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This is the risk: the primary word can only be spoken with the whole being. He who gives himself to it may withhold nothing of himself. — Martin Buber

The eighth ritual is the Ritual of the Spoken Word. — Robin S. Sharma

The basic word I-You can only be spoken with one's whole being. The basic word I-It can never be spoken with one's whole being. — Martin Buber

Compared to the spoken word, a picture is a pitiful thing, indeed. — Charles Osgood

Like a beautifully brightly colored flower without fragrance, is the well-spoken word without action. — Thich Nhat Hanh

In this world, no word is being uselessly spoken. — Dada Bhagwan

Of the tens of thousands of words spoken during the Nuremberg Nazi trial, the word "eugenics" was said only once. — A.E. Samaan

God is obviouslt God, and Heaven obviously exsists, and every word spoken here on earth turns heads up there. — Ted Dekker

It is easy to sympathize at a distance,' said an old gentleman with a beard. 'I value more the kind word that is spoken close to my ear. — E. M. Forster

Carefully they replaced the soil and covered the entire grave with uprooted grass.
Neither one had spoken a word. — Toni Morrison

The spoken word vanished with the wind. Likewise, the unrecorded life disappears as if it never existed. — Iris Chang

When you hear a kind word spoken about a friend, tell him so. — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

The first time I saw her,
Everything in my head went quiet. — Neil Hilborn

The Buddhas speak the wondrous sound throughout the world; the Teachings spoken over countless ages can all be expounded in a single word. — Thomas Cleary

As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who practices it not. — Gautama Buddha

I watched Baba's car pull away from the curb, taking with it the person whose first spoken word had been my name. — Khaled Hosseini

Those who really know and care about you can hear you even when you haven't spoken a word — Steven Aitchison

Spoken language's elaborate rhythms and inflections convey more meaning per word than the printed word. — Timothy Noah

As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every word spoken. — Barry White

When the written and spoken word is censored, the urban landscape becomes a nation's only physical link to the past. — Ma Jian

The way we tell our stories on stage is that we use spoken word to convey action, and in movies, we use visual images to convey action. — Tracy Letts

A story lives transformed by a gesture not made or a word not spoken — Ian McEwan

We somehow must become what we are not, sacrificing what we are, to inherit the masquerade of what we will be. — Shane Koyczan

A word spoken in season, at the right moment; is the mother of ages. — Thomas Carlyle

It is a coincidence that Mathangi is the Goddess of Music and the spoken word, which can be rap. — M.I.A.

A harsh word breaks the heart. A kind word can sooth the savage beast. A word never spoken can bury a burden or save a relationship. — J. Loren Norris

The spoken word was the first technology by which man was able to let go of his environment in order to grasp it in a new way. — Marshall McLuhan

My love is my soul's imagination ...
how do I love you ... imagine. — Saul Williams

There is no going back in life, no return, no second chance. I cannot call back the spoken word or the accomplished deed. — Daphne Du Maurier

Things spoken can be forgotten and forgiven, but the written word has the power to change the course of history, to alter our lives. — Teresa Mummert

Many a spoken word is more piercing than an attack. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib

I don't really have a lot of hobbies. I listen to a lot of spoken word. I get books on tape. — Benny Green

A word spoken in loving kindness is worth far more than any gift. — Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet

Give diligent heed to the things that are spoken from the Word of God. — George Whitefield

Love is not just a word that is spoken; it is an action that is taken and an emotion that awakens. — Raneem Kayyali

The gospel is good news - a message to be proclaimed, a truth to be taught, a word to be spoken, and a story to be told. — Tim Chester

To her, writing is making stock and reading is sipping broth, but only the spoken word is the full roasted chicken. — Yann Martel

In some instances, music is actually better than the spoken word, because it doesn't need to be understood. — Victor Wooten

The word NO, carries a lot more meaning when spoken by a parent who also knows how to say yes. — Joyce Maynard

The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it. — Mark Twain

Welcome to His poem. His play. His novel. Skip the bowls of fruit and statues. Let the page flick your thumbs. This is His spoken word. — N.D. Wilson

Through his spoken word, man is continually making laws for himself. — Florence Scovel Shinn

Things spoken in love always become reality. — Amy Neftzger

Is it spoken word? Kinda, but that's a weird area. Is it comedy? Well, it's funny but no, it's not comedy. — Bruce McCulloch

The right word fitly spoken is a precious rarity. — John Boyle O'Reilly

Whenever a word 'nigga' is spoken, It's always followed by the same question, Can white people say nigger ?
and the correct answer is Not really. — Auliq A

We must depend on His Word, pray the promises of God, and then watch what happens. The Word spoken through your lips releases angels. — Benny Hinn

It was my ambition all of my life to be master of the spoken word. — Winston Churchill

Even the pool of ink could be dried out and writing papers could be burnt to ashes forever but the spoken word will never die so as the editor. — Euginia Herlihy

You are capable of doing everything you are afraid of doing, If only you would energize and motivate the Magical thing would absolutely happen to you! — Sereda Aleta Dailey

