think of where I remember the words.
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In the past some of the most influential Jewish, Christian and Muslim theologians, such as Maimonides, Aquinas and Ibn Sina, made it clear that it was very difficult to speak about God, because when we confront the ultimate, we are at the end of what words or thoughts can do.
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Perhaps things are not things but words: metaphors, words for other things.
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I have this peculiar ability to be able to anticipate mouth movements on screen and fill them with words or sound.
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Over the years, a number of people have asked me why I tend to write at this great length. I've put some thought into the answer, and it can be boiled down one word: consequences. Well, maybe two words: consequences and characters. Or perhaps, consequences, characters, and the subconscious mind - above all the subconscious mind.
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The real issue is not whether two and two make four or whether two and two make five, but whether life advances by men who love words or men who love living.
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I swallowed down all the words, until they knotted up in my throat, and now I'm choking on I love you's and please don't go's.
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I love British cursing - the cadence of it, the joy in the sound of the words, and the vulgarity of it.
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Socrates gave a lifetime to the outpouring of his substance in the shape of the greatest benefits bestowed on all who cared to receive them. In other words, he made those who lived in his society better men and sent them on their way rejoicing.
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I'm at a loss for words. But even my loss is amplified.
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Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
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Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses.
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To all the politicians, donors and special interests, hear these words from me today: there is only one core issue in the immigration debate and it is this: the well-being of the American people. Nothing even comes a close second.
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The words of Christ are of more worth than the opinions of all the physicians in the universe.
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A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
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Music is such an inspiration to me. I love it when it completes a story, along with the words and image.
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Dreams can be like charades in which we act out words rather than see or speak them.
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When you use words loosely, without care and consideration, you erode trust in yourself and in what you're saying. When you squander words, you diminish your power.
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The material came bubbling up inside like a geyser or an oil gusher. It streamed up of its own accord, down my arm and out of my fountain pen in a torrent of six thousand words a day.
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The ultimate goal of therapy... it's too hard a question. The words come to me like tranquility, like fulfillment, like realizing your potential.
