Words are powerful. Before you spit those words out of your mouth, think first because what you say will never be taken back or forgotten. Remember, the words you speak can be damaging or helpful to others. May these quotes about the power of words help you realize to be careful and sure of the words you speak.
1. “Speech has power. Words do not fade. What starts out as a sound, ends in a deed.” – Abraham Joshua Heschel
2. “Our words have creative power. With our words, we can speak blessings over our future.” – Joel Osteen
3. “The best word shakers were the ones who understood the true power of words. They were the ones who could climb the highest.” – Markus Zusak
4. “Words embody power to inspire or motivate us, but it is only we who have the power to open up to see and feel it.” – Anuj Somany
5. “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” – John Keating
6. “Let your words elevate your life to the heights of greatness.” – ATGW
7. “Kind words are a creative force, a power that concurs in the building up of all that is good, and energy that showers blessings upon the world.” – Lawrence G. Lovasik
8. “Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.” – Buddha
9. “our words have power. Speak words that are kind, loving, positive, uplifting, encouraging, and life-giving.” – Anonymous
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10. “Good words are worth much, and cost little.” – George Herbert
11. “Words have power, words are power, words could be your power also.” – Mohammed Qahtani
12. “A broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever.” – Jessamyn West
13. “A few nice words can help a person a lot more than you think.” – Anonymous
14. “Don’t mix your words with your mood, you can change your mood but you can’t take back your words.” – Anonymous
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15. “Words have the power to make things happen.” – Frederick Buechner
16. “Words are seeds that do more than blow around. They land in our hearts and not the ground. Be careful what you plant and careful what you say. You might have to eat what you planted one day.” – Anonymous
17. “Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out.” – Anonymous
18. “Don't ever diminish the power of words. Words move hearts and hearts move limbs.” – Hamza Yusuf
19. “There is power in words. What you say is what you get.” – Zig Ziglar
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20. “Words: So innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne
21. “I am two of the most powerful words. For what you put after them shapes your reality.” – Joel Osteen
22. “All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
23. “I can feel the power of the words doing the work. Must trust language more.” – Antony Sher
24. “Be careful what you say. You can say something hurtful in ten seconds, but ten years later, the wounds are still there.” – Joel Osteen
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25. “Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.” – Anonymous
26. “The tongue has no bones but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words.” – Anonymous
27. “I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it until it begins to shine.” – Emily Dickinson
28. “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” – Mother Teresa
29. “Words have magical power. They can either bring the greatest happiness or the deepest despair.” – Sigmund Freud
30. “My task, which I am trying to achieve, is by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel — it is, before all, to make you see.” – Joseph Conrad
More Be Careful with your Words Quotes
31. “Words can make or break you.” – ATGW
32. “Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, hinder, hurt, harm, humiliate, and humble.” – Yehuda Berg
33. “Language creates reality. Words have power. Speak always to create joy.” – Deepak Chopra
34. “Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs.” – Pearl Strachan Hurd
35. “Your words carry amazing power. So when you speak, make sure you uplift someone and never put them down.” – Anonymous
36. “One kind word can change someone's entire day.” – Anonymous
37. “Be mindful when it comes to your words. A string of some that don’t mean much to you may stick with someone for a lifetime.” – Rachael Wolchin
38. “But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is not tamed, it will run wild and cause you grief.” – Anonymous
39. “Raise your word, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” – Rumi
40. “Words are free. It's how you use them that may cost you.” – Anonymous
41. “Speak to yourself like someone you love. Encourage yourself, motivate yourself, and uplift yourself with your words.” – ATGW
42. “But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” – George Orwell
43. “Beautifully crafted words have the power to captivate the mind of anybody.” – Sam Veda
44. “Words are containers for power, you choose what kind of power they carry.” – Joyce Meyer
45. “Words can inspire. And words can destroy. Choose yours well.” – Robin Sharma
46. “Your word is the power that you have to create; it is a gift.” – Don Miguel Ruiz
