Quotes by Language It would, of course, be hopeless to attempt to crowd into an international language all those local overtones of meaning which are so dear to the heart of the nationalist. Edward Sapir crowdslanguageheart The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it. Edward R. Murrow communicationtechnologylanguage Speaking of Sir Winston Churchill: He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle. Edward R. Murrow english-languagebattlelanguage Sallust is indisputably one of the best historians among the Romans, both for the purity of his language and the elegance of his style. Edmund Burke stylelanguagepurity Language that tells us, through a more or less emotional reaction, Edwin Arlington Robinson reactionsemotionallanguage Language is the leading principle which unites or separates the tribes of mankind. Edward Gibbon tribeslanguageprinciples Will America be the death of English? I'm glad I asked me that. My well-thought-out mature judgment is that it will. Edwin Newman maturelanguageamerica My English text is chaste, and all licentious passages are left in the decent obscurity of a learned language. Edward Gibbon obscenityobscuritylanguage The only international language in the world is a child's cry. Eglantyne Jebb languagechildrenworld I wish that I spoke more languages because I think each language is a window completely. El Anatsui languagewishthinking The language of art is celestial in origin and can only be understood by the chosen. El Greco languagespiritart There's something in the German language that makes you feel like you're getting a hug and a backstab at the same time. El-P huglike-youlanguage Where Nature's end of language is declin'd, And men talk only to conceal the mind. Edward Young languagemindmen To experience sublime natural beauty is to confront the total inadequacy of language to describe what you see. Words cannot convey the scale of a view that is so stunning it is felt. Eleanor Catton sublimelanguageviews Sunday, the day for the language of leisure. Elfriede Jelinek leisuresundaylanguage My plays are made up of long monologues, which is similar to prose working with the language Elfriede Jelinek languageplaylong Of all the words in all languages I know, the greatest concentration is in the English word I. Elias Canetti english-wordsconcentrationlanguage There are ideas it will be easy to say in the future that we just don't have the language for now. Elif Batuman languageeasyideas I don't speak anything fluently, but I love picking up languages and I do this Duolingo app. I started when I moved to Sweden, when I was about 19, 20. I really loved the language; it was super melodic and really sexy. Eliot Paulina Sumner swedensexylanguage Expressing emotion is not so easy. He has to remind himself that English is not her first language. Expressing emotion can be difficult even when the words are familiar. Elise Valmorbida emotionlanguagefirsts«2425262728293031323334»
