The stomach is not content with nice words.
Unspoken words cannot be noted.
Stones decay; words last.
The best word still has to be spoken.
Words must be weighed not counted.
Words are dwarfs, deeds are giants.
A true word needs no oath.
Enter alcohol, exit words.
Words should be weighed, not counted.
In the simple moral maxim the Marine Corps teaches — do the right thing, for the right reason — no exception exists that says: unless there's criticism or risk. Damn the consequences.
Sometimes you have to steer away from the crowd in order to be a better person. It's not always easy, that's for sure. But it's right. And sometimes doing the right thing feels good, even if it does end up in a trip to the principal's office.
Ostwald was a great protagonist and an inspiring teacher. He had the gift of saying the right thing in the right way. When we consider the development of chemistry as a whole, Ostwald's name like Abou ben Adhem's leads all the rest ... Ostwald was ab...
The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.
Words matter, words have import.
Words derive their power from the original word.
Ultimately, words are only words, and its only the music that stands by itself.
To be great is not a word but work that makes a word.
I have always tried my best to do what I thought was the right thing at the time.
It’s not about getting something; it’s about getting the right thing.
The more you do, the more experience you have and the next time it will be easier to choose the right thing.
What drew me to both study and activism was the formative experience of the civil rights movement.