We tend to forget that words are, themselves, ideas. They might be called ideas in a state of suspended animation. When the words are mastered the ideas tend to come alive again.

James Webb Young
We tend to forget that words are, themselves, ideas. They...
We tend to forget that words are, themselves, ideas. They...
We tend to forget that words are, themselves, ideas. They...
We tend to forget that words are, themselves, ideas. They...
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Words are not simply sounds. They are powerful symbols. They can manifest the ideas they represent. They can animate the ideas they stand for. The word is a living idea, and if it is mastered, it can help to make the ideas of the person who wrote it come alive again.

Source: A Technique For Producing Ideas

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