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Language Quotes

We’re talking about the struggle to drag a thought over from the mush of the unconscious into some kind of grammar, syntax, human sense; every attempt means starting over with language. starting over with accuracy Picture Quote #1

If I didn’t have children I might be more of a lush than I am. I like booze. I struggle with smoking. And I’m a big swearer. I’m trying to rein it in but I do think it’s a nice seasoning of language Picture Quote #1

That’s one of the ways language evolved, by some very obscure form becoming common usage. And I must say that I’m very intrigued by use of language and slang, and criminal underground terms Picture Quote #1

Rhetoric, which is the use of language to inform or persuade, is very important in shaping public opinion. We are very easily fooled by language and how it is used by others Picture Quote #1

You want to free the world, free humanity, from oppression? Look inside, look sideways, look at the hidden violence of language. Never forget that language is where the other, parallel violence, the cruelty exercised on the body, originates Picture Quote #1

Children say they are unhappy in every language they have. They say it in silence, and they say it in riots Picture Quote #1

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Pop music has greater power to change people and to affect people because it’s a universal language. You don’t have to understand music to understand the power of a pop song Picture Quote #1

He speaks four letter language because his mind is small. His voice is like venom, I don’t like him at all Picture Quote #1

The view of life as a struggle for power generates a language in which life has no significance and only power matters Picture Quote #1

Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself; it is a means to an end of understanding who you are and what society is like Picture Quote #1

I’d defend the right for any novelist to experiment with form or language, but if people don’t take to it, don’t react by making out that they are thick Picture Quote #1

If a person plays dissonance long enough, it will sound like consonance. It’s a language that was alien and then it’s less and less alien as it continues to live Picture Quote #1

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The publishing industry, unsurprisingly, is full of different people who love different things and express that love in different languages. Find the people, the editors and agents, with whom you share some language, and some sense of what makes literature worth reading Picture Quote #1

When I started writing my stories, I thought that not only nobody outside my language, but nobody outside my neighbourhood would get them Picture Quote #1

It seemed to me that the real philosophical breakthroughs of the 20th century were in terms of the understanding of language. What is language? Where does it come from, how does it work, what does it do? Picture Quote #1

Poets are seen as the caretakers of language, so working with words no matter what the form is what we do Picture Quote #1

I originally wanted to embrace the imagery and forthrightness of rap music. There are some interesting, dynamic voices in rap. But I find most of it irresponsible in its overt violence and commercialization of anger. As artists, we believe we can will action through language. If that’s the case, we have to take responsibility for what we say Picture Quote #1

Grammar is what gives sense to language... sentences make words yield up their meaning. Sentences actively create sense in language. And the business of the study of sentences is grammar Picture Quote #1

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The advantage of the gypsy language, even though I don’t understand it that much, the language is perfect melody. So if you propose the movie the way I do, then the language is just one part of the melody. Orchestrating all inside, and the language is following the meaning of what they say, and it’s never the same as written Picture Quote #1

Faith is not imparted like secular subjects. It is given through the language of the heart Picture Quote #1

I believe so deeply in the primacy of language, in lifting your prose to the highest level you’re capable of and making your words symphonic Picture Quote #1

When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are Picture Quote #1

Welsh is my mother tongue, and my children speak it. If you come and live in this community you’ll work out pretty quickly that it’s beneficial to learn the language, because if you’re going to the pub or a cafe you need to be a part of the local life Picture Quote #1

I don’t swear much; I’ve taken those words out of my vocabulary, and having kids, you have to have two sets of language! Picture Quote #1

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They get you when you’re young. When you are a kid, you are conditioned. You are taught language, customs, and right and wrong. You are filled with fears. This conditioning interferes with your psychic perception Picture Quote #1

Fiction becomes a place where I face certain fears such as losing language or losing my children Picture Quote #1

Well, language seems to be something that obsesses me. I’m always writing about it Picture Quote #1

Because music is a language unto itself, when I’m writing, I need silence. I need to hear the music and the rhythms of the words inside my thoughts Picture Quote #1

In a society that celebrates the inessential, architecture can put up a resistance, counteract the waste of forms and meanings and speak its own language Picture Quote #1

Humans are so innately hardwired for language that they can no more suppress their ability to learn and use language than they can suppress the instinct to pull a hand back from a hot surface Picture Quote #1

