Word Quotes

I realized now that militancy in the best sense of the word was the only answer where the black man was concerned, that any black man who wasn’t a militant in 1970 was either blind or a coward.

The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.

I didn’t realize I was crying until it was time to say the blinding words. ‘I do,’ I managed to choke out in a nearly unintelligible whisper… When it was his turn to speak, the words rang clear and victorious. ‘I do,’ he vowed.

We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.

It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.

Have you heard anything useful come out of an actor’s mouth lately?

Words are so powerful treat them as weapons. You say you love someone expect a war.

Too many words are lit for a beast of burden.

Predictions can sound really good if you’re good with words and can express them eloquently and give people ideas and inspiration in their head. But I’m not really good at that, so I don’t want to.

The world exists for the sake of kindness.