Science Quote #6908752
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Sticks and stones may break my bones but words are merely the

Sticks and stones

may break my bones

but words are

merely the smallest element of language capable of containing meaning and isolation and as such could never directly produce the four thousand Newtons of force per square centimeter required to break bones.

 

7 Comments

Cupcakifier 1 decade ago
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This reminds me of Vsauce ( it's a YouTube channel, I'm not just being weird )
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CharliesTheName 1 decade ago
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Dude I quoted it :D
http://youtu.be/p7THJoRYA2c?t=7m24s
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ChrisMat 1 decade ago
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When i first read the first three lines I was like lame then I saw that Charlie posted the quote and I was like please don't let me down, a quote by charlie CANT be lame xD
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CharliesTheName 1 decade ago
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Trust me, if it's a boring quote, I'll try to warn you
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ChrisMat 1 decade ago
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I'll be watching you o:
[sorry if the expession is wrong, not a native speaker here]
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willersmit* 1 decade ago
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I was about to stop reading after the first 3 lines, but thats cool.
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ChrisMat 1 decade ago
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Ikr ^.^
Charlie ftw c;
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