Language Imperialism Quotes

#1. The wisdom of the East is immortalized in its vocabularies and must be liberated from European language imperialism once and for all.

Thorsten J. Pattberg

#2. I love doing photo shoots ... I mean, if I could just sign with IMG and do ad campaigns and model more, I'd do that ... because that's fun for me. That's not work.

Lindsay Lohan

#3. In the era of imperialism, businessmen became politicians and were acclaimed as statesmen, while statesmen were taken seriously only if they talked the language of succcessful businessmen ...

Hannah Arendt

#4. Most Western journalists in China prefer a Chinese-free international language, and thus bend over backwards to replace important Chinese terms with Western vocabularies.

Thorsten J. Pattberg

#5. That I want to destroy British imperialism is another matter, but I want to do so by converting those who are associated with it.

Mahatma Gandhi

#6. Tourists and imperialists do not come to be taught. They call things the way they call things at home.

Thorsten J. Pattberg

#7. The best date would have to be at a sporting event - it will show the guy what type of girl she is.

Kendra Wilkinson

#8. History didn't always predict the future. You had to live it one day at a time to find out what happened next.

Wade Kelly

#9. The Welsh are the only nation in the world that has produced no graphic or plastic art, no architecture, no drama. They just sing. Sing and blow down wind instruments of plated silver.

Evelyn Waugh

#10. Most American and European scholars believe that the Chinese speak their languages, only that they "talk" in Chinese.

Thorsten J. Pattberg

#11. Only if a Chinaman presents proof of affiliation with the West, has Western patrons vouch for him, and writes in 'pure' English, may he present his 'submission' to Western publishers.

Thorsten J. Pattberg

#12. I believe that all taxes are bad.

Stephen Harper

#13. I am now a turtle. Virtually everything I own is on my back and suffice it to say I am one ton lighter and therefore 2,000 pounds happier. All houses are gone.

Bobby Darin

#14. Battered women is a phrase that uncovered major, long-hidden violence. It helps us to face the fact that, statistically speaking, the most dangerous place for a woman is in her own home, not in the streets.

Gloria Steinem

#15. What we Republicans should stand for is growth in the economy. We ought to make the pie higher.

George W. Bush

#16. Our effectiveness depends on our capacity to be audacious and astute, clear and appealing. I would hope that we can create a language more fearless and beautiful than that used by conformist writers to greet the twilight.

Eduardo Galeano

#17. I love these words that just can't be translated from language to language. They seem dignified, grounded, battling against the imperialism of reality.

Olivier Magny

#18. Science Magazine wouldn't in a dream think about publishing a single Chinese term. Chinese words and brands must be suppressed, crushed even, hold back at all costs.

Thorsten J. Pattberg

#19. A brand is a person.

Richie Norton

#20. Stewart loves me with a tiger's intensity, his need taking my breath away, his confidence in our relationship strong enough to not be bothered by the presence of another man. He stares into my soul as if he owns it, and shows his love with money, sex, and rare moments of time.

Alessandra Torre