Art Quote by Kurt Vonnegut

Language is in decline. Not only has eloquence departed but simple, direct speech as well, though pomposity and banality have not.

— Edwin Newman

We're living in a time when the sheer amount of language has exponentially increased. As writers, if we wish to be contemporary, I think…

— Kenneth Goldsmith

I think we're still in a muddle with our language, because once you get words and a spoken language it gets harder to communicate.

— Jane Goodall

Eloquence is the language of nature, and cannot be learned in the schools; but rhetoric is the creature of art, which he who feels…

— Charles Caleb Colton

Those who sniff decay in every shift of sense or alteration of usage do the language no service. Too often for such people the…

— Bill Bryson

As cliche as it sounds, there's a reason why people always say that music has no language; it transcends language barriers.

— Jonita Gandhi

Music fills in for words a lot of the time when people don't know what to say, and I think music can be more…

— Bono

“There is nothing intrinsic in the English language that made it attain such prominence. It is far from easy to learn. (A recent study…

— Minae Mizumura

“I probably won’t play a song the same way tomorrow as I play it today. Only a pitchman says the same thing the same…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

... the progress of the language has caused us to lose many old treasures. It is thus with all progress, and one must make…

— George Sand

Music and language are a vital element. We, as actors and directors, offer it to people who want to experience it. Sometimes the actual…

— Kenneth Branagh

“Language is a bountiful gift and its usage, an elaboration of community and society, is a sacred work. Language and usage evolve over time:…

— Muriel Barbery