“The articles read like radiator manuals—dry, formulaic, and partially written in another language. (A” — J.D. Vance Copy Share Image
So many Indian novels, quite unfairly, do not get the prominence they should because they have been written in a language other… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language. — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
When we developed written language, we significantly increased our functional memory and our ability to share insights and knowledge across time and… — Jamais Cascio Copy Share Image
Written language must be considered as a particular psychic reality. The book is permanent; it is an object in your field of… — Gaston Bachelard Copy Share Image
I try to make the voice in my head come out onto the page. I try to make it much more conversational… — James Frey Copy Share Image
In Japan, their written language doesn't translate to keyboards well. So they have problem communicating with computers, so they really feel that… — Howard Rheingold Copy Share Image
Part of what confuses people in times of upheaval is that you're getting so many different points of view and directions and… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Every big company has some little guy who is an enthusiast off in the corner working on technology. In Japan, it is… — Howard Rheingold Copy Share Image
Taste and smell are often the beggars among our five senses - they leave no written language and therefore no standards other… — Frank Schoonmaker Copy Share Image
One of the things I love about translation is it obliterates the self. When I'm trying to figure out what Tu Fu… — Sam Hamill Copy Share Image
The major accomplishment of analyzing illiteracy so far has been the listing of symptoms: the decrease in functional literacy; a general degradation… — Mihai Nadin Copy Share Image
“We are not told, or not told early enough so that it sinks in, that mathematics is a language, and that we… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
Algebra reverses the relative importance of the factors in ordinary language. It is essentially a written language, and it endeavors to exemplify… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
Here is how you know someone has had a good idea: Other people freely admit to their friends that said idea has… — Kevin Hearne Copy Share Image
“In Western languages, reading and writing involve turning from left to right, and therefore exercise the brain’s left hemisphere. Written language, invented… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Education is a technology that tries to make up for what the human mind is innately bad at. Children don't have to… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
