Quotes by Language One way to prevent conversation from being boring is to say the wrong thing. Francis Joseph Sheed communicationlanguageway I don't write in Portuguese. I write myself. Fernando Pessoa portugueselanguagewriting Hath any wounded thee with injuries? Meet them with patience. Hasty words rankle the wound; soft language dresses it. Francis Quarles injurylanguagedresses I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French. Francois Hollande french-languagelanguageuse Languages exist by arbitrary institutions and conventions among peoples; words, as the dialecticians tell us, do not signify naturally, but at our pleasure. Francois Rabelais arbitrarypleasurelanguage How comes it that you curse, Frere Jean? It's only, said the monk, in order to embellish my language. They are the colors of Ciceronian rhetoric. Francois Rabelais colorlanguageorder The official language of the State of Illinois shall be known hereafter as the American language, and not the English language. Frank Church illinoisgovernmentlanguage The Holy Spirit speaks many languages; among them the languages of art in all its forms. Frank Griswold languagespiritart A spoonful of humor makes the message go down easier. Frank Leahy communicationlanguagemessages If you're a good numbers person, you're a bad language person. Frank Luntz languagepersonsnumbers I have seen how effective language attached to policies that are mainstream and delivered by people who are passionate and effective can change the course of history. Frank Luntz passionatelanguagepeople When you're selling a product or service, you don't have - it doesn't have to be absolutely perfect, although I've provided language that is. When you're a politician, one wrong word changes the entire - changes the meaning of something. Frank Luntz politicianlanguageperfect You can't see other people's point of view when you have only one language. Frank Smith languageviewspeople Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience. He that travelleth into a country before he hath some entrance into the language, goeth to school, and not to travel. Francis Bacon languagecountryschool A man who has a language consequently possesses the world expressed and implied by that language. Frantz Fanon languagemenworld The thinking is that we started evolving language not by speaking but by gesturing. Frans de Waal evolvelanguagethinking The business of obscuring language is a mask behind which stands the much bigger business of plunder. Frantz Fanon masklanguageevil Mastery of language affords remarkable power. Frantz Fanon masteryremarkablelanguage All language is but a poor translation. Franz Kafka ironicnovelistslanguage Learning a language represents training in the delusions of that language. Frank Herbert delusiontraininglanguage«3031323334353637383940»
