Martin Buber
Philosopher
"Let us, cautious in diction, And mighty in contradiction, Love powerfully."
Diction quotes
Diction
21 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Moliere
Playwright, Actor
"When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose."
will.i.am
Musician, Producer
"But Michael Jackson didn't have perfect diction - He said 'chamone' instead of 'come on'."
George Ezra
Singer-Songwriter
"I like to try and mix diction and experiences."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essayist, Philosopher, Poet
"But wise men pierce this rotten diction and fasten words again to visible things; so that picturesque language is at once a commanding certificate that he who employs it, is a man in alliance with truth and God."
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"Read the dictionary from A to Izzard today. Get a vocabulary. Brush up on your diction. See whether wisdom is just a lot of language."
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"Jen and I were accustomed to our father's last-will-and-testament diction, and were at times free to interrupt Atticus for a translation when it was beyond our understanding."
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