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The stories that engaged me as a kid were all science fiction. Later, it turned out that I didn't have the language to talk about what was bothering me in a way that was straightforward.

Quotes by Chris Adrian

I wanted to clearly define my language: a timeless shoe with a little twist.

Quotes by Chloe Gosselin

A lot of linguists in the market, especially interpreters of foreign languages, do not have a great command over the English language, especially if they are translating into English.

Quotes by Chinmayi

A dubbing artiste does a lot of repair work for an artiste who doesn't naturally speak the language they are acting in.

Quotes by Chinmayi

I started a company in 2005 for language services called Blue Elephant. We handle translation and interpretation services in over 120 languages.

Quotes by Chinmayi

I love the right words. I think economy and precision of language are important.

Quotes by Chelsea Clinton

It does violence to the English language to assert that a president who has violated a duty entrusted to him by the Constitution is not guilty of official misconduct.

Quotes by Charles T. Canady

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.

Quotes by Charles Scribner, Jr.

I started out with machine code and assembly language.

Quotes by Charles Petzold

We Liberal Democrats believe in dialogue. We believe in cooperation with both sides of industry and between both sides of industry. And we believe in the language of cooperation. We reject the language of confrontation.

Quotes by Charles Kennedy

With every day that passes, David Blunkett becomes more insensitive in his language and more intemperate in his actions.

Quotes by Charles Kennedy

To have another language is to possess a second soul.

Quotes by Charlemagne

To handle a language skillfully is to practice a kind of evocative sorcery.

Quotes by Charles Baudelaire

A novel, even a social realist one, can't simply be a comprehensive rendering of what is. A novel requires a special angle or approach, whether in structure or language or theme, to justify itself.

Quotes by Chang-Rae Lee

Every writer needs new material now and then, whether it's traveling to Japan, volunteering at a food bank, learning a new language, or trying a new food.

Quotes by Celeste Ng

Let's stop reflexively comparing Chinese writers to Chinese writers, Indian writers to Indian writers, black writers to black writers. Let's focus on the writing itself: the characters, the language, the narrative style.

Quotes by Celeste Ng

Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.

Quotes by Cesar Chavez

What I am doing is creating a language. A different American language.

Quotes by Cecil Taylor

In 'Pictures from an Institution,' Randall Jarrell was able to transcend the academic novel by simply ignoring it, writing a comedy with no plot at all beyond his own pleasure in language and humanity itself.

Quotes by Cathleen Schine

I'm very interested in the language of photography in relationship to painting.

Quotes by Catherine Opie

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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