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. “Your words have power. Speak words that are kind, loving, positive, uplifting, encouraging, and life-giving.” – Les Brown
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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
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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
51. “Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” – Blaise Pascal
52. “Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.” – Lao Tzu
53. “Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.” – Alfred Tennyson
54. “A word after a word after a word is power.” – Margaret Atwood
55. “The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?” – Arabic proverb
56. “Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” – Rudyard Kipling
57. “Words are potent weapons for all causes, good or bad.” – Manly Hall
58. “Words are the model, words are the tools, words are the boards, words are the nails.” – Richard Rhodes
59. “Be careful with your words, once they are said, they can be only forgiven, not forgotten.” – Carl Sandburg
60. “Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.” – Maya Angelou
61. “We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.” – Winston Churchill
62. “If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely. If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative.” – Betty Eadie
63. “A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.” – Emily Dickinson
64. “Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.” – Patrick Rothfuss
65. “If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.” – Seamus Heaney
66. “The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” – Mark Twain
67. “Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” – Edgar Allan Poe
68. “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.” – Nelson Mandela
69. “He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.” – Elbert Hubbard
70. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” – Proverbs 18:21
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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. “Your words have power. Speak words that are kind, loving, positive, uplifting, encouraging, and life-giving.” – Les Brown
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 Words have Power Quotes and Sayings
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
51. “Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” – Blaise Pascal
52. “Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.” – Lao Tzu
53. “Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.” – Alfred Tennyson
54. “A word after a word after a word is power.” – Margaret Atwood
55. “The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?” – Arabic proverb
56. “Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” – Rudyard Kipling
57. “Words are potent weapons for all causes, good or bad.” – Manly Hall
58. “Words are the model, words are the tools, words are the boards, words are the nails.” – Richard Rhodes
59. “Be careful with your words, once they are said, they can be only forgiven, not forgotten.” – Carl Sandburg
60. “Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.” – Maya Angelou
61. “We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.” – Winston Churchill
62. “If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely. If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative.” – Betty Eadie
63. “A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.” – Emily Dickinson
64. “Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.” – Patrick Rothfuss
65. “If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.” – Seamus Heaney
66. “The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” – Mark Twain
67. “Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” – Edgar Allan Poe
68. “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.” – Nelson Mandela
69. “He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.” – Elbert Hubbard
70. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” – Proverbs 18:21
Share these Quotes about Words Being Powerful with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.