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However, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious.

Quotes by Bjarne Stroustrup

This evolution may compromise Java's claim of being simpler than C++, but my guess is that the effort will make Java a better language than it is today.

Quotes by Bjarne Stroustrup

When the English language gets in my way, I walk over it.

Quotes by Billy Sunday

I did try to write stories in college because I was interested in writing, and I was interested in the sound of language, but I was just no good at narrative and at fiction.

Quotes by Billy Collins

It's an important social duty to spread the word of English to people whose livelihoods depend on knowing the language.

Quotes by Billy Collins

Music is a great energizer. It's a language everybody knows.

Quotes by Bill Hicks

No sooner my kids leave their friends than they start texting them. And it's all in code in a language I totally don't understand.

Quotes by Bill Engvall

Comics is a language. It's a language most people understand intuitively.

Quotes by Bill Griffith

I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy.

Quotes by Bertrand Russell

There is a pride in speaking this language.

Quotes by Bernard Pivot

They place great stress on the clarity of our language for expressing nuances and showing subtleties.

Quotes by Bernard Pivot

The more English is heard in the world, the more gratifying it seems to speak French, and above all to know the culture of our country. They find a kind of French social grace in the language and culture.

Quotes by Bernard Pivot

People who do not speak our language very well do complain of feeling rebuffed by French people, who can sometimes be impatient, or even intolerant.

Quotes by Bernard Pivot

French is a language that makes those who speak it both calm and dynamic.

Quotes by Bernard Pivot

English dialogue is the best in the world. So dry and direct. The Italian language is beautiful, but it is too literary.

Quotes by Bernardo Bertolucci

The most meaningless term in the English language is 'I take full responsibility.' When a politician utters those words it means absolutely nothing.

Quotes by Bernard Goldberg

I work with language. I love the flowers of afterthought.

Quotes by Bernard Malamud

We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language.

Quotes by Benjamin Whorf

Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it.

Quotes by Benjamin Whorf

Finality is not the language of politics.

Quotes by Benjamin Disraeli

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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