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The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

Resist the need to be 'right' all the time or to always have the last word.

Take it not amiss, O speech, that I borrow weighty words, and later try hard to make them seem light.

Words are how people think. When you misuse words, you diminish your ability to think clearly and truthfully.

I don't think you can bury words. I think the more you try to dismiss them, the more power you give to them, the more circulation they have.

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

I don't know if I want to break my own record. I think I would rather leave it as it is.

I've always kept my word, and my clients have always kept their word.

When you think about it, words can break your heart, or they can change your day.

If I see a phrase that strikes me as ugly, I'll delete it. Or, if I find a way to say something a bit more freshly than it was expressed originally, I'll do it. Ultimately, you want to try to leave behind the best possible paragraph or sentence.