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I have always loved the fluidity of language - delighting in dialects, dictionaries, slang and neologisms.

Quotes by Ben Schott

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

Quotes by Ben Jonson

I think the cinema you like has more to do with silence, and the theater you like has more to do with language.

Quotes by Ben Kingsley

Fiction becomes a place where I face certain fears such as losing language or losing my children.

Quotes by Ben Marcus

It is an agreeable and yet a painful sense of novelty to stand for the first time in the midst of a people whose language and manners are different from one's own.

Quotes by Bayard Taylor

The Swedish language combines the strong manhood of the German with the delicate beauty of the Italian.

Quotes by Bayard Taylor

I could never see a book written in a foreign language without the most ardent desire to read it.

Quotes by Bayard Taylor

I study hard at Russian, which is a tough but most attractive language.

Quotes by Bayard Taylor

All I'm asking for is the law that's been on the books for the last 33 years, no public funding for abortion. We are both saying the same thing, pro-life, pro-choice. Let's find the language that works for both of...

Quotes by Bart Stupak

We are not voting for health care if we do not resolve this language on public funding for abortion - no public funding for abortion.

Quotes by Bart Stupak

We believe the Senate language provides for federal subsidies for abortions. Plus there's a language in there where you have to pay one dollar per month, every enrollee, to pay for a fund for reproductive rights which include abortion. And...

Quotes by Bart Stupak

People who work in specialized fields seem to have their own language. Practitioners develop a shorthand to communicate among themselves. The jargon can almost sound like a foreign language.

Quotes by Barry Ritholtz

Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's because I understand short attention spans.

Quotes by Barbara Kruger

I think I developed language skills to deal with threat. It's the girl thing to do-you know, instead of pulling out a gun.

Quotes by Barbara Kruger

I've always been very tied to language.

Quotes by Barbara Kruger

Power doesn't just exist. It is threaded through different mechanisms of control. I'm interested in those complexities. But I want to address that in very forthright language and sometimes with images.

Quotes by Barbara Kruger

When you want to make a film abroad, you need producers and people who support you. You need a team that speaks your language.

Quotes by Bahman Ghobadi

English is my second language, but in Hong Kong, they don't know that I'm from China. They think I'm from Hollywood because all the films they see are from here. China and Hong Kong are very different places, but they're...

Quotes by Bai Ling

Machine translation of signs, text, and speech brings down language barriers and facilitates ever more cross-cultural meetings of like minds.

Quotes by Balaji Srinivasan

Painting is a language which cannot be replaced by another language. I don't know what to say about what I paint, really.

Quotes by Balthus

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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