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I'm not a politician, and I do not think I am as effective in this way as people who actually prepare for… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Raising children is, in a sense, the reason the society exists in the first place. It's the most important thing that happens,… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“We no longer have a sufficiently high estimate of ourselves when we communicate. Our true experiences are not garrulous. They could not… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
If I had to bring the whole conspiracy in all its forms into one area, it would be to manipulate people into… — David Icke Copy Share Image
The idea of human rights and freedoms must be an integral part of any meaningful world order. Yet, I think it must… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
“Words matter. Words shape worldviews. Words provoke action and reaction, which in turn provoke more words. Getting the words right is critically… — Helio Fred Garcia Copy Share Image
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We [with Neal Dodson and Corey Moosa] spent a lot of time writing, for lack of a better word, this manifesto about… — Zachary Quinto Copy Share Image
Our physical senses and our embodied brains allow us to perceive only a small fraction of reality. We cannot see microbes or… — Starhawk Copy Share Image
Christ is Lord of all. This truth implies that he is lord of language, lord of grammar, lord of history, and lord… — Vern Poythress Copy Share Image
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No," he said calmly, filled with purpose. he took her arms lightly in his hands and shook her. "I am not giving… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
It's usually best not to ask philosophers anything, precisely because they have the habit of what in the Persian language is called… — Nick Harkaway Copy Share Image
The only problem was that I couldn't communicate with Dario. He speaks Italian and I don't. We had a translator the whole… — Kim Hunter Copy Share Image
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There can be no doubt that distrust of words is less harmful than unwarranted trust in them. Besides, to distrust words, and… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
... we should not be disappointed that everyday language does not work any longer at the apex of our little theory. It… — Alexandre Borovik Copy Share Image
To demarcate [words in way that changes the meaning] is simply to speak a different language than everyone else. And I do… — Richard Carrier Copy Share Image
It's fortunate that I am a writer, because that has helped me understand the properties of words. They are what have made… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
'Milk and Honey' was written with me being honest to myself, kind of pulling at the things that I hear the most… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
Using SROI to explore the value of our online question and answer service, askTheSite, helped us develop new mechanisms for speaking to… — Sarah McCoy Copy Share Image
It's likely that taboo words are stored in the right hemisphere of the brain. Massive left hemisphere strokes or the entire surgical… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
There can be no more thrilling idea of intimacy that connecting with someone through the agency of the written word. Here we… — Will Self Copy Share Image
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["Faggot"] is a great word! The whole thing about language is, it's supposed to be broadcasting your intentions. These are my intentions… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
In conducting interviews, my fascination is not only with the content of the conversation, but also the overall delivery of spoken language… — Steve Cosson Copy Share Image
A Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and… — George Stigler Copy Share Image
Foreign languages, I think they are important but I don't think it should be required because-actually I think they should be teaching… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
He should have known better because, early in his learnings under his brother Mahmoud, he had discovered that long human words (the… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
She suddenly remembered studying the brain in science class- how a steel rod pierced a man's skull, and he opened his mouth… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
It will be, I suppose, a foolhardy Government that tries to push through legislation making knowledge of both official languages one of… — Judy LaMarsh Copy Share Image
When I was about 17, I didn't speak. English was like a foreign language. I'd just grunt. The only time I talked… — Jack P. Shepherd Copy Share Image
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