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Verbs Quotes

I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb.

I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb.

"The Complete Robert Downey Jr". Interview with Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. April 16, 2012.

In life one must decide whether to conjugate the verb to have or the verb to be.

Franz Liszt (1998). “Franz Liszt”, Oxford University Press

Life is a verb, not a noun.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1904). “Human Work”, p.203, Rowman Altamira

Feminism is something you do. It's a verb. It's what you are. It's an activity; it's something you're actively engaged in.

"Kathleen Hanna on Bikini Kill, growing up, and being a feminist icon". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. November 20, 2012.

Life on earth is more like a verb. It repairs, maintains, re-creates, and outdoes itself.

Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan (1995). “What is Life?”, p.14, Univ of California Press

The Psalms wrap nouns and verbs around our pain better than any other book.

Joni Eareckson Tada (2012). “Anger”, p.12, Rose Publishing Inc

The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in.

Elmore Leonard (2007). “Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing”, William Morrow

I thought art was a verb, rather than a noun.

"Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.