Top 11 Anguage Quotes
#1. [L]anguage is not the sign of the idea actually existing in the mind of the speaker - but of that which (s)he desires to convey to the hearer.
Philip Beauchamp
#2. [L]anguage functions best when we mediate between the descriptive and prescriptive influences, changing the rules to better suit some things, but sticking to them for others.
John Wiswell
#3. [L]anguage cannot match music's subtlety and preciseness of expression.
Jenefer Robinson
#4. Taylor didn't see an arsonist or a killer. He saw a caring father searching for answers. He saw a dedicated man with a lust for justice
Jon Athan
#5. An author never does more damage to his readers than when he hides a difficulty.
Evariste Galois
#6. On any given day, my father wasn't likely to return from work before I was asleep for the night. I saw that a man's work was important, that he must pursue it tirelessly, and that it might require certain sacrifices, like being away from the warmth and comfort of home.
Ezekiel Emanuel
#7. Writing is the one thing I know I will never grow tired of in life; the one thing I could do until the day I die and still feel like I haven't done enough.
Allison J. Kennedy
#8. I definitely see myself as a leader. One of the ways I've been lucky enough to lead and likely to continue to lead is just my actions and the way that I approach the game and working hard and being a player that steps up in big-time situations when plays need to be made.
Ndamukong Suh
#9. There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter.
Dean Kamen
#10. MY greatest regret in life is that I never became the heavyweight boxing champion ofthe world.
Nelson Mandela