Edges Quote by Terence McKenna

The culture cannot evolve faster than the language. The language is the flashlight that shows the path.

— Terence McKenna

It's no big deal about how you get language to evolve. You cause language to evolve by saying new and intelligent things to each…

— Terence McKenna

Language transcends us and yet we speak.

— Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Language is the biggest barrier to human progress because language is an encyclopedia of ignorance. Old perceptions are frozen into language and force us…

— Edward de Bono

When we learn about ourselves, we can evolve.

— Dar Williams

The more language is a living operation, the less we are aware of it. Thus it follows from the self-forgetfulness of language that its…

— Hans-Georg Gadamer

“language is almost the most unique creation of humankind which defines itself; the alternative way of communication/comprehension/conception, yet overusing any invention, can cause Alienation.”

— Fereidoon Yazdi

Language is a living thing. We can feel it changing. Parts of it become old: they drop off and are forgotten. New pieces bud…

— Gilbert Highet

The thinking is that we started evolving language not by speaking but by gesturing.

— Frans de Waal

We might possess every technological resource... but if our language is inadequate, our vision remains formless, our thinking and feeling are still running in…

— Adrienne Rich

“In fact, it could be said that our language evolved for the express purpose of allowing us to participate in that interaction with others.…

— Larry Gottlieb

“Because we are capable of conscious, memory-based learning, we can evolve further and faster than any other species, changing not just across generations but…

— Ray Dalio