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Verbal Quotes & Sayings

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There is a way of reacting to insult that gives people the impression that you want more. I don't know what it is, but I seem to have mastered it. — Joyce Rachelle

An important fact about verbal behavior is that speaker and listener may reside within the same skin. — B.F. Skinner

Too much verbal stimulation causes the work to suffer. — Gene Black

Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation. — William James

So it was that neither for the first time nor the last my verbal mojo, my knack for the written word, served to save my reckless ass. — Tom Robbins

My communication with aliens is not verbal - we speak the language of light. — Valeria Lukyanova

If you have any opinions at all or if you're even remotely verbal then they're going to call you fiery. — Shirley Manson

You think so,hmm? It's on, then. Verbal pistols at dawn. — Lia Habel

Actually just has a born tech-science wienie's congenital impatience with the referential murkiness and inelegance of verbal systems. — David Foster Wallace

I believe verbal felicity is the fruit of ardor, of diligence, and of refusing to be false. — Marianne Moore

Always pass a plate of forgiveness before each verbal feast. — Anabel Jensen

Wit penetrates; humor envelops. Wit is a function of verbal intelligence; humor is imagination operating on good nature. — Peggy Noonan

Refusing to talk about something wouldn't make it go away. If it was there, it was there, and no amount of verbal acrobatics could make it go away. — David Eddings

If people keep stepping on you, wear a pointy hat. — Joyce Rachelle

Usually the characters I play are men of few words, who communicate in non-verbal ways. — Viggo Mortensen

Verbal hemophilia. Why can't I clot? — Scott Mebus

We sit here on the oasis of human consciousness and the verbal plane trying to talk about something that we just have to go and see and do and feel. — Frederick Lenz

Never strike anyone so old, small or weak that verbal abuse would have sufficed. — P. J. O'Rourke

If God continues to give me health and a sane mind and verbal ability, I want to teach. — Richard Rohr

The language of feelings is not linear, logical, and verbal like the language of thinking. — Deborah Sandella

The first thing that confronts us in studying verbal structures is that they are arranged sequentially, and have to be read or listened to in time. — Northrop Frye

Never use the word "impossible" seriously again. Toss it into the verbal wastebucket. — Norman Vincent Peale

A verbal promise behind closed doors, even a statement written on paper-these could easily evaporate ... — Suzanne Collins

R.E.A.L. conversation: Recognize judgments. Express thoughts neutrally. Ask questions. Listen for verbal & non-verbal messages. — John Stoker

We learn by example and by direct experience because there are real limits to the adequacy of verbal instruction. — Malcolm Gladwell

The 'verbalizers' may eventually be successful in careers where verbal abilities are an advantage, for example journalism or the legal professions, — Tony Attwood

With their four-dimensional minds, and in their interdisciplinary ultra verbal way, geologists can wiggle out of almost anything. — John McPhee

Aww, you know my verbal stingers are only poisoned with love — Laurie Faria Stolarz

To me, the greatest artists are almost entirely non-verbal. — Peter Schjeldahl

The commercial class has always mistrusted verbal brilliancy and wit, deeming such qualities, perhaps with some justice, frivolous and unprofitable. — Dorothy Nevill

A study in the Washington Post says that women have
better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the
authors of that study: 'Duh. — Conan O'Brien

What the fuck was wrong with me, I wondered. I wished there was a version of Pepto Bismol for verbal diarrhea, because I'd invest in it. My — Mariana Zapata

Stories are verbal acts of hospitality. — Eugene H. Peterson

You have been fraternizing with warewolves overmuch! Military men can be terribly bad for one's verbal concatenation! — Gail Carriger

Comedy is a group activity, a verbal orgy. — Chris Rock

Stop with the no, sir bullshit. We both know that sarcastic sir is your verbal shorthand for asshole. — Lorelei James

At some point in my early forties I realized that my primary goal in just about any verbal exchange is to lighten the mood. — Meghan Daum

It is my own personal opinion that for someone to state that an autistic person 'lacks empathy' is to declare ignorance of the reality of autism. — Liz Becker

To make the bloody thing talk the way I do when I'm on a verbal roll, in my idioms and rhythms. — Gary Lucas

If you want to create vital, long-lasting love, you must become a master of verbal & nonverbal appreciation — Gay Hendricks

Those terrifying verbal jungles called laws are simply such directives, accumulated, codified, and systematized through the centuries. — S.I. Hayakawa

If you try to assert wisdom before people have themselves walked it, be prepared for much resistance, denial, push-back, and verbal debate. — Richard Rohr

Much more prevalent than physical fear is the fear of criticism, rejection, and verbal opposition. — Derek A. Cuthbert

How you carry yourself speaks volumes about how you feel about yourself. — Cindy Ann Peterson

But hey, i didn't marry him for his verbal skill, right? :p -Twivortiare- — Ika Natassa

Writing, in its physical, graphic form, is an inseparable suturing of the visual and the verbal, the "imagetext" incarnate — W. J. T. Mitchell

His word is law, and his verbal beat downs are the kind where you just lie down in an awkward position and hope he maybe feels weird as he fucks you. — Jen Frederick

A poem is a verbal artifact which must be as skillfully
and solidly constructed as a table or a motorcycle. — W. H. Auden

Children are sponges, soaking up every verbal and nonverbal interaction. — Asa Don Brown

In this world, there is no such sternness like that of maintaining silence. Verbal sternness will be wasted. — Dada Bhagwan

