Their Language Quotes

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Lawyers love paper. They eat, sleep and dream paper. They turn paper into gold, and their files are colorful and their language neoclassical and calli-graphically… — Karl Shapiro
In general, the philological movement opened up countless sources relevant to linguistic issues, treating them in quite a different spirit from traditional grammar; for instance,… — Ferdinand de Saussure
Bengalis love to celebrate their language, their culture, their politics, their fierce attachment to a city that has been famously dying for more than a… — Bharati Mukherjee
I want to eat good Italian food and get better at their language. It seems so romantic too. — Kristin Chenoweth
I was always amazed the way people would come in looking one way and transform completely to the point where I couldn't recognize their language,… — Alicia Keys
Those in blue suits who use thinly veiled race symbols -- when they say welfare and crime and three strikes and anti- affirmative action --… — Jesse Jackson
Know what the old masters did. Know how they composed their pictures, but do not fall into the conventions they established. These conventions were right… — Robert Henri
It is a most disgraceful shame the way in which Irishmen are brought up. They are ashamed of their language, institutions, and of everything Irish. — Douglas Hyde
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it. They spell it so abominably that no man… — George Bernard Shaw
Anybody who comes to the cinema is bringing they're whole sexual history, their literary history, their movie literacy, their culture, their language, their religion, whatever… — David Cronenberg
If you want to know what's important to a culture, learn their language. — Joanne Harris
Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That's the soul of a country. — Quincy Jones
Yes, I would agree that America, just like Spain was in the 17th Century, is the main empire of the world and they are the… — Viggo Mortensen
I don't know the rules of grammar... If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should… — David Ogilvy
It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike -- in the second place, folks don't like to have someone around knowin' more… — Harper Lee
The trickle-down theory of economics has it that it's good for rich people to get even richer because some of their wealth will trickle own,… — Margaret Atwood
I had trouble listening to adults who didn't really mean anything that they said; it was as if their language poured into my ears only… — Reif Larsen
Prayer or not, I want to believe that, despite all evidence to the contrary, it is possible for anyone to find that one special person.… — Rachel Cohn
Listen to the trees as they sway in the wind. Their leaves are telling secrets. Their bark sings songs of olden days as it grows… — Vera Nazarian
All I do know, for certain, after 53 years in this business, is that writers who sincerely think that their language can represent reality ought… — Gilbert Sorrentino

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