Languages Quotes

557 quotes by 475 authors

The contribution of West African languages to Ebonics is absolutely infinitesimal. What it actually is is a very interesting hybrid of regional dialects of Great… — John McWhorter
Human cultural diversity is vast; the range of cultural practices, beliefs, and languages that we speak is vast. — Mark Pagel
I went to Briar Cliff College initially, and then I transferred to Georgetown University, because I was a Russian major, and I was one of… — P. J. Soles
The more you speak more languages, the more you understand about yourself. — Sandra Cisneros
I joined a organisation called Wycliffe Bible Translators that had the objective of translating the Bible into all the languages of the world, and to… — Daniel Everett
To be the child of immigrants from Eastern Europe is in itself a special kind of experience; and an important one to an author. He… — Delmore Schwartz
I travel like a maniac. I travel more than anyone I know. I love learning the languages. — Quincy Jones
I feel growing up in Mumbai is an advantage, as we grow up speaking so many languages that when we go abroad, it becomes easier… — Zubin Mehta
History shows, in my opinion, that no nation can survive the tension, conflict and antagonism of two competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing… — Richard Lamm
For decades, as literary editor, I have followed the growth of our creative writing in English. In my Solidaridad Bookshop, half of my stock consists… — F. Sionil Jose
As artists, we must not go down to the level of the masa; we should bring them up, intellectualize our languages, create classics out of… — F. Sionil Jose
Singing in Hindi is nice but restrictive. Regional languages are more rhythmic, have a different tone and sound, making it more interesting. — Shreya Ghoshal
As far as Irish writers being great, I think the fact that there have been two languages in Ireland for a very long time; there… — Garry Hynes
There is a wealth of readership for regional language literature in India that is not given importance. We must give respect to our own languages. — Amish Tripathi
It is plain indeed that in spite of later estrangement Hobbits are relatives of ours: far nearer to us than Elves, or even than Dwarves.… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Many children make up, or begin to make up, imaginary languages. I have been at it since I could write. — J.R.R. Tolkien
It is interesting that Nehru fought and kept saying that if you break India into languages, there is no end to it. — Shekhar Kapur
With the United States in slow long-term decline, how will that affect the position of English? And where will all that leave monolingual Britain? Our… — Martin Jacques
We are from the very middle class family. We have not come from the English medium school. We came from our regional languages school. — Mamata Banerjee
The collapse of the Tower of Babel is perhaps the central urban myth. It is certainly the most disquieting. In Babylon, the great city that… — Neil MacGregor

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