Quotes by Words How wonderful it would be to scatter words as they rise to consciousness, to let them lie where they fall. Joanna Scott rise words lie fall If the rules of a language are followed, words usually make sense. But these very rules can stir the impulse to rebel. We're obliged to keep trying to convey meaning through correct sentences. After a while, the good-soldier rigidity of polished prose can begin to seem dull, and it gets harder to resist the temptation of nonsense. Joanna Scott meaning words rules language The best liars lie with their eyes rather than with their words. This might put writers at a disadvantage. Joanna Scott words lie eyes best I'm really such a bumbler! Writing fiction is like arranging furniture in a dark room. I can't see what I'm doing. I grope for the right words. I bump against the wrong words and stumble and stub my toe and curse and keep trying to guess what belongs in the space. Joanna Scott words space dark writing In other words, New York has gone all suburban and bourgeois on us. Joe Bob Briggs us words new new-york The best prayers have often more groans than words. John Buchan prayers words more best Too many radiologists still believe there is a risk from a chest x-ray. Few radiologists can explain radiation to the patient in words the patient can understand. John Cameron words understand patient believe Deed, not words shall speak me. John Fletcher shall words me speak Validation comes to us in two ways: through trials we overcome, and through the words of older men. John Eldredge us words trials men In other words, I think that if an audience listens to something as an experience of how in tune it is or something of that kind, that the whole point is somehow being missed, and the music has failed. John Eaton words think experience music If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed the deeper they burn. John Dryden burn words more you In the modern presidency, the Chief Executive is expected to respond to anxious national moments with words that stabilize the country. President Trump chose a different route. He did not give a stirring speech of unity or create a national gathering point around common ideals. He spent his passion on other things. John Dickerson words unity passion moments Businesses have to make gestures that go beyond words. Persuasion no longer works. John Gerzema beyond words go persuasion I spend a lot of my time just looking at words and grammar and writing things down that I don't know. John Grant words looking down time More than once in the history of Whole Foods Market, the company was unable to collectively evolve until I myself was able to evolve - in other words, I was holding the company back. My personal growth enabled the company to evolve. John Mackey words myself growth history As both a fine artist and a graphic designer, I specialize in the visual presentation of words. John Langdon words presentation fine artist Language, philosophy, and science are interwoven into the design of words, which are manipulated to create surprising illusions. John Langdon words design language science You'll never even catch me doing that 'soft atheist' thing of very softly singing along or just mouthing the words, looking down at a hymn sheet every few seconds to check the words. To state the obvious, as an atheist, the hymn sheet is no use to me. So I just stand there, looking straight ahead or up at the ceiling, and do nothing. John Niven words me you singing Tithing is considerably less popular than words like generosity or sharing. John Ortberg sharing words like generosity I think that what I do, in terms of how I craft my words rhetorically, is fairly simple stuff. I don't mean that to denigrate myself. I mean that in the sense of, when I write, the person that I keep in mind is my mother-in-law. John Scalzi words myself simple mind «910111213141516171819»
