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Word Quotes

Short lines built around the weight of a single word.

These quotes look at how one word can carry more than its dictionary entry suggests, including the idea that tolerance sometimes functions as a disguised form of indifference. Others note that everyday terms, like entrepreneur, arrived in English as borrowed language. For a lighter take on wordplay, see our Riddles page.

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For hostile word let hostile word be paid.

Quotes by Aeschylus

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The word which denotes the act of baptizing, according to the usage of Greek writers, uniformly signifies or implies immersion.

Quotes by Adoniram Judson

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I don't want to hear the word 'can't.'

Quotes by Abby Lee Miller

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'Entrepreneur' is a French word.

Quotes by Xavier Niel

Another Quotes

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Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.

William Shakespeare

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I love the word 'resonance.'

Quotes by William Sanderson

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Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God.

Quotes by William Ames

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Meaning is what essence becomes when it is divorced from the object of reference and wedded to the word.

Quotes by Willard Van Orman Quine

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I don't take a scene or word for granted.

Quotes by Walton Goggins

Bad Quotes

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Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham

A few lines here argue that speech means little unless it lines up with what a person actually does. Browse related themes in our Bad quotes or the God collection.