Luther Campbell Quotes

Words are often things also, and very precious, especially on the gravest occasions. Without "words," and the truth of things that is in them, what were we?

I think that people in Mexico talk too much.

If you say three things, you don't say anything.

...words are some of the most powerful and important things I know....Language is the tool of love and the weapon of hatred. It's the bright red warning flag of danger--and the stone foundation of diplomacy and peace.

All big changes of the world come from words.

My use of language is part and parcel of my message.

You couldn't have human society without language.

Many can argue that it is our power of intelligence that is the key to the human domination of our planet. I suggest that it is the ability to put our thoughts into words that can be communicated to others.

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

The right word fitly spoken is a precious rarity.

Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

Metaphor matters because it creates expectations.

Language is an intrinsic part of who we are and what has, for good or evil, happened to us.

I'm Italian and we curse a lot when we talk.

Speech is a very important aspect of being human. A whisper doesn't cut it.

When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are.

Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart.

My writing is about connecting ways of talking to human relationships. My purpose is to show that linguistics has something to offer in understanding and improving relationships.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Everyone I know has a predilection for sharing words.

If it's one thing we learned from the first book, it's that you don't have to be a prizefighter, or a world-renowned architect, or a concert violinist to have been affected by the power of words.

One must not be shy where language is concerned.

In the end, it is my belief, words are the only things that can construct a world that makes sense.

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.