I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns. Votes: 2
Elizabeth Cady StantonMost metaphysical words in Hopi are verbs, not nouns as in European languages. Votes: 2
Benjamin Lee WhorfMost metaphysical words in Hopi are verbs, not nouns as in European languages. Votes: 2
Benjamin WhorfWho climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows Where noun, and verb, and participle grows. Votes: 2
John DrydenI think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb. Votes: 2
Robert Downey, Jr.The adjective hasn't been built that can pull a weak or inaccurate noun out of a tight place, Votes: 2
William Strunk, Jr.Why indeed must 'God' be a noun? Why not a verb - the most active and dynamic of all. Votes: 2
Mary DalyOne of the glories of English simplicity is the possibility of using the same word as noun and verb. Votes: 2
Edward SapirNo, you used nouns and verbs together in a pleasing but illogical format. Votes: 0
Maggie StiefvaterThe Psalms wrap nouns and verbs around our pain better than any other book. Votes: 0
Joni Eareckson TadaYou must hear the birds song without attempting to render it into nouns and verbs. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonHis sentences didn't seem to have any verbs, which was par for a politician. All nouns, no action. Votes: 0
Jennifer Crusie