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title: "4 English language Quotes By S. I. Hayakawa"
description: "4 English language quotes by S. I. Hayakawa. Plus more from S. I. Hayakawa and more English language sayings from other authors."
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> [The language we share is at the core of our identity as citizens, and our ticket to full participation in American political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/the-language-we-share-is-at-the-core-of-our-identity-as-citizens-and/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/s-i-hayakawa-15018_citizens_the-language-we-share-is-at-the-core-of_2625.jpg)

> [The English Language Amendment says above all, 'Let's see to it that our children, our young people, learn English. Let us not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/the-english-language-amendment-says-above-all-let-s-see-to-it-that/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bf/s-i-hayakawa-15018_amendment_the-english-language-amendment-says-abov_233148.jpg)

> [I believe we are being dishonest with language minority groups if we tell them they can take full part in American life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/i-believe-we-are-being-dishonest-with-language-minority-groups-if-we/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86e/s-i-hayakawa-15018_american-life_i-believe-we-are-being-dishonest-with-la_873996.jpg)

> [The United States, a land of immigrants from every corner of the world, has been strengthened and unified because its newcomers have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/the-united-states-a-land-of-immigrants-from-every-corner-of-the-world/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

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- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stephen-fry-87000.jpg) Stephen Fry 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/english-language/stephen-fry/)

## More by S. I. Hayakawa

> [The language we share is at the core of our identity as citizens, and our ticket to full participation in American political life. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/the-language-we-share-is-at-the-core-of-our-identity-as-citizens-and/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

> [It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/it-is-the-individual-who-knows-how-little-they-know-about-themselves/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

> [So I will say it with relish. Give me a hamburger but hold the lawsuit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/so-i-will-say-it-with-relish-give-me-a-hamburger-but-hold-the-lawsuit/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

> [How anybody dresses is indicative of his self-concept. If students are dirty and ragged, it indicates they are not interested in tidying up their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/how-anybody-dresses-is-indicative-of-his-self-concept-if-students-are/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

> [Language is a unifying instrument which binds people together. When people speak one language they become as one, they become a society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/language-is-a-unifying-instrument-which-binds-people-together-when/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

> [The English Language Amendment says above all, 'Let's see to it that our children, our young people, learn English. Let us not deny them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/the-english-language-amendment-says-above-all-let-s-see-to-it-that/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

> [We live in a highly competitive society, each of us trying to outdo the other in wealth, in popularity or social prestige, in dress,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/we-live-in-a-highly-competitive-society-each-of-us-trying-to-outdo/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

> [People who think of themselves as tough-minded and realistic, among them influential political leaders and businessmen as well as go-getters and hustlers of smaller…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/people-who-think-of-themselves-as-tough-minded-and-realistic-among/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

> [If everybody is rewarded just for being alive, you get the same sort of effect as you do when you reward every student just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/if-everybody-is-rewarded-just-for-being-alive-you-get-the-same-sort/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

> [The meanings of words are not in the words, they are in us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/the-meanings-of-words-are-not-in-the-words-they-are-in-us/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

> [In the case of drama (stage, movies, television ), there appear to be people in almost every audience who never quite fully realize that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/in-the-case-of-drama-stage-movies-television-there-appear-to-be/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

> [Good teachers never say anything. What they do is create the conditions under which learning takes place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/good-teachers-never-say-anything-what-they-do-is-create-the/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

> [Agreement is brought about by changing people's minds - other people's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/agreement-is-brought-about-by-changing-people-s-minds-other-people-s/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

> [Republicans are people who, if you were drowning 50 feet from shore, would throw you a 25-foot rope and tell you to swim the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/republicans-are-people-who-if-you-were-drowning-50-feet-from-shore/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

> [In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/in-a-very-real-sense-people-who-have-read-good-literature-have-lived/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

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