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Words Quotes

Words carry more weight than we plan for.

This set spans the everyday and the pointed - a playful warning about overusing absolute words like "always" and "never," and a reminder that English still has more words than any one person can hold in their head. Related reading in Good Quotes.

Fail I alone, in words and deeds? Why, all men strive and who succeeds?

Quotes by Robert Browning

The questions worth asking, in other words, come not from other people but from nature, and are for the most part delicate things easily drowned out by the noise of everyday life.

Quotes by Robert B. Laughlin

I like the rhythm of comedy in dramas, if that makes sense. In other words, I don't want to write setup, punch, setup, punch, where the joke dictates the scene; I want to find comedy in which the drama is...

Quotes by Rob Thomas

I won the World Championship as a novice. They're strong words and most people probably won't like that but I couldn't care.

Quotes by Rob Cross

I got into Shakespeare and all of that stuff in high school and then got out of it because it got too complicated. But all of those things just helped me to put words together. It gave me a different...

Quotes by Ro James

Rich kids gave us their old clothes. They were the best clothes we ever had. We were these very pure, naive, poor children. The rich kids called us a lot of names but it never bothered us because we didn't...

Quotes by River Phoenix

Have you ever heard a good joke? If you've ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then you're already on the way to poetry. It's about using words in very precise ways and using gesture.

Quotes by Rita Dove

I walked into this industry blond with red lips, and I will leave this industry blond with red lips. Mark my words.

Quotes by Rita Ora

The way you get better is putting words on the page and getting them behind you.

Quotes by Ridley Pearson

Words on the page don't have the same impact as somebody saying the words to you.

Quotes by Rik Mayall

It is time to take a stand for the future. Not in just words but actions. It is time to step up and demand the Vision. For by its realization, we all will win, and I mean us all.

Quotes by Rick Tumlinson

I wrote the tunes and sang only nonsense words. Then came Moore and dressed them with the lyrics.

Quotes by Rick Wright

One of the joys of a really good book is that you're so into the world of the book, you forget what you're looking at is words on a page.

Quotes by Rick Yancey

By the time I got to the point where I was 'starring' in movies, and I had executives telling me what lines to say, that wasn't for me. I'm really not an actor. I'm a guy who comes out of...

Quotes by Rick Moranis

We stand up and proudly proclaim that Washington is not our caretaker and we reject a state, in Margaret Thatcher's words, a state that takes too much from us to do too much for us.

Quotes by Rick Perry

Marilyn was terrible to work with. I was fond of her, she was a nice girl, but she was a damaged girl. She was very difficult. You couldn't get her on the set; she didn't know the words.

Quotes by Richard Widmark

I don't have the words to describe what the fans have done for me.

Quotes by Richarlison

A song is a lot of things. But, first of all, a song is the voice of its time. Setting words to music gives them weight, makes then somehow easier to say, and it helps them to be remembered.

Quotes by Richard Rodgers

It may be that that we can sing what we often cannot say, whether it be from shyness, fear, lack of the right words or the passion or dramatic gift to express them. More souls have rallied to more causes...

Quotes by Richard Rodgers

Words and ideas work in the short run to get you through school and to impress educators and employers. But they do not work in the long run or in the deep run. We soon find ourselves separate and without...

Quotes by Richard Rohr

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these quotes about 'words' share?
They touch on advice about the words "always" and "never," admiration for Shakespeare's vocabulary, a warning phrased as "mark my words," and a careful, deliberate approach to public statements.
Is there a quote warning against absolute words like 'always' and 'never'?
Yes. One quote wryly notes, "Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use" - a playful, self-contradicting piece of advice about avoiding absolutes. For more witty lines, see Like quotes.
Is there a quote about Shakespeare's influence on vocabulary?
Yes - one speaker credits Shakespeare with teaching them "that there are more words in the English language than I have got in my head." For more thoughtful reflections, browse Good quotes.
Is there a quote about holding a politician accountable?
Yes. One quote warns that if a national legislature does not "hold Obama accountable, he and his radical cohorts will destroy the tree of liberty," ending with "Just mark my words." It's presented here simply as the speaker's own stated warning. For more on strong convictions, see Life quotes.
Is there a quote about choosing words carefully in public?
Yes - one speaker explains that because anything they say might be "blasted out in public," they "measure my words incredibly carefully because of the scrutiny" they're under. For more on thoughtful communication, see Love quotes.

A few quotes here also touch on political conviction and the discipline required when every public word gets scrutinized. Explore more in Life Quotes or Like Quotes.