Language itself changes slowly but the internet has speeded up the process of those changes so you notice them more quickly. — David Crystal Copy Share Image
Shakespeare's language does not require a British accent. It requires a facility with language, and that's all. — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
The very same book, even if it is translated very accurately, let's say from Hebrew into English or from English into Hebrew,… — Amos Oz Copy Share Image
It's easy to talk to a horse if you understand his language. Horses stay the same from the day they are born… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
“It was a time when she did not have the words to name things she saw, and so now, when she tried… — Scott Cawthon Copy Share Image
I think you have to be very careful getting the balance right if you're going to talk about grand themes like war,… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
If it's a language you don't understand and you're not concerned with the meanings of the words, your impression comes from how… — Squarepusher Copy Share Image
I started writing poetry because language was how I understood the world. It was a paradigm that made everything matter and in… — Grace Cavalieri Copy Share Image
“A reporter covering the event—mostly out of bemusement—went on to identify the lexicographer and language columnist Ben Zimmer, editor of the pathbreaking… — Jack Lynch Copy Share Image
People speak because they are afraid of silence. They speak mechanically whether aloud or to themselves. They are intoxicated by this vocal… — Andreï Makine Copy Share Image
When you travel you experience, in a very practical way, the act of rebirth. You confront completely new situations, the day passes… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
A lot of time, I'd spell things in standard English instead of phonetically because I want people to understand what's going on.… — Marlon James Copy Share Image
I ascribe a basic importance to the phenomenon of language. To speak means to be in a position to use a certain… — Frantz Fanon Copy Share Image
As the writer, you can choose the word that seems best in terms of meaning, nuance, sound, etc. As the translator you… — Ann Goldstein Copy Share Image
There are many languages all over the world. But there are a few languages we ALL speak: The 'Body Language', which speaks… — Sue Riehl Copy Share Image
Ordinary language is totally unsuited for expressing what physics really asserts, since the words of everyday life are not sufficiently abstract. Only… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
By studying psychology i want to be a better actor. There's something about studying body language and non-spoken emotion - I know… — Shia LaBeouf Copy Share Image
[Political] prose consists less and less of words chosen for the sake of their meaning, and more and more of phrases tacked… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
By writing... in the language of his society, a poet takes a large step toward it. It is society's job to meet… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
You know I very much respect Yvonne Rainer, she is very important - in American dance, the entire development of modern dance,… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
People say 'Why would you learn Dutch? Nobody speaks it. Why not French?' Even the Dutch say that to me! I say… — Anthony Geary Copy Share Image
“Words affect the mind in a pronounced way. Whether they are spoken or written, they are powerful influences.” — Robin S. Sharma Copy Share Image
Computing lets people express their creativity and unlock solutions, and code is computing's universal language. All young people, including girls, deserve to… — Gabe Newell Copy Share Image
“The language of power was exercised in more than just words. It was presence and thought; it was gesture and timing.” — Elizabeth Chadwick Copy Share Image
“Who needs a large vocabulary when you can just make up any word at any time? It makes life a whole lot… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“Conversations in the flesh are the first drafts toward the later conversations of the mind, where words and ideas are sorted and… — Keith Miller Copy Share Image
It seems Palestinians can't win. The language of peace negotiations has always been predicated on a representation that Palestinians are violent and… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
Like everything metaphysical the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language. — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
Non-reaction is a language that everyone understands. It communicates to the offender and causes him to be upset with the upset that… — Roy Masters Copy Share Image
Average. It was the worst, most disgusting word in the English language. Nothing meaningful or worthwhile ever came from that word. — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
All around the world there are 230 countries, and among those people I can speak 5 languages. Nevertheless, I can't find the… — Joo Won Copy Share Image
The gentleman is generous and treats all men as his equals, especially those whom he feels to be inferior in rank and… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices… — Edward Sapir Copy Share Image
I wanted as little formal linguistic theory as I could get by with. I wanted the basic linguistic training to do a… — Daniel Everett Copy Share Image
In the dictionary of successfulpersons, practice is the only word which does not allow init the entry of words like impossible — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
My parents were language teachers. They talked about teaching all the time and all their friends were teachers. It was considered a… — Joanne Harris Copy Share Image
Words are seeds they land in our hearts and not the ground. Be careful what you plant and careful what you say.… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express… — Paul Tillich Copy Share Image
“Remember that the basic rule of vocabulary is to use the first word that comes to your mind, if it is appropriate… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Myspace alone has just over 80 million users and ranks as the sixth most popular English language website and the eighth most… — Mike Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
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