There are more useful systems developed in languages deemed awful than in languages praised for being beautiful - many more. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
In legal language, a covenant generally denotes an agreement between two or more parties. But in a religious context, a covenant is… — Russell M. Nelson Copy Share Image
Language is ever on the move, and most days, I check out the 'Urban Dictionary' where anyone can invent a new and… — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech, and apparently, 80% of what you understand… — Deborah Bull Copy Share Image
“Everything is up to you. You can rescue me or banish me with a single word.” — Sylvain Reynard Copy Share Image
The supposed inferiority of a constructed language to a national one on the score of richness of connotation is, of course, no… — Edward Sapir Copy Share Image
“A look says more than words alone. That's a cliche, of course. But a cliche, also says more than words alone.” — Herman Koch Copy Share Image
Find something you like, go into a room, close the door and read it aloud. Read it aloud. Everybody in the world… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“It is to be hoped, indeed, that LANGUAGE, here as elsewhere, will not get over its awkwardness, and that it will continue… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
For my own part, I do not want the freedom of India if it means extinction of English or the disappearance of… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Language forms a kind of wealth, which all can make use of at once without causing any diminution of the store, and… — Auguste Comte Copy Share Image
“The “Word of God” is not simply the Christian Bible but exists in a threefold form: “The Word” incarnate (Jesus Followers’ King),… — Gary F. Patton Copy Share Image
I am determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive. — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
The communication is in the work and words are no substitute for this. — Mary Martin Copy Share Image
Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath. — William Collins Copy Share Image
In South America euphemism appears to be the grisly preserve of violent power. 'Liberty' was the name of the biggest prison in… — Isabel Fonseca Copy Share Image
What I felt as a singer is that music and cultural contents are the biggest strengths that go beyond language and go… — Taeyang Copy Share Image
It works well for me to go ahead and prepare the sermon with a chapter in mind. What that does is to… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
First it must be known that only a spoken word or a conventional sign is an equivocal or univocal term; therefore a… — William of Ockham Copy Share Image
“The years of his life had not been gentle, and there was something untamable about him; his eyes seemed to say everything… — Chris Nicolaisen Copy Share Image
“You will tell me the quiet story of your day's work, without any object except to give me your thoughts and your… — Henri Barbusse Copy Share Image
The language you use for your poems should be the language you use with your friends. — Robert Bly Copy Share Image
