Quotes about Words
Yet before another ten years had passed, he was dictator of all Arabia, ruler of Mecca, and the head of a New World religion which was to sweep to the Danube and the Pyrenees before exhausting the impetus he gave it. That impetus was three
— Napoleon Hill
Be careful of your words. Man shall be held accountable for his lightest word. If you talk about substance in a negative way, your finances will be decreased, but if you talk about it in an appreciative, large way, you will be prospered.
— Napoleon Hill
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but if you want to hurt someone...way down deep, use words.
— Charles Martin
But there are some things you can't do even if you desire them. There are some choices you can't take back. Words said that can't be unsaid
— Chris Fabry
Love is a commitment. Love is not just saying something, but doing something about what you say. Anybody can say the word, but few actually say it and live it.
— Chris Fabry
We say that the difficulty causes us to respond in sinful ways. But the Bible teaches again and again that our circumstances don't cause us to act as we do. They only expose the true condition of our hearts, revealed in our words and actions.
— Timothy Lane
You don't know what heat is until you cross the border from Texas to Louisiana in the summer. You can't come up with words that catch it. Trees give up. Turtles cook in their shells. Describe that if you know how.
— Toni Morrison
A Christian wife who may be looking good on the outside, but who cuts her husband with her words, runs him down to her friends and family, and dishonors him in the children's presence is not beautiful by God's definition.
— Tony Evans
Fear God in all you do. Honor Him with your heart, thoughts, words, and actions. Seek Him, look to Him, and accept the help He brings your way. Take your life one day at a time. Honor and revere Him today. Fear Him in everything. Demonstrate that reverence through all you do.
— Tony Evans
The church is biblical, therefore, when it seeks to embody the words in the power of the Spirit and so become a living commentary.
— Kevin Vanhoozer
If actions speak louder than words, it is because they lend the weight of behavior (real assent) to belief (nominal assent).
— Kevin Vanhoozer
Bad words are like eating fruit from a poison tree. The deadly fruit of destructive words encompasses us every day. It is up to us not to consume and assimilate these words by allowing them to take root in our minds and hearts.
— Kris Vallotton