Words Quotes

There's a whole lot of songs that men just can't do. The words are from another time and represent too much of an emotional commitment, whereas women can say that because of who they are.

The words of truth are simple.

It was a very emotional dinner... Everyone shared personal stories about her and gave her words of encouragement and inspiration. Everyone tried to remain positive.

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.

Some words having to do with the death of the people in the World Trade Center attack had been added, and when I got to it, I had this overwhelmingly emotional experience. I struggled to get through the words; tears were streaming down my cheeks.

When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

The history of nations shows that words are not always immediately followed by action.

The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability. I can't worry about that.

Within speech, words are subject to a kind of relation that is independent of the first and based on their linkage: these are syntagmatic relations, of which I have spoken.

Words are all we have.

Poetry is the communication through words of certain experiences that can be communicated in no other way.

The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

You must realize that I was suffering from love and I knew him as intimately as I knew my own image in a mirror. In other words, I knew him only in relation to myself.

I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is all. Whether those words are put in the mouth of this or that character does not matter to me.

Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die? Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom.

I've been asked to say a couple of words about my husband, Fang. How about short and cheap?

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

I hope that by going to visit the pope I have enabled everybody to see that the words Catholic and Protestant, as ordinarily used, are completely out of date. They are almost always used now purely for propaganda purposes. That is why so much trouble is caused by them.

The quality of the writing, really. Simple as that. Beautiful words. It's very nice as a singer to do great songs, which have wonderful lyrics and strong feelings underneath the song.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

And doing so you can recreate yourself and you can also come up with something that is not only original and creative and artistic, but also maybe even decent, or moral if I can use words like that, or something that's like basically good.

Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind.

Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.

I clearly understood the concept of wise use before I ever heard the actual words, for my father wouldn't allow us to waste anything.

I take sounds and change them into words.

There is one thing that matters, to set a chime of words tinkling in the minds of a few fastidious people.

We've been taught to believe that actions speak louder than words. But I think words speak pretty loud all of our lives; we carry these words in our head.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

Words are important to me, but a song can work and function and be a good song with words that are fairly standard. But really great lyrics can't rescue a dog of a song.

Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character.