“Careful listening to current country and western and rock music with the help of an interpreter for coded phrases shows that young people are hearing a constant stream of messages about getting high, feeling good, going on trips, and using drugs of all kinds with all methods.” PeopleKindCountryHelpingShowsFeelingsYoungRocksListeningDrugMessagesMethodConstantWesternCurrentsCarefulHearingFeel GoodAll KindsPhrasesStreamsRock MusicGetting HighInterpreter Author:Virgil Miller Newton
“I dislike the phrase ‘Internet friends,’ because it implies that people you know online aren’t really your friends, that somehow the friendship is less real or meaningful to you because it happens through Skype or text messages. The measure of a friendship is not its physicality but its significance.” PeopleKnowsGivingRealSelfHappensInternetComfortMessagesEmpathyPrisonMeaningfulPhrasesOnlineUrgesSignificanceDislikeGood FriendPhysicalityText MessageSkypeGood Friendship Author:John Green
“We live in an age where people are like, "I'd love to catch up. Maybe text me later? But don't call because I don't really listen to my messages. But if you text me..." We've displaced interaction into sound bites and untethered phrases and sentences that come up on the phone as Twitter feed.” PeopleIfsAgeSoundMessagesPhonesCome UpSentencesPhrasesBitesInteractionSound BitesText Me Author:Marc Maron
“The social aspect of blogging is just as important as the content, so to borrow a phrase from the 1960s: the medium is the message. And my personal experience shows me that the potential of this medium is extra large.” ImportantShowsSocialMessagesAspectMediumsPhrasesExtrasShow Me1960sPersonal ExperiencesBlogging Author:Mark Powell
“Phrases like Worship Service or Service of Worship are tautologies. To worship God means to serve him. Basically there are two ways to do it. One way is to do things for Him that He needs to have done - run errands for Him, carry messages for Him, fight on His side, feed His lambs, and so on. The other way is to do things for Him that you need to do - sing songs for Him, tell Him what's on your mind and in your heart, in general rejoice in Him.” WayNeedsMindHeartMeanTwoDoneRunningSongFightingSidesWorshipMessagesOne WayPhrasesRejoiceTwo WaysLambsWorship GodErrandsTautologyWorship Service Author:Frederick Buechner
“There's nothing better than having an experience now that's the exact same thing I would've done when I was 16, like texting a really awkward "I like you" message to someone. The way you phrase it might change, but it will always continue to happen, and there's something really charming and calming about that.” WayDoneMightHappensLike YouMessagesPhrasesAwkwardCharmingCalmingTextingI Like You Author:Alan Palomo