#word

Our words have wings, but fly not where we would. ↗

— George Eliot

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I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best. ↗

— George Eliot

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I provide the bricks and mortar with the words and situations - the director and the actors and the designers build the house. ↗

— Eric Bogosian

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What we call "morals" is simply blind obedience to words of command. ↗

— Havelock Ellis

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A picture is worth a thousand words. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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The harshness and choice of words can cut deeply. Republicans need to show compassion and to be reasonable when talking to any ethnic group. ↗

— Henry Bonilla

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In other words, the bar should be maintained at the level of a pluralistic and participatory democracy. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better. ↗

— Edward de Bono

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The painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words, but with paintings. ↗

— Paul Cezanne

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If you're gay or religious you're always hearing this word tolerance. It's a pathetic word. It's actually just a politically correct word for the term intolerance. ↗

— Rupert Everett

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