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Common Language Quotes

The ties that bind across difference.

One quote claims Art itself is a common language, weaving a shared thread among people who have nothing else in common. Others make the case for English as America's literal common language.

At Ford Motor Company, we believe the arts speak a common language that weaves a common thread among all people.

Quotes by William Clay Ford, Jr.

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language.

Quotes by William Bennett

A common language doesn't soothe dry tongues and thirsty throats.

Quotes by Sanjaya Baru

America is a collection of people from different races, religions, and backgrounds - that is part of what makes us great. But a common language is what brings all of those people together to form a community.

Quotes by Sam Graves

Ability Quotes

The fact is that the United States does not need Israel. Our special relationship was not forged, as it was with Great Britain, in two world wars, not to mention a common language and, in significant respects, culture. It is...

Quotes by Richard Cohen

The world of classical music is so fascinating. It's a world that encompasses people from everywhere and erases the basic restraints of nationality; everyone is united by this common language of music.

Quotes by Gael Garcia Bernal

A common language is a first step towards communication across cultural boundaries.

Quotes by Ethan Zuckerman

America's strength is not our diversity; our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary to reach that goal.

Quotes by Ernest Istook

It doesn't happen very often that you get to work with some really good friends of yours and there's a common language between everyone, you don't have to explain what you're doing, you can just run with it. It makes...

Quotes by Elizabeth Perkins

America 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...

Quotes by Christopher Dawson

Growing up in a family of actors, what's great about it is that they're very supportive and they understand what it's like to be an actor - the rejections, the highs and lows... and having a common language with them...

Quotes by Chris Pine

In animation, what's wonderful is that when you start to work with multiple nationalities, the common language becomes a visual language rather than a spoken language, which blends beautifully with the art form.

Quotes by Chris Meledandri

Art removes boundaries and makes the world brighter. It is the common language for people all over the world. But politics are the opposite completely. Politicians, their very meaning is based on the lines they draw.

Quotes by Asghar Farhadi

Our government should speak a common language with the American people - plain English.

Quotes by Alan Siegel

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these common language quotes describe?
The idea of language, spoken or artistic, as something that unites people, from Ford's belief that art speaks a common language to arguments for English as a shared national tongue.
Is there a quote here about art as a unifying language?
Yes — one states that Art is understood everywhere in the same way, tying together people who otherwise share nothing else.
Do any of these quotes argue for a specific national language policy?
One does, arguing that America's shared tongue is English and that children who grow up speaking something else should be taught it as a collective obligation.
Is there a more skeptical or poetic take in this collection?
Yes — one line pushes back on the idea that speaking the same words is automatically comforting, pointing out that shared vocabulary alone doesn't quench anyone's real thirst.
How does this collection tie language to national identity?
One quote argues that while America is a mix of different races, religions, and backgrounds, it's the American People's common language that brings everyone together as one country.

The throughline is the same: a common language, spoken or artistic, is framed as what actually forms the American People into one community.