A Quote by James Howe

Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break our spirit.

James Howe

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James Howe
American - Writer
Born: August 2, 1946

Sticks and stones will break our bones, but words will break our hearts.

Robert Fulghum

Sticks and stones can break your bones, but names can kill you.

Philip Zimbardo

Sticks and stones, I'll break yer bones, but names ain't worth a quarrel.

Philip Pullman

My parents said sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. But I always felt a sense of exhilaration after a fight; it was the names that really hurt me.

Michael Franti

Sticks and stones may break bones, but the Gat will kill you quicker.

The Notorious B.I.G.

Sticks and stones and small caliber bullets may break my bones... Words will never, et cetera.

Jim Butcher

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.

Eric Idle

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but chains and whips excite me.

Rihanna

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can make me think I deserved it.

Randall Munroe

Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can hurt like hell.

Chuck Palahniuk

Colin thought about the dork mantra: sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. What a dirty lie.

John Green

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will always hurt me. Bones mend and become actually stronger in the very place they were broken and where they have knitted up; mental wounds can grind and ooze for decades and be re-opened by the quietest whisper.

Stephen Fry

People say sticks and stones may break your bones, but names can never hurt you, but that's not true. Words can hurt. They hurt me. Things were said to me that I still haven't forgotten.