I'm drawn to the magical efficacies of language as a…

I call the language of political figures, pundits and administrators 'the haute couture of language.'

— Anna Deavere Smith

Language is political. That's why you and me, my Brother and Sister, that's why we supposed to choke our natural self into the weird,…

— June Jordan

I like to use my own language. Political movements are like living creatures - they develop. Each document expresses the times, the different stages…

— Khaled Mashal

All language is political.

— Robin Lakoff

Many poets in Iran have learned to speak almost a secret language, where political issues are talked about in allegorical ways.

— Reza Aslan

The politics of language and the politics of writing really got to me. I've heard this phrase more than once now: this idea of…

— Truong Tran

Reasonably accurate appraisal of one's own capabilities is, therefore, of considerable value in successful functioning. Large misjudgments of personal efficacy in either direction have…

— Albert Bandura

I would like to cite an instance which proves the efficacy of clean living on the part of an athlete coupled with the inspiration…

— Major Taylor

Agemates provide the most informative points of reference for comparative efficacy appraisal and verification. Children are, therefore, especially sensitive to their relative standing among…

— Albert Bandura

Self-efficacy is the belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the sources of action required to manage prospective situations.

— Albert Bandura

“Our stable and eternal verities are being challenged. There's a kind of postmodern breakdown in journalism. The breadth of information sources and the speed…

— Judy Polumbaum

God, once imagined to be an omnipresent force throughout the whole world of nature and man. has been increasingly tending to seem omniabsent. Everywhere,…

— Corliss Lamont

In images,... beauty was the agency that caused visual pleasure in the beholder; and any theory of images that was not grounded in the…

— Dave Hickey

Persons who have a strong sense of efficacy deploy their attention and effort to the demands of the situation and are spurred by obstacles…

— Albert Bandura

Many of us, whether in the jungles of Asia or on the streets of Chicago, had discovered that noble causes can lead to ignoble…

— Linda Grant