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title: "7 Shared Language Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [“Language brings with it an identity and a culture, or at least the perception of it. A shared language says “We’re the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/language-brings-with-it-an-identity-and-a-culture-or-at-least-the/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/131/trevor-noah-1603_language_language-brings-with-it-an-identity-and_241252.jpg)

> [Every actor you work with has a different method, same with the director. You have to figure out what your shared language…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/every-actor-you-work-with-has-a-different-method-same-with-the/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/kerry-washington-7918_actors_every-actor-you-work-with-has-a-differen_943122.jpg)

> [To work our way towards a shared language once again, we must first learn how to discover patterns which are deep, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-alexander/to-work-our-way-towards-a-shared-language-once-again-we-must-first/)

[Christopher Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-alexander/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02c/christopher-alexander-14502_capable_to-work-our-way-towards-a-shared-languag_1149025.jpg)

> [“What’s so poignant about this mismatch is that a winning campus-to-career alliance is within reach—if only the combatants could talk about their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-anders/what-s-so-poignant-about-this-mismatch-is-that-a-winning-campus-to/)

[George Anders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-anders/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbb/george-anders-239410_success_what-s-so-poignant-about-this-mismatch-i_1219991.jpg)

> [I boldly assert, in fact I think I know, that a lot of friendships and connections absolutely depend upon a sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/i-boldly-assert-in-fact-i-think-i-know-that-a-lot-of-friendships-and/)

[Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-hitchens/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e28/christopher-hitchens-117_absence_i-boldly-assert-in-fact-i-think-i-know-t_2014986.jpg)

> [When you're around your family, and you have that history and that shared language, you say things you'd be embarrassed to hear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-baumbach/when-you-re-around-your-family-and-you-have-that-history-and-that/)

[Noah Baumbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-baumbach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad7/noah-baumbach-4015_around_when-you-re-around-your-family-and-you-h_2598200.png)

> [“Language proficiency—either in a lingua franca, or shared language, or in a local language—does not guarantee high performance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/language-proficiency-either-in-a-lingua-franca-or-shared-language-or/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b18/anonymous-1_language_language-proficiency-either-in-a-lingua_2925362.jpg)

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