The single and most dangerous word to be spoken in business is no. The second most dangerous word is yes. It is possible to avoid saying either. — Lois Wyse

The cruelest lies are often told without a word
The kindest truths are often spoken, never heard — Ben Folds

If I'd spoken, even just one word, I would have never been able to hold back what I feel for you. You would have run. — Melissa Haag

As soon as you move one step up from the bottom, your effectiveness depends on your ability to reach others through the spoken and written word. — Peter Drucker

Never has an angry word spoken ever made this world better. — Jeffrey Fry

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string. — George Dennison Prentice

He hasn't spoken a single word to me yet, but his actions have said a million thank yous. — Colleen Hoover

I don't know anything!' Tim(Caleb) wailed.
He'd never spoken a truer word in his life. — Anthony Horowitz

Fifty years ago, the spoken word reigned, but during the last fifty years, the power has gone over to pictures. — Pipilotti Rist

A word spoken is a terrible thing when it suddenly utters what the heart has long allowed. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

It is a word that's quickly spoken, which being unrestrained, a heart is broken — Francis Beaumont

My apologies. I meant no offense." Except that his tone told her he didn't mean a word he'd just spoken. — Jean Oram

There are chance meetings with strangers that interest us from the first moment, before a word is spoken. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Between thought and spoken word is a gap where intention can enter, the symbol be twisted aside, and the lie come to be. — Ursula K. Le Guin

The real meaning of the spoken word has to be demonstrated by practical deeds — Nelson Mandela

The spoken word is nothing. It hardly lives longer than an insect! Only the written word is eternal. - Balbulus — Cornelia Funke

The Vazdru do not weep."
"Who weeps? Not I."
"Every word spoken was a tear. — Tanith Lee

Safe? Her voice was small, timid and delicate. But beautiful. The one word chimed like little bells. Her first word spoken to me. — Patricia Lynne

Every spoken word arouses our self-will. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

We'd had a hundred conversations with our eyes, with our senses, with our hands and movements, with not a word spoken. — Shelly Crane

A single word spoken at an appropriate time can make someone feel loved, comforted or happier. — Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

He kissed each finger, and with each one of them spoken a word. Five kisses, five words. His last. — Cassandra Clare

Acting for me was the gospel, the love of the spoken word. — Jeanne Moreau

If we want to be comforted, we must make up our minds to believe every single solitary word of comfort God has ever spoken. — Hannah Whitall Smith

All epoch-making revolutionary events have been produced not by the written, but by the spoken word. — Adolf Hitler

The spoken word community was significant in making me want to write accessible and urgent poems. Bob Holman, in particular, was an impressive figure. — Denise Duhamel

The word 'weird' is never spoken or thought of by the Fey, as to them there is nothing very strange when you take it as it is. — Gabriel Brunsdon

Words spoken cannot be recalled, and many a man and many a woman who has spoken a word at once regretted, are far too proud to express that regret. — Anthony Trollope

If intelligence is the triumph of life, the spoken word is the marvellous means by which this intelligence is manifested. — Maria Montessori

In the beginning was the word, and it was spoken. — N. Scott Momaday

There are two things that cannot be taken back- the sped arrow and the spoken word. — Jane Casey

Richard Burton had a tremendous passion for the English language, especially the spoken and written word — Frank Bough

The earth will be completely laid waste and totally plundered. The LORD has spoken this word. — Isaiah

A person who believes every word that is spoken or read has an inbuilt fool for an interpreter and leads a life mislead. — Truth Devour

The spoken word is ephemeral. The written word, eternal. A symphony, timeless. — A.E. Samaan

Death Makes Angels of us all. — Jim Morrison

It is as easy to draw back a stone, thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken. — Menander

We all have chance meetings with people, even with complete strangers, who interest us at first glance, suddenly, before a word is spoken. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Whenever a time arises where clarity is desired, it is always wise to reflect on the sage within. — Sereda Aleta Dailey

Dreams are nervy things - all it takes is for one stern word to be spoken in their direction and they shrivel up and die. — Lloyd Jones

Can't is the worst word that's written or spoken. — Edgar A. Guest

But a word once spoken who can recapture it? — Robert Louis Stevenson

No truer word, save God's, was ever spoken,
Than that the largest heart is soonest broken. — Walter Savage Landor

To me, presentations are the most powerful device. You can't really name a movement that didn't start with the spoken word. — Nancy Duarte

You are at a choice-point in every moment of each circumstance, each activity, spoken word and thought. — Michael Beckwith

The deepest word that can be spoken about sanctification is that it is a progress towards true humanity. — J.I. Packer

There comes a time when you're so in tune with God that your spoken word becomes God's Word, and it has the necessary potency to back it up. #Elijah — Ufuoma Apoki

The question is simply,'Who is your master?'Once that's settled, you ask whether any word have been spoken. If it has, you have your orders. — Elisabeth Elliot

The Word of God conceived in the heart, formed by the tongue, and spoken out of the mouth is creative power. — Charles Capps

In the simplest language, spoken without a single word between out two bodies. — Cara McKenna