The tongue has no bones, but can break a heart.
Interpretation
Words can hurt deeply, despite being intangible.
This quote highlights the powerful impact of words, which, although they are not physically substantial, can cause significant emotional harm. It serves as a reminder of the responsibility we have in our communication, emphasizing that spoken expressions can lead to genuine heartache and pain in relationships.
In practice
A reminder for students before giving their speech in class.
But once you've made a song and you put it out there, you don't own it anymore. The public own it. It's their song. It might be their song that they wake up to, or their song they have a shower to, or their song that they drive home to or their song they cry to, scream to, have babies to, have weddings to - like, it isn't your song anymore.
Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There's no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song.
I think I need to accept the fact that I am where I am today because fans have shared my music illegally and legally, but I wouldn't be here today without the Internet, so I can't speak out against it.
I think the moment you start trying to please a fan base is when you start going downhill. I'm going to always, always write about what I want, even if it doesn't necessarily cater to most of them.
And I know these scars will bleed, but both of our hearts believe all of these stars will guide us home
The idea that any law enforcement agency or person would ever know these gang members better than Homeboy Industries is impossible.
When men do the dishes, it's called helping. When women do the dishes, it is called life.
If you've ever been homesick, or felt exiled from all the things and people that once defined you, you'll know how important welcoming words and friendly smiles can be.
'I hate discussions of feminism that end up with who does the dishes,' she said. So do I. But at the end, there are always the damned dishes.
Whenever there is a conflict between being right and being kind, if possible, choose being kind.
This last night we tear into each other, as if to wound, as if to find the key to everything before morning.
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