Mahatma Gandhi
Political Leader
"It is better to allow our lives to speak for us than our words."
Our Words quotes
Our Words
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Malala Yousafzai
Activist, Author
"We must believe in the power and strength of our words. Our words can change the world."
Billy Graham
Evangelist, Author
"The way we live often speaks far louder than our words."
Nelson Mandela
Political Leader
"We slaughter one another in our words and attitudes. We slaughter one another in the stereotypes and mistrust that linger in our heads, and the words of hate we spew from our lips."
H. Burke Peterson
Religious Leader
"If our words are not consistent with our actions, they will never be heard above the thunder of our deeds."
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"We should be as careful of our words as of our actions."
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"Today we are going to talk about words. You know, words are containers for power. They carry creative or destructive power. They carry positive or negative power. We can choose our words and we should do it carefully."
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"But to ask pity of our body is like discoursing in front of an octopus, for which our words can have no more meaning than the sound of the tides, and with which we should be appalled to find ourselves condemned to live."
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"The best of us must sometimes eat our words."
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"All our words from loose using have lost their edge."
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"One great use of words is to hide our thoughts."
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"Karma is the eternal assertion of human freedom. . . . Our thoughts, our words, and deeds are the threads of the net which we throw around ourselves."
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"Once you squeeze toothpaste out, you can't put it back into the tube. The same is true with our words. Once we say something hurtful, we can't take it back"
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"The volatile truth of our words should continually betray the inadequacy of the residual statement."
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"Our attitude is more honest and more consistent than our words."
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"Our words must be judged by our deeds; and in striving for a lofty ideal we must use practical methods; and if we cannot attain all at one leap, we must advance towards it step by step, reasonably content so long as we do actually make some progress in the right direction."
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"I never told my own religion nor scrutinized that of another. I never attempted to make a convert, nor wished to change another's creed. I am satisfied that yours must be an excellent religion to have produced a life of such exemplary virtue and correctness. For it is in our lives, and not from our words, that our religion must be judged."
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"Wisdom teaches us to do, as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a colour."
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"If we break promises to God, shouldn't we be allowed an occasional violation of our word to our friends and superiors?"
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"Our words will either bring life and victory or death and destruction. If we want to be happy, we have to be serious about speaking words of life that line up with God's Word."
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"Remember our words, then, and whatever is your aim let virtue be the condition of the attainment of your aim, and know that without this all possessions and pursuits are dishonourable and evil."
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"We move but our words stand become responsible for more than we intended and this is verbal privilege"
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"If we all were judged according to the consequences Of all our words and deeds, beyond the intention And beyond our limited understanding Of ourselves and others, we should all be condemned."
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"Our words are there to bless people and bring peace to the world"
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"I seem to remember telling you both that I would have to expel you if you broke any more school rules,” said Dumbledore. Ron opened his mouth in horror. “Which goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words,” Dumbledore went on, smiling."
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