Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve of shared experiences... →
Rene Daumal
I think the most overused words in our vocabulary in the South are black and white.
Artur Davis
And of course, we know that opportunity lies outside the reach of some of our people. We don't need flowery words about inequality to tell us... →
We don't need flowery words about inequality to tell us that, and we don't need a party that has led while poverty and hunger rose to record... →
A chair's function is not just to provide a place to sit; it is to provide a medium for self-expression. Chairs are about status, for example. Or... →
Evan Davis
I never dream in French, but certain French words seem better or more fun than English words - like 'pois chiches' for chick peas!
Lydia Davis
Anybody who has something sensible or worthwhile to say should be able to say it calmly and soberly, relying on the words themselves to convey his... →
Richard Dawkins
I love words.
Words are not trivial. They matter because they raise consciousness.
The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering... →