Quotes by Language All language designers are arrogant. Goes with the territory. Larry Wall arrogantterritorylanguage Think of prototypes as a funny markup language--the interpretation is left up to the rendering engine. Larry Wall interpretationlanguagethinking Now, I'm not the only language designer with irrationalities. You can think of some languages to go with some of these things. Larry Wall designerlanguagethinking You can prove anything by mentioning another computer language. Larry Wall computerprovelanguage Human languages tend to be much more ambiguous than computer languages because humans are much smarter about interpreting the context. Larry Wall ambiguouscomputerlanguage Natural languages generally are not designed by humans, they're just designed by the participants and you say something new and somebody else says, "Oh, that's a cool way to say it," and the next thing you know, everyone is saying it because it's shiny. Larry Wall nextlanguageway The French just said he was a damned nuisance. Or they would have had they the good fortune to speak English. Instead being French they were forced to say it in their own language. Lauren Willig nuisancespeak-englishlanguage Poetry is the art of using language to transcend language. Laurence Overmire languagepoetryart With the cure, relationships are all the same, and rules and expectations are defined. Without the cure, relationships must be reinvented every day, languages constantly decoded and deciphered. Freedom is exhausting. Lauren Oliver cureslanguageexpectations This is the gift all writers seek-to write language that incandesces yet does not melt. Lawrence Clark Powell languagedoewriting The thought of today cannot be expressed in the language of yesterday. Lawren Harris languageyesterdaytoday The dictionary has been in the making for several decades, and the result is well worth the wait. MacLean and those who worked with her have consulted with Iñupiaq speakers from across Alaska's North Slope to compile a comprehensive collection of word stems, along with postbases, grammatical endings, and an array of other valuable material. . . . This dictionary will prove fascinating for anyone interested in the Iñupiat and their language. Lawrence Kaplan alaskalanguagewaiting My early education was in the public school system of Omaha, where, retrospectively, I realize that my high school training served me in good stead for the basic subjects of mathematics, English, foreign languages and history. Lawrence Klein traininglanguageschool Invent a new language anyone can understand. Lawrence Ferlinghetti creationlanguage The steward, according to custom, had stopped all the clocks. This, in the language of Narouz, said "Your stay with us is so brief, let us not be reminded of the flight of the hours." Lawrence Durrell flightemotionlanguage I tried to learn the languages - Italian, Spanish, and German - not to successfully. Working on a European set isn't a hell of a lot different from working on an American set. Lee Van Cleef italiandifferentlanguage The act of language or the act of denying language carries its own heaviness. Leni Zumas heavinesscarrielanguage I don't know whose sensibility I'm responding to. Until someone starts pushing against what they've inherited and starts making their own decisions about language, it's difficult. Leni Zumas pushinglanguagedecision History is more interesting than politics. Lennart Meri languageinteresting Today each composer is not only involved in aesthetics, but he's actually trying to create his own language. Leo Ornstein languagetryingtoday«6162636465666768697071»
