Language Quotes
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A major difficulty in translation is that a word in one language seldom has a precise equivalent in another one.
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I get along with all the women singers, but especially Dolly Parton. We talk the same hillbilly language.
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Free and responsible development of the individual, so that he may place his powers freely and gladly in the service of all mankind. There is no room in this for the divinization of a nation, of a class, let alone of an individual. Are we not all children of one father, as it is said in religious language?
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I am just fascinated by music and I want to know how to identify all the things I love about it; to me music theory is like learning another language and then being able to explain how much you love something more clearly.
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As a writer, I consider it my job to deliver new language to the church. Language that inspires, that deepens understanding. Language born from revelation. My prayer is that the lyrics of Christ Be Magnified would set the church on fire.
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Grammar, perfectly understood, enables us not only to express our meaning fully and clearly, but so to express it as to enable us to defy the ingenuity of man to give to our words any other meaning than that which we ourselves intend them to express.
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The rules of English grammar are largely an artificial construct with little or no bearing on the language as it is spoke.
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It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.
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Music is the one universal language. It's your best friend when the chips are down, and it's better than any energy drink when you're feeling it.
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You're kidding. I thought all geniuses read Latin. Isn't that the international language for smart people?"-Shane (Glass Houses)
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Grammar is the analysis of language.
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The fundamental purpose of a novel like Count Julian is to achieve the unity of object and means of representation, the fusion of treason as scheme and treason as language.
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As far as nonviolence and Spiritual Activism, Marshall Rosenberg is it! Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, is essential reading for anyone who wants to improve their communication skills. Applying the concepts within the book will help guide the reader towards a more loving, compassionate, and nonviolent way of understanding and functioning with others, and foster more compassion in the world. I highly recommend this book.
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It has often been observed that the repercussion of poetic language on prose language can be considered a decisive cut of a whip.
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I definitely do see language serving its users, and when it no longer serves them we need to look for new words.
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I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity?
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When our veterans walk into any VA facility, they converse with men and women who speak the unique language of military service.
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Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.
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Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
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It's still a mystery to me exactly how I learned the language. [But] I was 19 years old and I had very urgent things to tell girls.
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All the best bands have a language, and what they say within that language makes it is what it is.
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Art is one of the dirtiest words in our language; it's mucked up with all kinds of meanings. There's the art of plumbing; there's the art of almost anything that you can say.
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Real emotion transcends language. You dont have to understand their words to feel their pain.
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I love performing in front of people, no matter where they come from or what language they speak.
