'Marielena' was a wonderful experience that so many people still remember today. It challenged me to practice my Spanish. Having been born… — Maria Canals Barrera Copy Share Image
“Some people’s words stay inside us and have the power to change us and other people’s words are powerless, no matter how… — Donna Goddard Copy Share Image
I definitely have a gift for language that is rhythmic and attractive to the ear, and I have interesting [verbal] imagery which… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“Everybody listens to me with a focus on my words. This is a mistake. The words are the vehicle to deliver an… — Richard Diaz Copy Share Image
The arts make vivid the fact that words do not, in their literal form or number, exhaust what we can know. The… — Elliot W. Eisner Copy Share Image
I figure if kids see a movie about 12-year-olds chopping each other up, they can probably see a movie where everyone keeps… — Tanya Wexler Copy Share Image
There is no mode of action, no form of emotion, that we do not share with the lower animals. It is only… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Language ist not just a neutral vessel for conveying thoughts but is an invisible mold that actually shapes the way people think… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
I try to find out what there is in the character that in a way, you can't put into words. If I… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
Many people must have noticed the intense attention given by children to the conversation of grown-ups when they cannot possibly be understanding… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
“I have always wanted to go to Trieste because it sounds like tristesse, which is a light-hearted word, even though in French… — Deborah Levy Copy Share Image
“In literature, too, we admire prose in which a small and astutely arranged set of words has been constructed to carry a… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Nature impelled men to make sounds with their tongues And they found it useful to give names to things Much for the… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
I think literary theory has not been terribly good for English studies in a while. It's not that theory isn't interesting, but… — A. S. Byatt Copy Share Image
“What you should do," she told Fat during one of his darker hours, "is get into studying the characteristics of the T-34."… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
Nor do they trust their tongue alone, but speak a language of their own; can read a nod, a shrug, a look,… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
“I still have enough faith in language to believe that if I place enough words next to each other on the page,… — Dexter Palmer Copy Share Image
A lot of times, if you watch sign language interpreters, there can be some lag time issues. When that happens, I think… — Jack Jason Copy Share Image
The shortest word I know is I. The seweetest word I know is LOVE and the person I never forget is YOU..… — Yashowardhan Copy Share Image
Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history. — Russell Hoban Copy Share Image
“Nelson Mandela said it this way, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head.… — Christopher Marco Copy Share Image
Chess is like a language, the top players are very fluent at it. Talent can be developed scientifically but you have to… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
I used to hate England because they ruled my country but I am happy they gave us the game of cricket, which… — Kapil Dev Copy Share Image
Two of the saddest words in the English language are, 'What party?' And L.A. is the 'What party?' capital of the world. — Carrie Fisher Copy Share Image
“It’s like the landscape is an interrupted sentence, one side dangling in the air, unfinished, and the other, a completely different subject.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Battles are won through the ability of men to express concrete ideas in clear and unmistakable language. — Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall Copy Share Image
“What does it matter if you can speak two or more languages if you have nothing original to say in any language?” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“However, the real beauty is not in the words themselves, but in the listener that has the power to understand them.” — Luis Marques Copy Share Image
The first time I went to Mexico, it was really difficult. Number one is the language, I didn't know any Spanish language.… — Tomoki Kameda Copy Share Image
I have 'Happy Birthday' in multiple languages on my iPod - I like to play it at company birthday parties. — Yigal Azrouel Copy Share Image
Music is truly love itself, the purest, most ethereal language of the emotions, embodying all their changing colors in every variety of… — Carl Maria von Weber Copy Share Image
There are two major masterpieces that really brought the language of dreams or nightmares to the screen. The initial one is Dali… — Gaspar Noe Copy Share Image
English language would become poorer if words like 'apology', 'regret' and 'sorry' are withdrawn from usage. — Chandlrababu VS Copy Share Image
When you're just using words, you're limiting yourself to everyday casual speak. As soon as you start to sing, you can unlock… — Jeremy Jordan Copy Share Image
Hominid and human evolution took place over millions and not billions of years, but with the emergence of language there was a… — William Irwin Thompson Copy Share Image
In fact, I think guys who go out on the golf course and don't shout fore are worse than someone using bad… — Shane Lowry Copy Share Image
If you can't hear language, you won't be able to understand language and experience normal development. Every minute spent without hearing is… — Kassie DePaiva Copy Share Image
But psychology is a more tricky field, in which even outstanding authorities have been known to run in circles, 'describing things which… — Raymond Cattell Copy Share Image
Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes. — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image