Language Quotes

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The New Oxford Dictionary has declared Sarah Palin's word 'refudiate' to be the 2010 Word of the Year. Palin was honored and said she would… — Conan O'Brien
Peopleâ€¦ they donâ€™t write anymore â€“ they blog. Instead of talking, they text, no punctuation, no grammar: LOL this and LMFAO that. You know, it… — David Duchovny
I think somebody who speaks the language is going to notice immediately that I'm not Russian. — Nicholas Lea
It seems to me that if there were any logic to our language, trust would be a four letter word. — Tom Cruise
Bunny boiler is now part of our language, and I'm proud of that. — Glenn Close
Back when the Bible was written, then edited, then rewritten, then rewritten, then re-edited, then translated from dead languages, then re-translated, then edited, then rewritten,… — David Cross
Congratulations, Congress! 77% disapproval rating! You may be about to become the English language's most offensive C-word. — John Oliver
Net neutrality: The only two words that promise more boredom in the English language are 'featuring Sting,' — John Oliver
Even if I think in English, it's more a language of acting than French. — Sophie Marceau
Well it is sometimes difficult to act in another language — Sophie Marceau
Avoid using the word 'very' because it's lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don't use very sad, use morose. Language was… — Robin Williams
There are people who look forward to spending their sunset years in the sunshine; it is my own retirement dream to await my death indoors,… — Sarah Vowell
It's important to me to work in my own language now and then. I love English, but you can never learn to master a foreign… — Max von Sydow
I think English is a fantastic, rich and musical language, but of course your mother tongue is the most important for an actor — Max von Sydow
In these days of political, personal and economic disintegration, music is not a luxury, it's a necessity; not simply because it is therapeutic, nor because… — Robert Shaw
Both of my parents are professors and everyone in my family has some fabulous degree of something or another and I couldn't get into college… — Camryn Manheim
I learned how to sign because when I was growing up in California in order to get into college you needed two semesters of language… — Camryn Manheim
Travel the world, learn other languages, demand liberty, despise violence, read books, and keep a dictionary nearby. — Jeff B. Davis
Every man prays in his own language. — Duke Ellington
If you listen to a language for 15 minutes, you know the rhythm and song. — Sid Caesar

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