Quotes by Language There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. John Millington Synge soothingireland-and-the-irishlanguage Ideas do not respect national frontiers, and this is especially so where language and other traditions are in common. John Kenneth Galbraith languagecommonideas Music is a simulation of something, but language is the greatest thing we possess. John Lydon simulationmusic-islanguage Silence is God's first language. John of the Cross languagesilencefirsts Economics is like the Dutch language - I'm told it makes sense, but I have my doubts. John Oliver dutchlanguagedoubt Congratulations, Congress! 77% disapproval rating! You may be about to become the English language's most offensive C-word. John Oliver congratulationslanguagemay I'm flatulent in many languages. John R. Erickson language Remember that one who forgets the language of gratitude can never be on speaking terms with happiness. John Robbins gratitudelanguageremember Wordsmiths who serve established power...castrate the public imagination by subjecting language to a complexity which renders it private. Elitism is always their aim. John Ralston Saul aimlanguageimagination If you love language, it will love you back. John Simon languageifslove-you That's the trouble with languages. They have to be learned. John W. Campbell statisticslanguagetrouble More has been screwed up on the battlefield and misunderstood in the Pentagon because of a lack of understanding of the English language than any other single factor. John W. Vessey, Jr. misunderstoodlanguageunderstanding When we talk mathematics, we may be discussing a secondary language built on the primary language of the nervous system. John von Neumann nervouslanguagemay Because everyone uses language to talk, everyone thinks he can talk about language. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe languageusethinking You acquire a language most readily in the country where it is spoken; you study mineralogy best among miners; and so with everything else. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe languagestudycountry Language is the light of the mind John Stuart Mill languagelightmind Conduct is more convincing than language. John Woolman convincinglanguage Language buries, but does not resurrect. John Green deep-thoughtlanguagedoe Dutch is not so much a language as an ailment of the throat. John Green dutchthroatlanguage I will not allow my daughters to learn foreign languages because one tongue is sufficient for a woman. John Milton tonguedaughterlanguage«5253545556575859606162»
