<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Words should remain instruments in the service of... > Words should remain instruments in the service of reality. When a definition prevents us from seeing what is plainly happening, reality outranks the dictionary and inquiry must reopen the term. **Source:** [[livestreams/Awareness Is Power — Language, Contradiction, and Holding Your Ground - Workbook|Awareness Is Power — Language, Contradiction, and Holding Your Ground]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Words should remain instruments in the service of reality. When a definition prevents us from seeing what is plainly happening, reality outranks the dictionary and inquiry must reopen the term.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-words-should-remain-must-reopen-term ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->