Language Quotes

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A young man who is here speaks the Panis language, and in many other respects, is preferable. — Zebulon Pike
Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow… — J M Coetzee
I had said no to him and no to him and no to him and no to him and no to him and no to… — Andrea Mackris
Faith is more basic than language or theology. — Sydney Carter
Two races share today the soil of Canada. These people had not always been friends. But I hasten to say it. There is no longer… — Wilfrid Laurier
Language cares. — Howard Nemerov
At the same time, new concepts and abstractions flow into the picture, taking up the task of describing the universe without reference to such time… — Unknown Author
We have forgotten that we have not come to an empty land to inherit it, but we have come to conquer a country from people… — Moshe Sharett
Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate. — John Denham
Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language. — William Bennett
Ever since the Greeks, we have been drunk with language! We have made a cage with words and shoved our God inside! — Morris West
Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the… — Gustave Flaubert
Language is a social art. — Willard Van Orman Quine
Neither Aristotelian nor Russellian rules give the exact logic of any expression of ordinary language; for ordinary language has no exact logic. — Peter Frederick Strawson
What gives it its human character is that the individual through language addresses himself in the role of the others in the group and thus… — George Herbert Mead
What language are you talking in now? It appears to be bollocks. — Richard Wilson
Pauley Perrette: I was a criminal science fanatic and went to study it in college as well and I think that helped me on NCIS… — Pauley Perrette
The language marches in step with the executioners. Therefore we must get a new language. — Tomas Transtromer
The first few weeks football players look at you like you are speaking a foreign language. My job is to get them to trust me,… — Ato Boldon
Russian is such a tough and complex language that I am happy enough to understand everything and read most things pretty well, but, without constant… — David Remnick

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