Terms Quotes

“I Love You! Three words that mean nothing if not followed through with actions. It seems to be more relevant in the terms of showing verses saying. Anyone can say it, because there are different kinds of love. But, few are willing to actually show it. Saying is one thing. Living proof is another.”
― Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Sweet Destiny

“To be successful, one has to be one of three bees - the queen bee, the hardest working bee, or the bee that does not fit in. One success is inherited, and the the next one is earned. While the last one is self-sought, self-served, and happens on its own terms.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“As he once wrote of Kipling, his own enduring influence can be measured by a number of terms and phrases—doublethink, thought police, 'Some animals are more equal than others'—that he embedded in our language and in our minds. In Orwell's own mind there was an inextricable connection between language and truth, a conviction that by using plain and unambiguous words one could forbid oneself the comfort of certain falsehoods and delusions. Every time you hear a piece of psychobabble or propaganda—'people's princess,' say, or 'collateral damage,' or 'peace initiative'—it is good to have a well-thumbed collection of his essays nearby. His main enemy in discourse was euphemism, just as his main enemy in practice was the abuse of power, and (more important) the slavish willingness of people to submit to it.”
― Christopher Hitchens

“That was the problem with love. It never happened on your terms, it happened on theirs.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“For myself, I favored the abstract. I collected not just obsolete terms and words, but ideas.”
― Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey

“A true professional not only follows but loves the processes, policies and principles set by his profession.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“If you are not in good terms with the one who sent you, you can’t have the right direction to the errands he wants to send you for. Be in good talking terms with God; pray without ceasing!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Watchwords

“La justicia pertenece al campo de las fuerzas del alma. Y por eso puede brotar en los lugares menos propicios, pues cuando la llamamos, allí acude, a veces con la venda en los ojos pero alenta al oído, desde no se sabe muy bien dónde, como una cosa anterior a jueces y acusados, incluso a las propias leyes escritas”
― Manuel Rivas, The Carpenter's Pencil

“The wise person must always consider and reconsider all the alternatives before jumping to the final conclusion. Furthermore, the objective views are the results of our philosophical ideologies (philideos) and the definition of our terms.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo, Treatise Upon The Misconceptions of Narcissism

“The literature on ritualistic abuse suggests that ritualistic sexual practices with young children are a characteristic of particularly abusive groups, and that such practices typically occur alongside a diverse range of other abusive practices, such as child prostitution and the manufacture of child abuse images. One of the shortcomings of the available literature, however, is the general presumption (implicit or explicit) that abusive groups are motivated by a religious or spiritual conviction. In clinical and research literature, abusive groups are generally referred to as 'cults', and 'cult abuse' is a term that has been used interchangeably with 'ritual abuse'." p38”
― Michael Salter, Organised Sexual Abuse

“Word Powers:
A beautiful bitch has four legs, not two. Even terms of, so called, endearment have unintended manifestations. Guard your grill.”
― T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence

“I hardly know the right terms for anything these days. Even if I did, I fear they would be the wrong ones by tomorrow morning.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Wisdom of Crowds

“Getting victory over a war that you can definitely win is a common thing.
Winning a war that is totally based on enemy's terms is undisputable victory.”
― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

“There is no better satisfaction than to see your children make your dreams theirs, and achieve them on their terms.”
― Murad S. Shah

“Oh, yes, that's right--my terms. I'm sorry, but you'll have to state clearly, for the record, in your own words, your clear-minded and sober intention to ride my dick. Actually, let me go get a witness, just to be on the safe side ...”
― Mercy Brown, Stay Until We Break

“Hi, Albert,” Quinn called back. He seemed distracted. And Albert was sure that he’d seen Quinn motion for someone to stay down.
“How long is this supposed to go on?” Albert asked.
“Until we get justice,” Quinn said.
“Justice? People have been waiting for justice since the dinosaurs.”
Quinn said nothing and Albert cursed himself for indulging in sarcasm. “What is it you want, Quinn? I mean in practical terms.”
“We want Penny gone,” Quinn said.
“I can’t afford to pay you any more,” Albert shouted back.
“I didn’t say anything about money,” Quinn said, sounding puzzled.
“Yeah, I know: justice. Usually what people really want is money. So why don’t we get down to it?”
“Penny,” Quinn said. “She leaves town. She stays gone. When that happens we fish. Until it happens, we sit.” He sat down as if to emphasize his point.”
― Michael Grant, Fear

“Be sure to understand the terms of any contract, before you sign.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“One day I hope business will stop using military terms to describe how to serve a customer.”
― Richie Norton

“Everyone deserves to live in a way that can create money, meaning, and freedom to live life on your own terms, no matter the circumstances.⁣”
― Richie Norton

