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Mean Words Quotes

Don’t use big words. They mean so little Picture Quote #1

It’s so hard to say what you really mean. For any number of reasons: to protect yourself, or if you just can’t find the words Picture Quote #1

If you ask me to describe my relationship, I mean - words are too clumsy to accurately describe how I feel in that regard, particularly in an interview. It’s a strange thing Picture Quote #1

Why must one talk? Often one shouldn’t talk, but live in silence. The more one talks, the less the words mean. (Nana Kleinfrankenheim, Vivre Sa Vie) Picture Quote #1

Lyrically, ‘less words mean more’ is a pretty good rule of thumb. Try to cut out the fat and get to the meat of what you’re saying Picture Quote #1

Who can calculate the wounds inflicted, their depth and pain, by harsh and mean words spoken in anger? How pitiful a sight is a man who is strong in many ways but who loses all control of himself when some little thing, usually of no significant consequence, disturbs his equanimity Picture Quote #1

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I think you often say more by saying less. And interestingly enough, I mean, Jesus really set the standard. I mean, he could say more with fewer words than anybody. Most of the parables were less than 250 words. And, boy, did he have some one-liners just packed with truth Picture Quote #1

You cannot say, ‘No, Lord,’ and mean both words; one annuls the other. If you say no to Him, then He is not your Lord Picture Quote #1

The way something looks or sounds is also what it means. Words as visual and aural phenomena, which mainly poets, not critics and prose writers, tend to be obsessed with. I think maybe I’m more of a curator than I am a writer in the strict sense because I am interested in how everything on the page, in a space, works together Picture Quote #1

I think actions speak louder than words. You can do all the hyping you want. It doesn’t mean anything Picture Quote #1

It’s my choice to be beautiful. It’s my choice to be ugly. And it’s my choice to decided what those words actually mean Picture Quote #1

People have different ideas, emotional ideas, of what certain words mean, and they think of irony as something that’s more associated with being cynical-it’s kind of a put-down Picture Quote #1

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There are words and words and none mean anything. And then one sentence means everything Picture Quote #1

Words mean more than we mean to express when we use them: so a whole book ought to mean a great deal more than the writer meant Picture Quote #1

I was at the front for thirteen months, and by the end of that time the sharpest perceptions had become dulled, the greatest words mean Picture Quote #1

It entered the visual vocabulary of photographers, painters and sculptors and focused on what pictures and words look like and what they can mean Picture Quote #1

It is important that you say what you mean to say. Time is too short. You must speak the words that matter Picture Quote #1

Words are such uncertain things, they so often sound well but mean the opposite of what one thinks they do Picture Quote #1

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A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it... By using words well they strengthen their souls Picture Quote #1

In this era of political correctness, some people seem unaware that being squeamish about words can mean being blind to realities Picture Quote #1

When I talk about doing affirmations, I mean consciously choosing words that will either help eliminate something from your life or help create something new in your life Picture Quote #1

Soviets always use words which mean almost the reverse of what they mean to us. So peaceful co-existence does not in any way mean peaceful Picture Quote #1

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning Picture Quote #1

The aim of good prose words is to mean what they say. The aim of good poetical words is to mean what they do not say Picture Quote #1

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Yes and no are very powerful words. Mean them when you say them. Respect them when you hear them Picture Quote #1

The way I figured it, keeping quiet was safe. Words could betray you if you choose the wrong ones, or mean less if you used too many Picture Quote #1

We never choose which words to use, for as long as they mean what they mean to mean, we don't care if they make sense or nonsense Picture Quote #1

Be respectful of words. They mean something Picture Quote #1

No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous Picture Quote #1

Here's the point to be made - there are no synonyms. There are no two words that mean exactly the same thing Picture Quote #1

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Don’t use big words. They mean so little. (Mean Words Quotes) It’s so hard to say what you really mean. For any number of reasons: to protect yourself, or if you just can’t find the words. (Mean Words Quotes) If you ask me to describe my relationship, I mean - words are too clumsy to accurately describe how I feel in that regard, particularly in an interview. It’s a strange thing (Mean Words Quotes) Why must one talk? Often one shouldn’t talk, but live in silence. The more one talks, the less the words mean. (Nana Kleinfrankenheim, Vivre Sa Vie) (Mean Words Quotes) Lyrically, ‘less words mean more’ is a pretty good rule of thumb. Try to cut out the fat and get to the meat of what you’re saying (Mean Words Quotes) Who can calculate the wounds inflicted, their depth and pain, by harsh and mean words spoken in anger? How pitiful a sight is a man who is strong in many ways but who loses all control of himself when some little thing, usually of no significant consequence, disturbs his equanimity (Mean Words Quotes) I think you often say more by saying less. And interestingly enough, I mean, Jesus really set the standard. I mean, he could say more with fewer words than anybody. Most of the parables were less than 250 words. And, boy, did he have some one-liners just packed with truth (Mean Words Quotes) You cannot say, ‘No, Lord,’ and mean both words; one annuls the other. If you say no to Him, then He is not your Lord (Mean Words Quotes) The way something looks or sounds is also what it means. Words as visual and aural phenomena, which mainly poets, not critics and prose writers, tend to be obsessed with. I think maybe I’m more of a curator than I am a writer in the strict sense because I am interested in how everything on the page, in a space, works together (Mean Words Quotes) I think actions speak louder than words. You can do all the hyping you want. It doesn’t mean anything. (Mean Words Quotes) It’s my choice to be beautiful. It’s my choice to be ugly. And it’s my choice to decided what those words actually mean. (Mean Words Quotes) People have different ideas, emotional ideas, of what certain words mean, and they think of irony as something that’s more associated with being cynical-it’s kind of a put-down. (Mean Words Quotes) There are words and words and none mean anything. And then one sentence means everything (Mean Words Quotes) Words mean more than we mean to express when we use them: so a whole book ought to mean a great deal more than the writer meant (Mean Words Quotes) I was at the front for thirteen months, and by the end of that time the sharpest perceptions had become dulled, the greatest words mean (Mean Words Quotes) It entered the visual vocabulary of photographers, painters and sculptors and focused on what pictures and words look like and what they can mean (Mean Words Quotes) It is important that you say what you mean to say. Time is too short. You must speak the words that matter (Mean Words Quotes) Words are such uncertain things, they so often sound well but mean the opposite of what one thinks they do (Mean Words Quotes) A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it... By using words well they strengthen their souls (Mean Words Quotes) In this era of political correctness, some people seem unaware that being squeamish about words can mean being blind to realities (Mean Words Quotes) When I talk about doing affirmations, I mean consciously choosing words that will either help eliminate something from your life or help create something new in your life (Mean Words Quotes) Soviets always use words which mean almost the reverse of what they mean to us. So peaceful co-existence does not in any way mean peaceful (Mean Words Quotes) Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning (Mean Words Quotes) The aim of good prose words is to mean what they say. The aim of good poetical words is to mean what they do not say (Mean Words Quotes) Yes and no are very powerful words. Mean them when you say them. Respect them when you hear them (Mean Words Quotes) The way I figured it, keeping quiet was safe. Words could betray you if you choose the wrong ones, or mean less if you used too many (Mean Words Quotes) We never choose which words to use, for as long as they mean what they mean to mean, we don't care if they make sense or nonsense (Mean Words Quotes) Be respectful of words. They mean something (Mean Words Quotes) No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous (Mean Words Quotes) Here's the point to be made - there are no synonyms. There are no two words that mean exactly the same thing (Mean Words Quotes)

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