Language Quotes

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Like, What is the least often heard sentence in the English language? That would be: Say, isn't that the banjo player's Porsche parked outside? — Jackson Browne
I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you. — Kobe Bryant
An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language. — Martin Buber
Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech, and apparently, 80% of what you understand in a conversation… — Deborah Bull
And I have to work so hard at talking positively to myself. If I don't, it's just real hard to get through the day, and… — Delta Burke
Language is a virus from outer space. — William S. Burroughs
Second-generation Hispanics marry non-Hispanics at a higher rate than second-generation Irish or Italians. Second-generation Hispanics' English language capability rates are higher than previous immigrant groups'. — Jeb Bush
We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people -… — Mangosuthu Buthelezi
My least favorite phrase in the English language is 'I don't care.' — James Caan
The things I see now on TV and in movies are so outlandish. Kids doing rude things with pies! And the language that they use!… — Sid Caesar
I'm one of those people that feels that Americans that shouldn't do Shakespeare... The rhythms of the English language and the mannerisms of the English… — Nicolas Cage
To work our way towards a shared language once again, we must first learn how to discover patterns which are deep, and capable of generating… — Christopher Alexander
You who speak languages, you are such liars. — Orson Scott Card
'I am' is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that 'I do' is the longest sentence? — George Carlin
By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth. — George Carlin
What does it mean to pre-board? Do you get on before you get on? — George Carlin
Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it. — Thomas Carlyle
There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts:… — Dale Carnegie
Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful… — Dale Carnegie
Fools, most linguists. Damn all to say in one language, so they learn another and say damn all in that. — John le Carre

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