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I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb.
I believe in the verb, not the noun - I am not a writer, but someone compelled to write.
God is a verb, not a noun.
One of the glories of English simplicity is the possibility of using the same word as noun and verb.
The word 'universe' is obviously not intended to have a plural, but science has evolved in such a way that we need a plural noun for something similar to what we ordinarily call our universe.
But love is really more of an interactive process. It's about what we do not just what we feel. It's a verb, not a noun.
Why indeed must 'God' be a noun? Why not a verb - the most active and dynamic of all.
The noun phrase straw man, now used as a compound adjective as in 'straw-man device, technique or issue,' was popularized in American culture by 'The Wizard of Oz.'
'State' can be a word that is a noun or a verb or an adverb - it's kind of why I chose that title. It's not to confound the audience but to keep me from painting myself into a cul-de-sac in the early stages of making a record by having too high concept or having some really strict set of rules I have to adhere to.
There are many, many nouns for the act of looking - a glance, a glimpse, a peep - but there's no noun for the act of listening. In general, we don't think primarily about sound. So I have a different perspective on the world; I can construct soundscapes that have an effect on people, but they don't know why. It's a sort of subterfuge.