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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.

They're my favorite two words these days: Oscar reject.

Quotes by Linda Fiorentino

I can't put into words what I think about anything.

Quotes by Lilly Pulitzer

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.

Quotes by Lil' Kim

An upbeat song, for example, means one thing, but when you hear it with really vibey, mellow ambience around it, suddenly the same words may mean something else. Music is so powerful that way: It dictates and soundtracks our moods.

Quotes by Lights

I find words really hard.

Quotes by Liam Gallagher

I'm definitely using different parts of myself, but I think when it comes down to words and melodies, I can't really force anything too much.

Quotes by Lia Ices

In every song, there is a vocal element that doesn't have any words. I wanted to play around with how emotive and expressive my voice could be.

Quotes by Lia Ices

If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.

Quotes by Lewis Hine

We might have been - these are but common words, and yet they make the sum of life's bewailing.

Quotes by Letitia Elizabeth Landon

It's no longer possible to simply build English country houses out of words, because they've already been so thoroughly described that all the applicable words have been used up, and one is forced to build them instead out of words...

Quotes by Lev Grossman

Domestic abuse happens only in intimate, interdependent, long-term relationships - in other words, in families - the last place we would want or expect to find violence.

Quotes by Leslie Morgan Steiner

The reason they call it 'golf' is that all the other 4 letter words were used up.

Quotes by Leslie Nielsen

If atheism is to be used to express the state of mind in which God is identified with the unknowable, and theology is pronounced to be a collection of meaningless words about unintelligible chimeras, then I have no doubt, and...

Quotes by Leslie Stephen

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...

Quotes by Lester Bangs

When I write a song, I hear the music and words at the same time - one suggests the form of the other.

Quotes by Leslie Bricusse

You know the thing about a picture being worth a thousand words? A look can be worth a million.

Quotes by Leslie David Baker

In some ways I believe music is the more convincing communicator of ideas than words. For instance, we can hear of Kordaly and Bartok and recognise them as Hungarian, but very few of us speak Hungarian, but the music itself...

Quotes by Leonard Slatkin

All knowledge which ends in words will die as quickly as it came to life, with the exception of the written word: which is its mechanical part.

Leonardo da Vinci

Technique is communication: the two words are synonymous in conductors.

Quotes by Leonard Bernstein

I was 15 when I first became deeply touched by the rhythm and structure of words.

Quotes by Leonard Cohen

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.