You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea.
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
Once sent out, a word takes wings beyond recall.
Your words can permanently influence a life.
Words are really powerful. I don't believe that axiom at all - words can absolutely hurt you. Words can wound. They can do a lot of damage. I think they can do way more damage than sticks and stones. I'll take sticks and stones.
Once you can express yourself, you can tell the world what you want from it. All the changes in the world, for good or evil, were first brought about by words.
She was remarried to Aristotle Onassis.
Every word has consequences. Every silence, too.
We have freedom of speech, but you got to watch what you say.
Words are like weapons; they wound sometimes.
Words have a longer life than deeds.
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
The turn of a sentence has decided the fate of many a friendship, and, for aught that we know, the fate of many a kingdom.
I don't believe in censorship, but I do believe that an artist has to take some moral responsibility for what he or she is putting out there. And I think a lot of these young kids are going to have to learn the hard way before they realize that you can actually do some damage if you're being careless or frivolous in what you're saying.
Has the world ever been changed by anything save the thought and its magic vehicle the Word?
Words have weight, something once said cannot be unsaid. Meaning is like a stone dropped into a pool; the ripples will spread and you cannot know what back they wash against.
Words are like arrows, Arianne. Once loosed, you cannot call them back. - Areo Hotah
If we only knew how many times our seemingly clever comment cut straight into the heart of the person with whom we have just spoken, it is we who would bleed.
Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of counsel!
Mostly you don't want to make people feel bad because they carry that with them for the rest of their lives. I've found that. I hurt people on Celebrity Fit Club by being too honest. People loved it, but I was serious. I just hate phony baloneys. I can't do it anymore. I told them no. My tongue is too sharp. It was brutal.
Our words set the direction for our lives.
What is the quality of your intent? Certain people have a way of saying things that shake us at the core. Even when the words do not seem harsh or offensive, the impact is shattering. What we could be experiencing is the intent behind the words. When we intend to do good, we do. When we intend to do harm, it happens. What each of us must come to realize is that our intent always comes through.
Enjoy the insult as you deliver it, before you learn its cost.
Till I was 13, I thought my name was 'Shut Up.'
People should have the chance to say whatever they want, especially a guy like LeBron. He's huge, an icon. He should have an opinion if he wants to.
Thus, the word is more essential than cement. Thus, the word is not a small nothing. In this manner, noble people begin to grow, and their word will break cement.
