S. I. Hayakawa Professions : Former United States Senator Born : July 18, 1906 Died : February 27, 1992 Browse All Authors Top 46 quotes by S. I. Hayakawa Advertising is a symbol-manipulating occupation S. I. Hayakawa symbols advertising occupation How anybody dresses is indicative of his self-concept. If students are dirty and ragged, it indicates they are not interested in tidying up their intellects either. S. I. Hayakawa self death dirty Definitions, contrary to popular opinion, tell us nothing about things. They only describe people's linguistic habits; that is, they tell us what noises people make under what conditions. S. I. Hayakawa definitions noise people If you see in any given situation only what everybody else can see, you can be said to be so much a representative of your culture than you are a victim of it. S. I. Hayakawa In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. S. I. Hayakawa So I will say it with relish. Give me a hamburger but hold the lawsuit. S. I. Hayakawa give say will me Similar Authors Al D'Amato former-united-states-senator Birch Bayh former-united-states-senator Byron Dorgan former-united-states-senator Brien McMahon former-united-states-senator Arlen Specter former-united-states-senator Boies Penrose former-united-states-senator All Authors