The scholar may lose himself in schools, in words, and become a pedant; but when he comprehends his duties, he above all… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“If you can't write a book, write a chapter. If you can't do that, write a page, a sentence or a word.… — Tarun Betala Copy Share Image
People who have made their name in this film industry have called it a gutter. I completely disagree. I hope that the… — Jaya Bachchan Copy Share Image
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What night gave Rafael was a formlessness in which everything had a purpose. As if darkness had a hidden musical language. — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
Words have very potent meanings and people read them and they react to them personally. They are very suggestive in terms of… — Robert Barry Copy Share Image
When will people know that saying,''Stop doing this,Stop doing that, Don't do it, Stay strong'' doesn't help. Words mean nothing. Action means… — Jasmine Laura Copy Share Image
“We must be careful with our words – we’re like superheroes and words are like our super powers. Super powers should always… — Dianna Hardy Copy Share Image
I discover what I mean as I write. That can be both terrifically exciting and very dangerous, because when you look at… — Peter Shaffer Copy Share Image
Marriage is the internationally recognised system of relationship recognition. It is the global language of love. When we were young, most of… — Peter Tatchell Copy Share Image
The fact that for a long time Cubism has not been understood and that even today there are people who cannot see… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
“Writing keeps me at my desk, constantly trying to write a perfect sentence. It is a great privilege to make one’s living… — John Banville Copy Share Image
“The most elegant of the dialects belongs to those who know only one language, who do not mix with Persians and who… — Mahmud al-Kashgari Copy Share Image
The miracle of the appropriateness of the language of mathematics for the formulation of the laws of physics is a wonderful gift… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“We open our mouths and out flow words whose ancestries we do not even know. We are walking lexicons. In a single… — Penelope Lively Copy Share Image
I think it's only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to be an American crisis, of course. If… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
Gore speaks to America as if English is its second language; George W. speaks as if English is his second language. — Adam Clymer Copy Share Image
One cannot guess how a word functions. One has to look at its use and learn from that. But the difficulty is… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
Sometimes you can't really control the language around you. All you can do is follow your voice and your path - dedicate… — Nahnatchka Khan Copy Share Image
Cicero called Aristotle a river of flowing gold, and said of Plato's Dialogues, that if Jupiter were to speak, it would be… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, writers will go to stupefying lengths to get the infernal roar of words out of their… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“Resurrection... ah, there's a word (that you should put right the fuck out of your mind and you know it).” — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me unless they are written on sticks and stones.” — Nitya Prakash Copy Share Image
To experience sublime natural beauty is to confront the total inadequacy of language to describe what you see. Words cannot convey the… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
Typography is a hidden tool of manipulation within society. All schools should be teaching typography; we should be fundamentally aware of how… — Neville Brody Copy Share Image
Articulate words are a harsh clamor and dissonance. When man arrives at his highest perfection, he will again be dumb. — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
The language of the face is not taught by the schools; it is intuitive, and to the observant is always legible. — Julia Ward Howe Copy Share Image
Some directors are comfortable with music. Some feel comfortable discussing and talking and operating in a musical language. Others don't engage so… — Henry Jackman Copy Share Image
“And you trust yourself to divine that, from the words I use - to divine whether it comes from my heart?” — J.M. Coetzee Copy Share Image
The more we use words that in any way imply criticism, the more difficult it is for people to stay connected to… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
If we want a book to do more than what it does, that's a condemnation. If we want it to do more… — Clive James Copy Share Image
I want to create a kind of new monster language for kids to play with, pick up, and incorporate into their own… — Harry Knowles Copy Share Image
“...how in the end it's impossible to understand the finality of certain things, certain words, certain moments.” — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
My personal religion enables me to serve my countrymen without hurting the English or, for that matter, anybody else. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Our feelings are like the night sky and words are like the stars in it. As there cannot be enough stars to… — Shakeel Alam Copy Share Image
I like languages. I like working on different accents. I speak English, French and Spanish. I'd love to learn more but I… — Francois Arnaud Copy Share Image
Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them, day after day. What you promise today must be renewed… — Arthur Gordon Webster Copy Share Image
“Ralph Waldo Emerson noted that the metaphor “is the fertile soil from which all language is born, and literal language is the… — David Kord Murray Copy Share Image
Challenging power structures from the inside, working the cracks within the system, however, requires learning to speak multiple languages of power convincingly. — Patricia Hill Collins Copy Share Image
“:fondle a plump plastic-wrapped volume, crack it's often-cracked back and spread open the pages. Swallow what's in there, whatever it is. Devour… — Sylvia Brownrigg Copy Share Image