I’ve watched the influence of the words of leaders, teachers and parents for years now. Far too often, when we speak we’re only thinking about how we feel at the moment or what we’re thinking in that ...

Words charged with a positive emotional content are used more frequently, thus enhancing human communication. Words charged with a positive emotional content are used more frequently, thus enhancing ...

President John F. Kennedy addressing a joint session of Congress. So obviously true is that statement, that it can be offered aphoristically, namely, standing by itself without need for explanation or ...

Your life can reflect the words you speak. “A gracious word may smooth the way / A joyous word may light the day / A timely word may lessen stress / A loving word may heal and bless.” Hence, could it ...

A recent study finds that we tend to recognize words associated with positive thoughts faster after we've had some coffee. Christie Nicholson reports A lot of people just don’t feel quite human ...

When I was in grade school, we were fed the now disputed notion that Eskimo languages, reflecting local concerns, had an unusually large number of words for snow. But nobody told us about the Inuit ...