Human Quote by John Maynard Smith

If we had no language we'd have nothing.

— Toni Morrison

Without language we would have no reason, without reason no religion, and without these three essential aspects of our nature, neither mind nor bond…

— Johann Georg Hamann

Civilization could not exist until there was written language, because without written language no generation could bequeath to succeeding generations anything but its simpler…

— Charlton Laird

Because without our language, we have lost ourselves. Who are we without our words?

— Melina Marchetta

Language is mankind’s greatest invention – except, of course, that it was never invented.

— Guy Deutscher

Language is a spiritual mansion in which you live and nobody has the right to evict you.

— Saul Bellow

Language is an intrinsic part of who we are and what has, for good or evil, happened to us.

— Alice Walker

Language has multiple uses, and is embedded in different forms of life. It is not necessary to have this grand concept of "humanity" in…

— Talal Asad

Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or…

— Nelson Mandela

I did not experience language deprivation. I did have access to language and communication, ever since I was a little kid.

— Lauren Ridloff

Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.

— Hermann Hesse

Language should fulfill your individual existence as a wholesome human being... Language should be more than just getting by.

— Chogyam Trungpa