154 Quotes About Words-have-power

Words have power, and all things of power are dangerous.

Your words matter, more than you know.

Words want to be sampled, relished, remembered; they need breathing space in the shape of commas, colons, semi-colons and full stops. Words are individual. They are content to string along together in sentences and paragraphs, but remain mavericks, outsiders beyond the crowd, the mob, the gang. A long novel begins with the first word.

Words hate to waste energy. If you can’t find the right word, don't look for it. It will find you. The right word at the right time stops wars, cures heartaches, mends bridges, sweeps away barriers.

We must treat all objects, animate and inanimate, with respect and honor.

If a gesture is the most powerful command that you have, then words mean very little.

The sadness is that words hurt and can cause many a conflict, however when used for good they create waves of optimism and hope.

It has to become second nature, for a programmer, to notice when a concept is begging to be abstracted into a new word.

When we say disparaging things, even about inanimate objects, they can stick, so use discernment as to what you put out to the universe.