Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
More has been screwed up on the battlefield and misunderstood in the Pentagon because of a lack of understanding of the English… — John W. Vessey, Jr Copy Share Image
There is as much need for a change of heart among the Hindus and Mussalmans as there is among the British, before… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
I don't know what 'operational control' of the border means, but I do understand the English language. And as I understand that… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
The English language was carefully, carefully cobbled together by three blind dudes and a German dictionary — Dave Kellett Copy Share Image
Shakespeare's taught me that there are more words in the English language than I have got in my head. — Zoe Wanamaker Copy Share Image
Affection is one of the most neglected words in the English language, that people throw the word love around like confetti when… — Robert Cormier Copy Share Image
“If only. -- You got to admit, standing alone those words are pretty awful, but married together like that, they must be… — Lesley Kagen Copy Share Image
“I remember when your name was just another name that rolled without thought off my tongue. Now, I can’t look at your… — Jamie Weise Copy Share Image
Let's not become so worried about not offending anybody that we lose the ability to distinguish between respect and paranoia. — Larry King Copy Share Image
Average. It was the worst, most disgusting word in the English language. Nothing meaningful or worthwhile ever came from that word. — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
I love vocal music, but I've had a hard time understanding myself through the English language. So it just seemed to me… — Arca Copy Share Image
The United States, a land of immigrants from every corner of the world, has been strengthened and unified because its newcomers have… — S. I. Hayakawa Copy Share Image
“I cringed at the stupid 'b' word. Really, the English language is kind of limited in that department.” — C.M. Stunich Copy Share Image
My mission is to convert every Indian, every Englishman and finally the world to nonviolence for regulating mutual relations, whether political, economic,… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“The two more useless words in the English language - Don't worry.” — Mary Higgins Clark Copy Share Image
There are people who look forward to spending their sunset years in the sunshine; it is my own retirement dream to await… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
Computers are everywhere and you can't even begin to function with a computer unless you have comprehension and an understanding of the… — Wally Amos Copy Share Image
“Some of the political and historical texts that inform the arguments made here are “Politics and the English Language” by George Orwell… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
“During the period of the Renaissance, the English language changed very swiftly in keeping with rapid social, economic and political changes. However,… — Ronald Carter Copy Share Image
“Intermarriage is one of the most provocative words in the English language” — Clotye Murdock Larsson Copy Share Image
“And then the problem with those who speak only English is this: they don't know how to listen; they are busy looking… — NoViolet Bulawayo Copy Share Image
I come from not just a household but a country where the finesse of language, well-balanced sentence, structure, syntax, these things are… — Daniel Day-Lewis Copy Share Image
I revise constantly, as I go along and then again after I've finished a first draft. Few of my novels contain a… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
Gene Wolfe is the greatest writer in the English language alive today. Let me repeat that: Gene Wolfe is the greatest writer… — Michael Swanwick Copy Share Image
