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The relations between rhetoric and ethics are disturbing: the ease with which language can be twisted is worrisome, and the fact that our minds accept these perverse games so docilely is no less cause for concern.

Quotes by Octavio Paz

In order for sensation to accede to the objectivity of things, it must itself be changed into a thing. The agent of change is language: the sensations are turned into verbal objects.

Quotes by Octavio Paz

Words are things, but things which mean. We cannot do away with meaning without doing away with signs, that is, with language itself. Moreover, we would have to do away with the universe. All the things man touches are impregnated...

Quotes by Octavio Paz

To be a great painter means to be a great poet: someone who transcends the limits of his language.

Quotes by Octavio Paz

I learned Spanish at home and, since half my family doesn't speak English, it's my first language.

Quotes by Odette Annable

My first audition happened to be for 'Kindergarten Cop,' and I took that role. I was only starting to learn English at that point. Spanish is my first language, so they made me a speaking character in the movie. I...

Quotes by Odette Annable

There are so many deaf kids out there being deprived of their own language.

Quotes by Nyle DiMarco

American Sign Language requires a lot of facial and body expression.

Quotes by Nyle DiMarco

I'm a firm believer that language and how we use language determines how we act, and how we act then determines our lives and other people's lives.

Quotes by Ntozake Shange

There are two languages that I love: Farsi and Panjabi. Because the depth of Sufi thought in these two languages cannot be found in any other language.

Quotes by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of...

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

Human language appears to be a unique phenomenon, without significant analogue in the animal world.

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

Language is a weapon of politicians, but language is a weapon in much of human affairs.

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

The language of any joint statement between two countries is mulled over many times before it becomes final.

Quotes by Nirmala Sitharaman

I have never designed a language for its own sake.

Quotes by Niklaus Wirth

My being a teacher had a decisive influence on making language and systems as simple as possible so that in my teaching, I could concentrate on the essential issues of programming rather than on details of language and notation.

Quotes by Niklaus Wirth

When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images.

Quotes by Niels Bohr

If you have the language gift, you can use it as a tool.

Quotes by Nicola Griffith

Spaniards are fun-loving people, and they love to dance to Punjabi songs for some reason. They didn't understand the language but enjoyed the beats.

Quotes by Nia Sharma

We breathed the air of freedom without knowing the language or any person.

Quotes by Nelly Sachs

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these Language quotes explore?
This set looks at the limits of ordinary language for describing science, the case for more scientific language in public discourse, feeling outmatched by the sheer size of the English language, and wanting to master the technical language of a craft like directing. If you like exploring how words shape meaning, so is our Like collection.
Is there a quote about language struggling to describe science?
Yes — one quote says, "The problems of language here are really serious. We wish to speak in some way about the structure of the atoms. But we cannot speak about atoms in ordinary language."
Is there a quote calling for more scientific language in public life?
There is. One quote argues, "More scientific language and less diplomatic rhetoric may make this world even better." For more ideas along these lines, see our More collection.
Is there a quote about the English language being hard to keep up with?
Yes — one quote admits, "Shakespeare's taught me that there are more words in the English language than I have got in my head." Shakespeare is famous for exploring love as much as language, and you can see more of that in our Love collection.
Is there a quote about wanting to master a craft's technical language?
Yes — one quote shares, "The producing thing has come quite naturally to me. I feel like for directing, I would like to be more technically-savvy. I want to have the language under my belt." For more reflections framed in first person, see our Me collection.

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