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«If we can discover the meaning in the trilling of a frog, perhaps we may understand why it is for us not merely noise but a song of poetry and emotion.»
«If it takes a lot of words to say what you have in mind, give it more thought.»
«If words are to enter men's minds and bear fruit, they must be the right words shaped cunningly to pass men's defenses and explode silently and effectually within their minds.»
Author: J. B. Phillips
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cunningly, defenses, effectually, explode, shaped, silently
«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.»
Author: Edward de Bono
(Psychologist, Writer)
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continue, encyclopedia, encyclopedias, freeze, freezes, freezing, froze, frozen, insist, in a sense, in history, perceptions
«In a world where vows are worthless. Where making a pledge means nothing. Where promises are made to be broken, it would be nice to see words come back into power.»
«If we use common words on a great occasion, they are the more striking, because they are felt at once to have a particular meaning, like old banners, or everyday clothes, hung up in a sacred place.»
«If the word integration means anything, this is what it means: that we, with love, shall force our brothers to see themselves as they are, to cease fleeing from reality and begin to change it»
Author: James Arthur Baldwin
(Essayist, Novelist, Playwright)
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brothers, fleeing, integration, with love
«In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.»
«If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?»
«In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.»
Author: Winston Churchill
(Author, Orator, Prime Minister)
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confess, diet, wholesome
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