Language Quotes

5358 quotes by 3063 authors

Do Not Disturb signs should be written in the language of the hotel maids. — Unknown Author
The problems of society will also be the problems of the predominant language of that society. It is the carrier of its perceptions, its attitudes,… — Unknown Author
Let there be no limit to what we take to God in prayer, so that there may be no limit to God's reign and rule… — S. D Gordon
The language of gardening fuels the senses: talk with your hands, observe with your ears and listen with your eyes. — Costa Georgiadis
The misuse of language induces evil in the soul. — Socrates
Using language like jungle growth isn't the solution to telling a story. — John L'Heureux
Voice is the je ne sais quoi of spirited writing. It separates brochures and brilliance, memo and memoir, a ship's log and The Old Man… — Constance Hale
I don't think there's any words in the English language to explain what it's -what it's like to- to sit on Texas death row and… — Unknown Author
Language is not a genetic gift, it is a social gift. Learning a new language is becoming a member of the club -the community of… — Frank Smith
Translators have to prove to themselves as to others that they are in control of what they do; that they do not just translate well… — Unknown Author
A written discourse on any subject is bound to contain much that is fanciful. — Plato
It is part of the business of marketing to muddy the distinction between altruism and cynicism. — Don Watson
Pictures rule, but words define, explain, express, direct, and hold together our thoughts and what we know. — Don Watson
Language forces us to perceive the world as man presents it to us. — Unknown Author
With languages, you can move from one social situation to another. With languages, you are at home anywhere. — Edmund de Waal
Edgar Sawtelle is a boy without a voice, but his world, populated by the dogs his family breeds, is anything but silent. This is a… — Unknown Author
Tobias Buckell combines old world with new in his novel CRYSTAL RAIN. While the rich cultures, drawn in part from Caribbean history and lore, echo… — Karin Lowachee
Gunn would be an important figure-rewarding, delightful, accomplished, enduring-in the history of English-language poetry even were his life not as fascinating as it now seems;… — Stephen Burt
Kate Boo's reporting is a form of kinship. Abdul and Manju and Kalu of Annawadi will not be forgotten. She leads us through their unknown… — Unknown Author
Not only are animals unable to avail themselves of language to assert their own rights, but many fewer humans have a clear sense of kinship… — Gary Steiner

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