Literacy, written language is a very late acquisition in terms of human evolution. — Jean Berko Gleason Copy Share Image
I think deep down, we always knew that words are magic and some words have more power than others. — Hank Green Copy Share Image
“The worst kind of oppression is when the victims think and talk in the language of their oppressors.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
Sometimes the government has to answer questions with ambiguous language. — Jason Kenney Copy Share Image
I'm not against profanity. It's an important part of the language when used properly. — Robert Klein Copy Share Image
If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world. — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
“Music is the universal language, because it is the language of the universe.” — Charles F. Glassman Copy Share Image
In writing, I want to be remembered for telling good stories in beautiful and powerful language, using the poetry of words to… — Kim Edwards Copy Share Image
Isn't it funny the way some combinations of words can give you--almost apart from their meaning--a thrill like music? — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You know, you don't see with your eyes You see with your brain And the more words your brain has The more… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
“I don't know the rules of grammar. If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to… — David Ogilvy Copy Share Image
Be careful for what you say, for you cant take back the words you throw to them. Just say what you mean… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Procrastination is the longest word in the language, but there's only one letter between its ends when they occupy their proper places… — George Horace Lorimer Copy Share Image
My Vocabularies vary, its so exclusionary You'll find my baby pictures in modern dictionaries Next to mighty mercenaries, and visual visionaries — Andre Nickatina Copy Share Image
If intelligence is the triumph of life, the spoken word is the marvellous means by which this intelligence is manifested. — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
The laity ought to understand the faith, and since the doctrines of our faith are in the Scriptures, believers should have the… — John Wycliffe Copy Share Image
You see Bill Clinton, and you say: Oh, this guy cares about me. Hillary Clinton isn't the same way. You see her,… — George Lakoff Copy Share Image
“John said, “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (John 1:14). John was particularly emphatic on this matter in… — Millard J. Erickson Copy Share Image
In India, as elsewhere in our darkening world, religion is the poison in the blood. Where religion intervenes, mere innocence is no… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
On the one hand, our minds try to probe the ephemeral reality of the quantum world; on the other, we talk, think,… — F. David Peat Copy Share Image
Men who allow their love of power to give them a distorted view of the world are to be found in every… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Play is a universal language. It gives a sense of joy in being alive. It is one of the healthiest things we… — Louise Hart Copy Share Image
I know that some subjective experiences of sex are very firm and fundamental, even unchangeable. They can be so firm and unchanging… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
“Silence often speaks louder than words. To be heard is nice to be understood is divine.” — Truth Devour Copy Share Image
“and language upend its papers looking for an entry adequate to the sliced smell of budding poplars.” — Karen Solie Copy Share Image
As you can see, I speak many languages, including the language of sex. — Kristen Schaal Copy Share Image
Like desire, language disrupts, refuses to be contained within boundaries. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
A word out of place or an interesting choice of vocabulary can spawn a whole character. — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
Thus, literature, together with language, preserves and protects a nation's soul. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
“Their throat muscles shifted sharply when they spoke, as if separately manufacturing each word.” — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
Do you realize how angry you sound?” must be one of the most infuriating questions in the language. — Renata Adler Copy Share Image
Between 1910 and 1950 approximately 350 lives of Jesus were published in the English language alone. — John Clayton Copy Share Image
Your word is your honor. If you say you're going to do something, then you need to do it. — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
