Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly. Ninon de L'Enclos escapeflatterprepare Change image and share on social
Words should be employed as the means, not the end; language is the instrument, conviction is the work. Joshua Reynolds convictionemployend Change image and share on social
Words signify man's refusal to accept the world as it is. Herbert Kaufman acceptmanrefusal Change image and share on social
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them. Nathaniel Hawthorne combinedictionaryevil Change image and share on social
Words such as truth, art, veracity, or anything are stupid in themselves. Marcel Duchamp artstupidtruth Change image and share on social
Words that add no new information or aren't repeated for emphasis are just padding. A sentence may carry three or five or eight of them, each one as unnoticeable as an extra two ounces on your hips but collectively adding up to a large burden of fat. Nancy Kress addburdencarry share on social
Words that are carefully framed and spoken are the most powerful means of communication there is. Nancy Duarte carefullycommunicationframe Change image and share on social
Words that are saturated with lies or atrocity, do not easily resume life. George Steiner atrocityeasilylie Change image and share on social
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power. Amy Tan amazechillyconjure Change image and share on social