Word Quotes

'Yes' is a far more potent word than 'no' in American politics. By adopting the positions which animate the political agenda for the other side, one can disarm them and leave them sputtering with nothing to say.

A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.

The worst thing is always thinking of titles for records, with some reason behind them, and she just came out with the word, which she thought was a good word, a hard word, and since then we've sort of attached loads of meaning to it.

Every word or concept, clear as it may seem to be, has only a limited range of applicability.

A final word: I am not knowledgeable about the internet. I do not have a computer. I guess that at 74 years of age, I don't have the patience to learn.

The word, and the concept of feminism, was a gift because it gave me a sense of identity and a way of defining how I wished to live my life.

The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them.

They are no longer going to serve you well. You have to commit. I think the biggest word is commit. I hear women say to me all the time, and men - I want to, I want to.

In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.

She needs to seem tough, and whatever Hillary's weaknesses, tough is a pretty good word to describe her.

I had a very tough childhood. I came here from Italy in the '70s and didn't speak a word of English, so the kids at school tormented me. Truly, it was horrifying the names they called me, and the teachers never really did a thing to stop it.

Unlike scientism, science in the true sense of the word is open to unbiased investigation of any existing phenomena.

There's only one word for that - magic darts!

For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation.

I utter this word with deepest affection and from the very bottom of my heart.

You can be interested in a Jane Smiley novel whether or not anyone says a word. She enters into her characters' thoughts with great understanding and depth.

We've all been around love enough to know how lucky we are. I've never seen anybody have a cross word on the set, and I'm there a lot. All the women just got brand-new trailers, so they're happy.

If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?

A sitcom. I hate that word.

From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now.

Films are hard to make and I think the word indulge really leads one to believe that it's an easy sort of business and it's really extremely difficult.

The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation.

After the advent of the written word, the masses who could not - or were not permitted to - read, were given sermons by the few who could.

It's really difficult for me. Language, I am sorry that I haven't. I think I just always expected that you learn a word in place of a word and when I discovered how difficult the grammar was and learning that was very discouraging for me.

I defy anyone to produce any evidence that the word 'happy' has ever crossed my lips. I am not now, nor have I ever been, 'happy.'

They went into stores to get food to stay alive. Looting isn't the right word. I call it survival.

I can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll.

It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts.

The Word of God well understood and religiously obeyed is the shortest route to spiritual perfection. And we must not select a few favorite passages to the exclusion of others. Nothing less than a whole Bible can make a whole Christian.

When I think about my new CD, the word "joy" comes to mind. I sincerely hope that each listener will feel the earth, spirit, and aggressive creativity emanating from this album.