“The law gave me an entirely new vocabulary, a language that non-lawyers derisively referred to as "legalese." Unlike the basic building blocks- the day-to-day words- that got me from the subway to the office and back, the words of my legal vocabulary, more often than not, triggered flavors that I had experienced after leaving Boiling Springs, flavors that I had chosen for myself, derived from foods that were never contained within the boxes and the cans of DeAnne's kitchen.
Subpoenakiwifruit.
InjunctionCamembert.
Infringementlobster.
Jurisdictionfreshgreenbeans.
Appellantsourdoughbread.
ArbitrationGuinness.
Unconstitutionalasparagus.
ExculpatoryNutella.
I could go on and on, and I did.
Every day I was paid an astonishing amount of money to shuffle these words around on paper and, better yet, to say them aloud. At my yearly reviews, the partners I worked for commented that they had never seen a young lawyer so visibly invigorated by her work. One of the many reasons I was on track to make partner, I thought.
There were, of course, the rare and disconnecting exceptions. Some legal words reached back to the Dark Ages of my childhood and to the stunted diet that informed my earlier words. "Mitigating," for example, brought with it the unmistakable taste of elementary school cafeteria pizzas: rectangles of frozen dough topped with a ketchup-like sauce, the hard crumbled meat of some unidentifiable animal, and grated "cheese" that didn't melt when heated but instead retained the pattern of a badly crocheted coverlet. I had actually looked forward to the days when these rectangles were on the lunch menu, slapped onto my tray by the lunch ladies in hairnets and comfortable shoes. Those pizzas (even the word itself was pure exuberance with the two z's and the sound of satisfaction at the end... ah!) were evocative of some greater, more interesting locale, though how and where none of us at Boiling Springs Elementary circa 1975 were quite sure. We all knew what hamburgers and hot dogs were supposed to look and taste like, and we knew that the school cafeteria served us a second-rate version of these foods. Few of us students knew what a pizza was supposed to be. Kelly claimed that it was usually very big and round in shape, but both of these characteristics seemed highly improbable to me. By the time we were in middle school, a Pizza Inn had opened up along the feeder road to I-85. The Pizza Inn may or may not have been the first national chain of pizzerias to offer a weekly all-you-can-eat buffet. To the folks of the greater Boiling Springs-Shelby area, this was an idea that would expand their waistlines, if not their horizons. A Sizzler would later open next to the Pizza Inn (feeder road took on a new connotation), and it would offer the Holy Grail of all-you-can-eat buffets: steaks, baked potatoes, and, for the ladies, a salad bar complete with exotic fixings such as canned chickpeas and a tangle of slightly bruised alfalfa sprouts.
Along with "mitigating," these were some of the other legal words that also transported me back in time:
Egressredvelvetcake.
PerpetuityFrenchsaladdressing.
Compensatoryboiledpeanuts.
ProbateReese'speanutbuttercup.
FiduciaryCheerwine.
AmortizationOreocookie.”
― Monique Truong, Bitter in the Mouth

“After the war, however, in the early 1920s, the government had launched a series of advertisements aimed at getting the population out into the fresh air, encouraging people to go hill walking, which some master of the slogan had abbreviated to hiking.”
― Jacqueline Winspear, Elegy for Eddie

“Reframing entails refusing to accept the opponent’s definition of what the issue is about, and then substituting your own. You define the issue in your terms.”
― Jay Heinrichs, Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion

“The more the other party needs what you can offer, the more they will feel the loss if you walk away. And the more likely they are to say yes to your terms.”
― G. Richard Shell, Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People

“I’m going to help you find pleasure”—her breath hitched—“in life again, Miss Durant.” And it took a force the weight of Atlas’s strength to step away from her. The breathless minx didn’t blink for several moments. Confusion clouded her eyes. “What?”
Did he imagine the disappointment in her hoarse voice? He thought not. “A deal. I’ll allow you to serve in your role as matchmaker, and you are to allow me to help you find again what brings you happiness.”
“No,” she said on a rush, her previous defensive, stern-faced edge back up.
“I’m not agreeing to this.”
“Then I’m afraid the deal is off, Miss Durant.” He sketched a bow and made for the door.
“Wait,” she called after him. He continued forward, drawing out the moment. “Wait, Barry,” she repeated, a greater stridency in her voice. He rcotton skirts whirred slightly in the quiet as she raced over to join him. “I’ll… allow it if, and only if, your plans for me are scheduled for first thing in the mornings.”
― Christi Caldwell, A Matchmaker for a Marquess

“Everything, she realized, even the happiest of occurrences, might be a cause for tears if you failed to see it in terms of the world that you inhabited”
― Lucius Shepard, The Dragon Griaule

“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and a definition is only as precise as its most ambiguous term.”
― Caner K. Dagli, Metaphysical Institutions: Islam and the Modern Project