Into Motivation

Quotes by Benjamin Jonson "Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things". quotes by Dr Samuel Johnson "I am not yet so lost in lexicography, as to forget that words are the daughters of earth, and that things are the sons of heaven. Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas". Quotes by Henry James "Most English talk is a quadrille in a sentry-box". Quotes by Thomas Hobbes "For words are wise ... Read More

Quotes by Eugenio Montale "Words are everyone's property and in vain do they hide in dictionaries, for there's always a rogue who digs up the rarest and most stinking truffles". Quotes by Norman Alexander McCaig "Hear my words carefully, Some are spoken not by me, but by a man in my position. I learned words, I learned words: but half of them died for lack of exercise, And the one I use often look at me with a look that whispers, Liar". Quotes by Thomas Mann "An ... Read More

Quotes by George Santayana "Trust the man who hesitates in his speech and is quick and steady in action, but beware of long arguments and long beards". Quotes by Phillip Roth "Conversation isn't just crossfire where you shoot and get shot at! Where you've got to duck for your life and aim to kill! Words aren't only bombs and bullets-no, they're little gifts, containing meanings!" Quotes by Cardinal Richelieu "Wounds inflicted by the sword heal more easily than those inflicted by the tongue". Quotes by Sir Ralph David ... Read More

Quotes by Paul Simon "And the sign said, "The words of the prophets, and written on the subway walls, and tenement halls",and whispered in the sounds of silence." Quotes by George Bernard Shaw "Make me a beautiful word for doing things tomorrow, for that surely is a great and blessed invention. Remember that you are a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech: that your native language is the language of Shakespeare and Milton and the Bible; and don't sit ... Read More

Quotes by The Bible "Who is this that darkeneth councel by words without knowledge? The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. More smooth than butter were his words, while in his speech was war; His speeches were more soft than oil, and yet drawn swords they are". Quotes by ... Read More

Quotes by Phillip Kindred Dick "The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words". Quotes by John Dewey "There is all the difference in the world between having something to say, and saying something". Quotes by Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett "We must use words as they are used or stand aside from life". Quotes by Joseph Conrad "Words, as is well known, are great foes of ... Read More