Words Quotes
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My mum was a wonderful mother. She died, aged 80, of Alzheimer's disease, which was dreadful to watch. I remember she said to me: 'Believe in yourself because no one else is going to do it for you.' I'm sure a lot of my success is due to her words of advice.
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I can't put into words what I think about anything.
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I would not like to use big words to apply generic labels. It certainly contains elements that can favor peace, it also has other elements: we must always seek the best elements.
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Do you think you are protecting somebody by taking away seven words?
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I enjoy repartee and frequently engage in devil's advocacy. In short, when I talk to friends, I do not guard every word that I say because I think that I know they know that my commitment to equality and justice is real, and they would not twist my words or misinterpret what I am saying to them.
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The sounds and rhythms of words are really important to me.
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I write short, my words tight to the thread of the narrative.
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As far as "uncut" I think we all know that you guys cut up the special. Originally it was going to be 2 hours plus and it got chopped down so I said "we can't use those words because it's not going to represent me right".
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It is, in other words, time for a national oil change. That is apparent to anyone who has looked at our national dipstick.
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Words have a genealogy and it's easier to trace the evolution of a single word than the evolution of a language.
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Euthanasia is a long, smooth-sounding word, and it conceals its danger as long, smooth words do, but the danger is there, nevertheless.
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I love poetry. It's at the heart of everything I do. Poetry transforms what we call language, and uses language as the stuff to become something else. I get spun around by what happens in words. When that occurs, it inspires images that seem so original to me as an artist, even though I'm following what the poem has offered.
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Your love keeps me afloat but will remain the anchor in my soul... I don't really have words to describe how romantic I find that. Your love is what keeps me going, but it's also the anchor that keeps me close to you. I love it!
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I guess for me what is more significant than success is the nature of each of the songs and of the words.
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My father always told me, you can only be your own best. In other words, if you feel you've done your best, you've done well enough.
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When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
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As an actor, there is room for a certain amount of creativity, but you're always ultimately going to be saying somebody else's words. I don't think I'd have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but I'd love to write short stories and poetry, because those are my two passions.
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Hank Cochran was a man of very few words, but certainly the words that he chose were the right ones to use.
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Words cut through my skin, tears roll down my chin
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It's the circumstances of popular monarchy, the manner in which it's developed, and it is also the fault of the people who present her with this unquestioning adulation. In other words, it's their lack of a larger faith. Which makes them fasten onto, a purely earthly symbol.
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Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone, let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path.
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An SS came toward us wielding a club. He commanded:'Men to the left! Women to the right!'Eight words spoken quietly, indifferently, without emotion. Eight simple, short words. Yet that was the moment when I left my mother. There was no time to think, and I already felt my father's hand press against mine: we were alone.
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Stand-up was my entree into the entertainment world. I didn't have to act out somebody else's words. I could just stand there with a microphone, and nobody would interrupt me. It's the most narcissistic thing you could probably do.
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I was so embarrassed about mispronouncing words. I just knew how to smile.
