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Language Quotes

It is still not enough for language to have clarity and content... it must also have a goal and an imperative. Otherwise from language we descend to chatter, from chatter to babble and from babble to confusion Picture Quote #1

Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking Picture Quote #1

For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities of human nature from the narrow limitations of blood and soil and class and to create a common language and a common culture in which men can realize their common humanity Picture Quote #1

No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut Picture Quote #1

So, not for lack of love of language, but because I feel our language is in an enormous state of humiliation, I decided to make films without words Picture Quote #1

The language of the moment or, as it were, the language of the order in which we live, is the image. I felt that if I wanted to commune with the public, I should best do so through the language of image. It’s a conscious embrace of a contradiction Picture Quote #1

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Ordinary language carries with it conditions of meaning which it is easy to recognize by classifying the contexts in which the expression is employed in a meaningful manner Picture Quote #1

At least for the people who send me mail about a new language that they’re designing, the general advice is: do it to learn about how to write a compiler Picture Quote #1

Regardless of whether you speak the language or are familiar with a culture, the picture should hold up Picture Quote #1

The world does not speak. Only we do. The world can, once we have programmed ourselves with a language, cause us to hold beliefs. But it cannot propose a language for us to speak. Only other human beings can do that Picture Quote #1

We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence Picture Quote #1

Morality, like language, is an invented structure for conserving and communicating order. And morality is learned, like language, by mimicking and remembering Picture Quote #1

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The transition state of manners and language cannot be too often insisted upon: for this affected the process at both ends, giving the artist in fictitious life an uncertain model to copy and unstable materials to work in Picture Quote #1

Journalism students need to understand it and need a solid background in the liberal arts, in sociology, economics, literature and language, because they won’t get it later on Picture Quote #1

The market is like a language, and you have to be able to understand what they’re saying Picture Quote #1

A common creation demands a common sacrifice, and perhaps not the least potent argument in favour of a constructed international language is the fact that it is equally foreign, or apparently so, to the traditions of all nationalities Picture Quote #1

A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative Picture Quote #1

It is no secret that the fruits of language study are in no sort of relation to the labour spent on teaching and learning them Picture Quote #1

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It would, of course, be hopeless to attempt to crowd into an international language all those local overtones of meaning which are so dear to the heart of the nationalist Picture Quote #1

The psychology of a language which, in one way or another, is imposed upon one because of factors beyond one’s control, is very different from the psychology of a language which one accepts of one’s free will Picture Quote #1

We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation Picture Quote #1

Everyone, left to his own devices, forms an idea about what goes on in language which is very far from the truth Picture Quote #1

In general, the philological movement opened up countless sources relevant to linguistic issues, treating them in quite a different spirit from traditional grammar; for instance, the study of inscriptions and their language. But not yet in the spirit of linguistics Picture Quote #1

It is useful to the historian, among others, to be able to see the commonest forms of different phenomena, whether phonetic, morphological or other, and how language lives, carries on and changes over time Picture Quote #1

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Linguistics will have to recognise laws operating universally in language, and in a strictly rational manner, separating general phenomena from those restricted to one branch of languages or another Picture Quote #1

I thought that subtitles are boring because they’re there generally to serve us with information to make you understand what people are saying in a different language Picture Quote #1

Language is the soul of intellect, and reading is the essential process by which that intellect is cultivated beyond the commonplace experiences of everyday life Picture Quote #1

There was no language barrier when it came to kids, and when it came to play Picture Quote #1

Words may be false and full of art; Sighs are the natural language of the heart Picture Quote #1

You have to think an awful lot about your motivations or people’s behavioral intentions or what their body language can indicate or what’s really going on or what makes people sometimes do, sometimes, the irrational things they do Picture Quote #1

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It is still not enough for language to have clarity and content... it must also have a goal and an imperative. Otherwise from language we descend to chatter, from chatter to babble and from babble to confusion (Language Quotes) Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking (Language Quotes) For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities of human nature from the narrow limitations of blood and soil and class and to create a common language and a common culture in which men can realize their common humanity (Language Quotes) No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut (Language Quotes) So, not for lack of love of language, but because I feel our language is in an enormous state of humiliation, I decided to make films without words (Language Quotes) The language of the moment or, as it were, the language of the order in which we live, is the image. I felt that if I wanted to commune with the public, I should best do so through the language of image. It’s a conscious embrace of a contradiction (Language Quotes) Ordinary language carries with it conditions of meaning which it is easy to recognize by classifying the contexts in which the expression is employed in a meaningful manner (Language Quotes) At least for the people who send me mail about a new language that they’re designing, the general advice is: do it to learn about how to write a compiler (Language Quotes) Regardless of whether you speak the language or are familiar with a culture, the picture should hold up (Language Quotes) The world does not speak. Only we do. The world can, once we have programmed ourselves with a language, cause us to hold beliefs. But it cannot propose a language for us to speak. Only other human beings can do that (Language Quotes) We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence (Language Quotes) Morality, like language, is an invented structure for conserving and communicating order. And morality is learned, like language, by mimicking and remembering (Language Quotes) The transition state of manners and language cannot be too often insisted upon: for this affected the process at both ends, giving the artist in fictitious life an uncertain model to copy and unstable materials to work in (Language Quotes) Journalism students need to understand it and need a solid background in the liberal arts, in sociology, economics, literature and language, because they won’t get it later on (Language Quotes) The market is like a language, and you have to be able to understand what they’re saying (Language Quotes) A common creation demands a common sacrifice, and perhaps not the least potent argument in favour of a constructed international language is the fact that it is equally foreign, or apparently so, to the traditions of all nationalities (Language Quotes) A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative (Language Quotes) It is no secret that the fruits of language study are in no sort of relation to the labour spent on teaching and learning them (Language Quotes) It would, of course, be hopeless to attempt to crowd into an international language all those local overtones of meaning which are so dear to the heart of the nationalist (Language Quotes) The psychology of a language which, in one way or another, is imposed upon one because of factors beyond one’s control, is very different from the psychology of a language which one accepts of one’s free will (Language Quotes) We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation (Language Quotes) Everyone, left to his own devices, forms an idea about what goes on in language which is very far from the truth (Language Quotes) In general, the philological movement opened up countless sources relevant to linguistic issues, treating them in quite a different spirit from traditional grammar; for instance, the study of inscriptions and their language. But not yet in the spirit of linguistics (Language Quotes) It is useful to the historian, among others, to be able to see the commonest forms of different phenomena, whether phonetic, morphological or other, and how language lives, carries on and changes over time (Language Quotes) Linguistics will have to recognise laws operating universally in language, and in a strictly rational manner, separating general phenomena from those restricted to one branch of languages or another (Language Quotes) I thought that subtitles are boring because they’re there generally to serve us with information to make you understand what people are saying in a different language (Language Quotes) Language is the soul of intellect, and reading is the essential process by which that intellect is cultivated beyond the commonplace experiences of everyday life (Language Quotes) There was no language barrier when it came to kids, and when it came to play (Language Quotes) Words may be false and full of art; Sighs are the natural language of the heart (Language Quotes) You have to think an awful lot about your motivations or people’s behavioral intentions or what their body language can indicate or what’s really going on or what makes people sometimes do, sometimes, the irrational things they do (Language Quotes)

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