47. “Never underestimate the power of words to heal and reconcile relationships.” – H. Jackson Brown
48. “You can change the course of your life with your words.” – Anonymous
49. “If you believe in the power of words, you can bring about physical changes in the universe.” – H. Scott Momaday
50. “There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.” – Diane Setterfield
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2. “Our words have creative power. With our words, we can speak blessings over our future.” – Joel Osteen
3. “The best word shakers were the ones who understood the true power of words. They were the ones who could climb the highest.” – Markus Zusak
4. “Words embody power to inspire or motivate us, but it is only we who have the power to open up to see and feel it.” – Anuj Somany
5. “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” – John Keating
6. “Let your words elevate your life to the heights of greatness.” – ATGW
7. “Kind words are a creative force, a power that concurs in the building up of all that is good, and energy that showers blessings upon the world.” – Lawrence G. Lovasik
8. “Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.” – Buddha
9. “our words have power. Speak words that are kind, loving, positive, uplifting, encouraging, and life-giving.” – Anonymous
11. “Words have power, words are power, words could be your power also.” – Mohammed Qahtani
12. “A broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever.” – Jessamyn West
13. “A few nice words can help a person a lot more than you think.” – Anonymous
14. “Don’t mix your words with your mood, you can change your mood but you can’t take back your words.” – Anonymous
16. “Words are seeds that do more than blow around. They land in our hearts and not the ground. Be careful what you plant and careful what you say. You might have to eat what you planted one day.” – Anonymous
17. “Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out.” – Anonymous
18. “Don't ever diminish the power of words. Words move hearts and hearts move limbs.” – Hamza Yusuf
19. “There is power in words. What you say is what you get.” – Zig Ziglar
21. “I am two of the most powerful words. For what you put after them shapes your reality.” – Joel Osteen
22. “All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
23. “I can feel the power of the words doing the work. Must trust language more.” – Antony Sher
24. “Be careful what you say. You can say something hurtful in ten seconds, but ten years later, the wounds are still there.” – Joel Osteen
26. “The tongue has no bones but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words.” – Anonymous
27. “I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it until it begins to shine.” – Emily Dickinson
28. “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” – Mother Teresa
29. “Words have magical power. They can either bring the greatest happiness or the deepest despair.” – Sigmund Freud
30. “My task, which I am trying to achieve, is by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel — it is, before all, to make you see.” – Joseph Conrad
More Be Careful with your Words Quotes
31. “Words can make or break you.” – ATGW
32. “Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, hinder, hurt, harm, humiliate, and humble.” – Yehuda Berg
33. “Language creates reality. Words have power. Speak always to create joy.” – Deepak Chopra
34. “Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs.” – Pearl Strachan Hurd
35. “Your words carry amazing power. So when you speak, make sure you uplift someone and never put them down.” – Anonymous
36. “One kind word can change someone's entire day.” – Anonymous
37. “Be mindful when it comes to your words. A string of some that don’t mean much to you may stick with someone for a lifetime.” – Rachael Wolchin
38. “But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is not tamed, it will run wild and cause you grief.” – Anonymous
39. “Raise your word, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” – Rumi
40. “Words are free. It's how you use them that may cost you.” – Anonymous
41. “Speak to yourself like someone you love. Encourage yourself, motivate yourself, and uplift yourself with your words.” – ATGW
42. “But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” – George Orwell
43. “Beautifully crafted words have the power to captivate the mind of anybody.” – Sam Veda
44. “Words are containers for power, you choose what kind of power they carry.” – Joyce Meyer
45. “Words can inspire. And words can destroy. Choose yours well.” – Robin Sharma
46. “Your word is the power that you have to create; it is a gift.” – Don Miguel Ruiz
47. “Never underestimate the power of words to heal and reconcile relationships.” – H. Jackson Brown
48. “You can change the course of your life with your words.” – Anonymous
49. “If you believe in the power of words, you can bring about physical changes in the universe.” – H. Scott Momaday
50. “There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.” – Diane Setterfield
Share these Words Quotes about Life with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.