“When a people holds onto its language, it holds onto a semblance of freedom, like a man who holds onto his independence… — José Rizal Copy Share Image
Soap operas are a world where rich people always have chandeliers and hip people have striped hair and the language that they… — Bronson Pinchot Copy Share Image
Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages. — Nawal El Saadawi Copy Share Image
Music in Africa is perceived so differently than Western classical music - it's language and storytelling. — Ludwig Goransson Copy Share Image
It struck me at some point that the things I wanted to say had to be wordless. I had to renounce words… — Arca Copy Share Image
“Writers are always scrapping one word for a better one. Regular people just say stuff, they don't replace there words ever. Its… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
Language is not just a code; you are writing into its history, into its tides. — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
“I can talk about my father in ordinary conversation without feeling more than the slightest pang of loss. But if I permit… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“The majority of the people in the United States have had only an elementary education and have a speaking vocabulary of about… — Judith C. Waller Copy Share Image
I've always had an ear for languages and music so it's something I'm continually working on but it's fun. — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
It is a most disgraceful shame the way in which Irishmen are brought up. They are ashamed of their language, institutions, and… — Douglas Hyde Copy Share Image
Why, der language down dar in de far South is jus' as different from ours in Maryland, as you can think. Dey… — Harriet Tubman Copy Share Image
“It's not the words that matter but the feeling you put behind them.” — Akeo Furukawa Copy Share Image
Words are good for saying what things are, but sometimes they don't function for what things aren't. — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with those three you can learn anything you… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
If you're prepared to invest in a company, then you ought to be able to explain why in simple language that a… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
“Words have power, my son. Words can cut to the heart and soothe the deepest hurts. They can be puzzles that leave… — Cheryl Matthynssens Copy Share Image
I tend more towards what some people call literary science fiction, but what I mean by that is that it is full… — Edward Einhorn Copy Share Image
But I do enjoy words—some words for their own sake! Words like river, and dawn, and daylight, and time. These words seem… — Alasdair Gray Copy Share Image
“Kindness starts simply. An encouraging word. A loving gesture. A tender sentiment sent through the mail. A thoughtful small token. The gift… — Karen Ehman Copy Share Image
