Quote by John Sladek

“There is the disadvantage of not knowing all languages," said Conseil, "or the disadvantage of not having one universal language.”

— Jules Verne

The main advantage of the omniscient approach is that it's the easiest to handle. That's the major reason so many writers select it.

— Arthur Herzog

Because language is the carrier of ideas, it is easy to believe that it should be very little else than such a carrier.

— Louise Bogan

Language allows us to talk about the past and plan the future. We can teach children about things that are not present. And above…

— Jane Goodall

People acquiring a second language have the best chance for success through reading.

— Stephen D. Krashen

A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.

— Anonymous

A language that doesn't have everything is actually easier to program in than some that do

— Dennis Ritchie

The connection between the language in which we think/program and the problems and solutions we can imagine is very close. For this reason restricting…

— Bjarne Stroustrup

The problem and privilege we all have is being alive in this century and able to read this language. It makes any list meaningless…

— Anonymous

We are rearing a generation of kids who are more equitable and more understanding about the existence of language variety and why it is…

— David Crystal

It seems to me that it is psyche in a way that has become occluded by the perverse development of language.

— Terence McKenna

In the lives of individuals and societies, language is a factor of greater importance than any other. For the study of language to remain…

— Ferdinand de Saussure