Fine-tuning a play like 'Uncle Vanya,' which is already well-known to the people playing it, is not so much a verbal exercise as it is a visceral one. — Cate Blanchett

A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on. — Samuel Goldwyn

The overly-verbal artist is led by his understanding of things
rather than by direct observation of things as they are. — Robert Genn

I think so. I can't think of anything that requires more finesse than comedy, both from a verbal and visual point of view. — Stacy Keach

We're just different."
"Yeah," I say. "I'm mute and you have verbal diarrhea. — Janet Gurtler

Fiction becomes visual by becoming verbal — William H Gass

An ounce of algebra is worth a ton of verbal argument. — John B. S. Haldane

The greatest danger of traditional education is that learning may remain purely verbal. — Mirra Komarovsky

A boomerang returns back to the person who throws it.
But first, while moving in a circle, it hits its target.
So does gossip. — Vera Nazarian

Genuineness requires listening through both verbal and nonverbal channels. — Joseph Michelli

This is your aunt, Regin the Radiant. We don't believe she possesses verbal governors of any kind. — Kresley Cole

Communication can be sent or received through verbal or nonverbal cues. — Asa Don Brown

The sort of twee person who thinks swearing is in any way a sign of a lack of education or a lack of verbal interest is just a fucking lunatic. — Stephen Fry

Standing up for yourself doesn't always involve verbal confrontation. Sometimes it's about not wasting energy on people who are negative. — Sherry Argov

Autism is just the surface. What is inside each of us is what matters, autistic or not. — Liz Becker

Enough of this. Does every conversation with you have to be the director's cut? Get out of the car. — Jonathan Lethem

Verbal blows cut to the soul and ate at the heart for eternity. — Sherrilyn Kenyon

I've been through a lot of beef with other singers, but it's all verbal. — Daddy Yankee

Self-justification is a verbal defense for restoring the appearance of righteousness without doing anything about the substance. — Eugene H. Peterson

Rap is only one end of a whole spectrum of verbal play and virtuosity. Rap is geared for aural pleasure. — Rita Dove

Mr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and nonverbal expression. — Rowan Atkinson

Celebrate your victories! Be verbal about it. Haters will say you're bragging, but those who love you will celebrate with you. — Steve Maraboli

Fannie Mae had aroused his anger, then reduced his anger to verbal breast-beating, and finally to silent hurt. Still, the love remained. Why? — Frank Herbert

Stop playing verbal games with me, madam, or I shall go out into that ballroom, find your mother, and bring her here — Gail Carriger

Strength of character comes from being hit by stray verbal stones, while protecting discarded ciphers in the snow. — Shannon L. Alder

For her, reading was directly linked to pleasure, not to knowledge or enigmas or constructions or verbal labyrinths ... — Roberto Bolano

At the blind date,
deafen your ears
to hear the words
spoken with her eyes. — Khang Kijarro Nguyen

When it occurs without having to voice it - vibin' on the same page, flowin' on the same wave, soakin' up the same light rays. — T.F. Hodge

Faith must become more than a verbal proclamation or an intellectual assent. True faith must be acted out. — Millard Fuller

You familiar with prison rules, Ali-gator?
Stupid nicknames. They were the equivalent of verbal fungus. You couldn't ever get rid of them. — Gena Showalter

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become. — W. H. Auden

These people are obsessive. They go overboard interpreting verbal and behavioral cues that take them way beyond reality. — Cary Cooper

Facebook, instagram - I prefer visual communication better than verbal. But I read all the comments, answering too. — Verka Serduchka

We're strong for each other ! It's what women do!" said Zelda to Pearl
"He Counts Their Tears" by Mary Ann D'Alto — Mary Ann D'Alto

You know. The looks. The verbal jousting. The smiles. The insults that are really compliments. — Ann Ormsby

All error, not merely verbal, is a strong way of stating that the current truth is incomplete. — Robert Louis Stevenson

Authority - when abused through micromanagement, intimidation, or verbal or nonverbal threats - makes people shut down & productivity ceases. — John Stoker

The Internet has become a hate-filled town square with no limits put on destructive verbal behavior. — Bill O'Reilly

Yes, yes, yes, said Vimes, who could recognize the verbal foot getting ready to stick itself in the aural door. — Terry Pratchett

Girls enjoy complex social interaction. Their verbal skills - and their delight in using them - develop earlier than boys'. — Brenda Laurel

Walk away from gossip and verbal defamation. Speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same. — Steve Maraboli

To apply for a gifted program, children as young as 4 are required to sit through hour-long verbal exams. — Hanna Rosin

If a normally kind, agreeable person makes an enemy of you, you ought to ask yourself why. — Joyce Rachelle

I grew up as an only child. My parents weren't great conversationalists. We had a quiet house. I'm not very verbal. — Matthew Morrison

Communicate with visual literacy - Make good use of all the non-verbal ways of communication - color, shape, form, texture. — Marty Sklar

Remember not every face-to-face confrontation needs a verbal response — Lysa TerKeurst

Watching how customers actually use a product provides much more reliable information than can be gleaned from a verbal interview or a focus group. — Clayton Christensen

I don't have a lot of physical comedy instincts. I'm more verbal. — Reese Witherspoon

When you speak and affirm, you are creating a verbal contract with yourself. — Bryant McGill

Your eyes will contradict your words if your words contradict your thoughts and feelings. — Sam Owen