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I do love perusing the dictionary to find how many words I don’t use - words that have specific, sharp, focused meaning. I also love the sound of certain words. I love the sound of the word pom-pom Picture Quote #1

Only the great generalizations survive. The sharp words of the Declaration of Independence, lampooned then and since as ‘glittering generalities,’ have turned out blazing ubiquities that will burn forever and ever Picture Quote #1

Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture to brush away a person, when we obey because there is fear. So violence isn’t merely organized butchery in the name of God, in the name of society or country. Violence is much more subtle, much deeper, and we are inquiring into the very depths of violence Picture Quote #1

Do not keep company with a fool for as we can see he is a two-legged beast. Like an unseen thorn he pierces the heart with his sharp words Picture Quote #1

Everything had come into sharp focus : his smooth words, his black, glinting eyes, his broad experience with lies, seduction, women. I’d fallen in love with the devil Picture Quote #1

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The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind Picture Quote #1

Now let us bandy words no more... nothing is easier than sharp words, except to wish them unspoken Picture Quote #1

You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity Picture Quote #1

A writer can write in an attic, or on top of a bus. Or with a sharp stick in some wet cement. To act, an actor has to have words. A stage. a camera turning Picture Quote #1

Words can be meaningless. If they are used in such a way that no sharp conclusions can be drawn Picture Quote #1

There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life Picture Quote #1

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But from sharp words and wits men pluck no fruit; and gathering thorns they shake the tree at root; for words divide and rend, but silence is most noble till the end Picture Quote #1

I discipline churchgoers with godly lessons and sharp words if they do not change their ways. My goal is to open their hearts so that they seek forgiveness Picture Quote #1

Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect Picture Quote #1

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I do love perusing the dictionary to find how many words I don’t use - words that have specific, sharp, focused meaning. I also love the sound of certain words. I love the sound of the word pom-pom (Sharp Words Quotes) Only the great generalizations survive. The sharp words of the Declaration of Independence, lampooned then and since as ‘glittering generalities,’ have turned out blazing ubiquities that will burn forever and ever (Sharp Words Quotes) Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture to brush away a person, when we obey because there is fear. So violence isn’t merely organized butchery in the name of God, in the name of society or country. Violence is much more subtle, much deeper, and we are inquiring into the very depths of violence (Sharp Words Quotes) Do not keep company with a fool for as we can see he is a two-legged beast. Like an unseen thorn he pierces the heart with his sharp words (Sharp Words Quotes) Everything had come into sharp focus : his smooth words, his black, glinting eyes, his broad experience with lies, seduction, women. I’d fallen in love with the devil. (Sharp Words Quotes) Good communication has just a little to do with eloquence. It’s character that makes it more successful. Harsh words nicely articulated are sharp enough to kill your brand! (Sharp Words Quotes) The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind (Sharp Words Quotes) Now let us bandy words no more... nothing is easier than sharp words, except to wish them unspoken (Sharp Words Quotes) You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity (Sharp Words Quotes) A writer can write in an attic, or on top of a bus. Or with a sharp stick in some wet cement. To act, an actor has to have words. A stage. a camera turning (Sharp Words Quotes) Words can be meaningless. If they are used in such a way that no sharp conclusions can be drawn (Sharp Words Quotes) There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life (Sharp Words Quotes) But from sharp words and wits men pluck no fruit; and gathering thorns they shake the tree at root; for words divide and rend, but silence is most noble till the end (Sharp Words Quotes) I discipline churchgoers with godly lessons and sharp words if they do not change their ways. My goal is to open their hearts so that they seek forgiveness (Sharp Words Quotes) Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect (Sharp Words Quotes)