I met people that I couldn't talk to - they didn't speak Spanish or English - but they knew my songs. That's… — Prince Royce Copy Share Image
We're caught in the pace of modern living - this emphasis on the "quick take," on the magazine that says it will… — Frances Clarke Sayers Copy Share Image
In my school, the library was forbidden. I was accused of turning on the radiator so that the [class]room was uninhabitable and… — Keith Johnstone Copy Share Image
“The sky is blue,' he said, 'the grass is green.' Looking up, he saw that, on the contrary, the sky is like… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
The wonders of the Grand Canyon cannot be adequately represented in symbols of speech, nor by speech itself. The resources of the… — John Wesley Powell Copy Share Image
If we’re going to solve the problems of the world, we have to learn how to talk to one another. Poetry is… — Rita Dove Copy Share Image
The experienced writer says to the anguished novice: 'Just do it; get something, anything, on to the screen or page, just establish… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“Even when a thought springs fresh in my mind on the subway and solves an essay I’d just about abandoned. On the… — Durga Chew-Bose Copy Share Image
I was always creatively stubborn, adverse to editing by others, and wanted to use the kind of Ukrainian we spoke among ourselves… — Yuriy Tarnawsky Copy Share Image
“Ho ho ho, tell me why you are not at home' is something Santa Claus could ask you if you stayed in… — Jakub Marian Copy Share Image
“Overuse at best is needless clutter; at worst, it creates the impression that the characters are overacting, emoting like silent film stars.… — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
“There were other words at the back of his throat, words that a normal person would have said, about not wanting to… — Frankie Rose Copy Share Image
I have declared again and again that if I say Aryans, I mean neither blood nor bones, nor hair nor skull; I… — Max Muller Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people get intimidated by the language of music, but everyone owns music. I think there's nothing standing… — Jeanine Tesori Copy Share Image
Every language having a structure, by the very nature of language, reflects in its own structure that of the world as assumed… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
Sentir mon Cœur is a privilege only granted to the exceptional man - the one who has the ability to find words… — Herbert Read Copy Share Image
You have this world of mathematics, which is very real and which contains all kinds of wonderful stuff. And then we also… — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
However much we admire the orator's occasional bursts of eloquence, the noblest written words are commonly as far behind or abovethe fleeting… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I used to teach. I quote American history and I love words. I've read the dictionary I don't know how many times… — Jackee Harry Copy Share Image
I remember politicians in Northern Ireland were sometimes called 'verbal incendiarists,' as they didn't actually do anything but they said certain things.… — Gavin Esler Copy Share Image
Modern acting is method acting, most of it. And there are sort of different schools, so I guess I'm not really from… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
With the cure, relationships are all the same, and rules and expectations are defined. Without the cure, relationships must be reinvented every… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
“A powerful programming language is more than just a means for instructing a computer to perform tasks. The language also serves as… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Do the structures of language and the structures of reality (by which I mean what actually happens) move along parallel lines? Does… — Harold Pinter Copy Share Image
“There are objects made up of two sense elements, one visual, the other auditory—the colour of a sunrise and the distant call… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
Poetry is an intimate act. It's about bringing forth something that's inside you--whether it is a memory, a philosophical idea, a deep… — Dorianne Laux Copy Share Image
It is okay to experiment with language. Writers such as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf experimented with writing, but basically, one must have… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I just love any kind of language that can change the energy in a room. There are no limits for me, as… — Phoebe Waller-Bridge Copy Share Image
In chess the most unbelievable thing for me is that it's a game for everybody: rich, poor, girl, boy, old, young. It's… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
Perhaps the most surprising thing about mathematics is that it is so surprising. The rules which we make up at the beginning… — Edward Charles Titchmarsh Copy Share Image
I think it's mainly the language barrier and the cultural barrier, but of course also my songs, they have been very serious… — Saara Aalto Copy Share Image
People want to be inspired. They want to aspire to something. ... You can have the best product, the best service, the… — Frank Luntz Copy Share Image
It is just so satisfying to create work that is beyond the framework of language. I think for me that when I… — Truong Tran Copy Share Image
If you look at the language of illness, you can use it to describe race - you could experience race as an… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
If, as I suspect, my body survives by uttering itself over and over again, then I have some questions. If [I] am… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
“Only one thing remained reachable, close and secure amid all losses: language. Yes, language. In spite of everything, it remained secure against… — Paul Celan Copy Share Image
Never use the word, 'very.' It is the weakest word in the English language; doesn't mean anything. If you feel the urge… — William Allen White Copy Share Image
“Our speech accurately reflects the prejudices of the ruling group. Since the rulers and the rich and the educated (who directed language)… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
English grammar is so complex and confusing for the one very simple reason that its rules and terminology are based on Latin… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
“Then it started to rain, so she went inside and made some coffee and did what she had never done in her… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
![“In my school, the library was forbidden. I was accused of turning on the radiator so that the [class]room was uninhabitable and the ceiling came down below; I'm pretty sure I didn't do it. But then we were moved to the library. And there was a really boring history thing, about the Spanish Armada…” quote by Keith Johnstone](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/38e/keith-johnstone-13430_accused_in-my-school-the-library-was-forbidden-i_2253645.png)
![“If, as I suspect, my body survives by uttering itself over and over again, then I have some questions. If [I] am one word, so are my daughters, so are all of us in strings and loops. Each life is one short word slowly uttered.” quote by Louise Erdrich](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/80a/louise-erdrich-1271_body_if-as-i-suspect-my-body-survives-by-utte_530216.png)
