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Before the rise of the nation-state, between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries, the world was mostly tribal. Tribes were united by language, religion, blood, and… — Robert Reich
English dialogue is the best in the world. So dry and direct. The Italian language is beautiful, but it is too literary. — Bernardo Bertolucci
For me, nudity and strong language have never been huge loadbearing elements of how I like to tell a story. Graphic images certainly are. — Bryan Fuller
The work that I feel is most authentically mine is the one that is my first reaction, the first thing that feels like the truth.… — Andrew Zuckerman
With clothing and fashion, the language changes - the gloves come off, and we all can participate. — Jim Drain
The thing that got me closest to doing Kermit was remembering what Jim did when he was doing Kermit. When he would do Kermit, there… — Steve Whitmire
My attempt has been really to, beyond making a record of contemporary life, which is what you inevitably do, is trying to make beautiful books… — John Updike
Possible ideas and thoughts are vast in number. A distinct word for every distinct idea and thought would require a vast vocabulary. The problem in… — John Wesley Powell
The integers of language are sentences, and their organs are the parts of speech. Linguistic organization, then, consists in the differentiation of the parts of… — John Wesley Powell
The verb is relatively of much greater importance in an Indian tongue than in a civilized language. — John Wesley Powell
It always trips me out that America, the most powerful and magnificent nation in the history of the world, whose might was built by immigrants… — Cheech Marin
Evolution explains our biological evolution, but human beings are very unique creatures. As the Dobzhansky said, all animals are unique; humans are the uniquest. And… — Donald Johanson
Having a facility for language is an important part of being an author. — Elizabeth George
I enjoy reading about the lives of musicians, and find many similarities in their ideas of preparation and their utter devotion to this great, eternal… — Jessye Norman
If I was writing about an academic or a more difficult person, I would use the Latinate vocabulary more, but I do think Anglo-saxon is… — Lydia Davis
Regardless of your marital status, your age, or the language you speak, you are a beloved spirit daughter of Heavenly Father who is destined to… — Sheri L. Dew
In writing, I want to be remembered for telling good stories in beautiful and powerful language, using the poetry of words to reflect the thematic… — Kim Edwards
There are no clear boundary lines between what is physiological, what is psychological, and what is spiritual. Those are language domains that make sense and… — John Ortberg
Jesus is why women have traveled continents, spent decades learning a strange language so they could translate the Gospel, planting churches, caring for the sick,… — John Ortberg
I analyse in my own way, in very simple, no-jargon language. If somebody is talking in very complicated way, I never like that. — Gautam Adani

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