Quotes about Language

The design of God was, that his word should be always read and used in that language which was commonly understood by them unto whom he granted the privilege thereof; nor could any of the ends of his wisdom and goodness in that merciful grant be otherwise attained.

With his white collar he forges god's name on every word he speaks

I would write ads for deodorants or labels for catsup bottles, if I had to. The miracle of turning inklings into thoughts and thoughts into words and words into metal and print and ink never palls for me.

The soul needs something extra, a place outside matter where it can stand. The Bible—think of it as the primer of a language whereby we can talk to one another about what matters to us most. It is our starting point, not the end point.

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

A word after a word after a word is power.

We should not have either a blunt knife or a freedom of speech which is ill-managed.

Change the way you speak about yourself and you can change your life.

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.

A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.

He would come in and say he changed his mind -- which was a gilded figure of speech, because he didn't have any.

Isn't it funny the way some combinations of words can give you--almost apart from their meaning--a thrill like music?