Quotes about Words

They say the tongues of dying men enforce attention like deep harmony. Their words are scarce, they're seldom spent in vain For they breathe truth that breathe their words in pain. How well he could have applied this passage to the last words of Jesus on the cross.

To elevate abstract doctrines and dogmas over living, breathing, embodied experiences of God's love and grace, then, is going the wrong direction. It's taking flesh and turning it back into words.

Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.

In religion all words are dirty words. Anybody who gets eloquent about Buddha, or God, or Christ, ought to have his mouth washed out with carbolic soap.

Words reveal what's in our hearts. If what spills out is too often negative, biting, caustic, or sarcastic, we need to ask God to fill the well with faith, hope, and love so that positive words come out by the bucketful.

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. (Proverbs 16:24) A cheerful heart is a good medicine (Proverbs 17:22a)

My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to him who finds them, and healing to all his flesh. (Proverbs 4:20-22)

The more you talk about negative things in your life, the more you call them in. Speak victory not defeat.

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

Our perception of reality is also greatly influenced by our words. Words bring our thoughts and beliefs to life and help anchor them into our "realities" through repetition.

We use words to communicate, and when you communicate optimism, inspiration and general badassery, you inspire other people and draw those who can help you toward you. Choosing your words wisely is one of the easiest and most powerful steps in changing your reality.

Our thoughts become our words, our words become our beliefs, our beliefs become our habits, and our habits become our realities.