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We’re talking about the struggle to drag a thought over from the mush of the unconscious into some kind of grammar, syntax, human sense; every attempt means starting over with language. starting over with accuracy (Language Quotes) If I didn’t have children I might be more of a lush than I am. I like booze. I struggle with smoking. And I’m a big swearer. I’m trying to rein it in but I do think it’s a nice seasoning of language (Language Quotes) That’s one of the ways language evolved, by some very obscure form becoming common usage. And I must say that I’m very intrigued by use of language and slang, and criminal underground terms (Language Quotes) Rhetoric, which is the use of language to inform or persuade, is very important in shaping public opinion. We are very easily fooled by language and how it is used by others (Language Quotes) You want to free the world, free humanity, from oppression? Look inside, look sideways, look at the hidden violence of language. Never forget that language is where the other, parallel violence, the cruelty exercised on the body, originates (Language Quotes) Children say they are unhappy in every language they have. They say it in silence, and they say it in riots (Language Quotes) Pop music has greater power to change people and to affect people because it’s a universal language. You don’t have to understand music to understand the power of a pop song (Language Quotes) He speaks four letter language because his mind is small. His voice is like venom, I don’t like him at all (Language Quotes) The view of life as a struggle for power generates a language in which life has no significance and only power matters (Language Quotes) Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself; it is a means to an end of understanding who you are and what society is like (Language Quotes) I’d defend the right for any novelist to experiment with form or language, but if people don’t take to it, don’t react by making out that they are thick (Language Quotes) If a person plays dissonance long enough, it will sound like consonance. It’s a language that was alien and then it’s less and less alien as it continues to live (Language Quotes) The publishing industry, unsurprisingly, is full of different people who love different things and express that love in different languages. Find the people, the editors and agents, with whom you share some language, and some sense of what makes literature worth reading (Language Quotes) When I started writing my stories, I thought that not only nobody outside my language, but nobody outside my neighbourhood would get them (Language Quotes) It seemed to me that the real philosophical breakthroughs of the 20th century were in terms of the understanding of language. What is language? Where does it come from, how does it work, what does it do? (Language Quotes) Poets are seen as the caretakers of language, so working with words no matter what the form is what we do (Language Quotes) I originally wanted to embrace the imagery and forthrightness of rap music. There are some interesting, dynamic voices in rap. But I find most of it irresponsible in its overt violence and commercialization of anger. As artists, we believe we can will action through language. If that’s the case, we have to take responsibility for what we say (Language Quotes) Grammar is what gives sense to language... sentences make words yield up their meaning. Sentences actively create sense in language. And the business of the study of sentences is grammar (Language Quotes) The advantage of the gypsy language, even though I don’t understand it that much, the language is perfect melody. So if you propose the movie the way I do, then the language is just one part of the melody. Orchestrating all inside, and the language is following the meaning of what they say, and it’s never the same as written (Language Quotes) Faith is not imparted like secular subjects. It is given through the language of the heart (Language Quotes) I believe so deeply in the primacy of language, in lifting your prose to the highest level you’re capable of and making your words symphonic (Language Quotes) When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are (Language Quotes) Welsh is my mother tongue, and my children speak it. If you come and live in this community you’ll work out pretty quickly that it’s beneficial to learn the language, because if you’re going to the pub or a cafe you need to be a part of the local life (Language Quotes) I don’t swear much; I’ve taken those words out of my vocabulary, and having kids, you have to have two sets of language! (Language Quotes) They get you when you’re young. When you are a kid, you are conditioned. You are taught language, customs, and right and wrong. You are filled with fears. This conditioning interferes with your psychic perception (Language Quotes) Fiction becomes a place where I face certain fears such as losing language or losing my children (Language Quotes) Well, language seems to be something that obsesses me. I’m always writing about it (Language Quotes) Because music is a language unto itself, when I’m writing, I need silence. I need to hear the music and the rhythms of the words inside my thoughts (Language Quotes) In a society that celebrates the inessential, architecture can put up a resistance, counteract the waste of forms and meanings and speak its own language (Language Quotes) Humans are so innately hardwired for language that they can no more suppress their ability to learn and use language than they can suppress the instinct to pull a hand back from a hot surface (Language Quotes)

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