Quotes About Applied Linguistics

#1. It is possible to be a great novelist - that is, to render a veracious account of your times - and a bad writer - that is, an incompetent practitioner of applied linguistics.

Angela Carter

#2. I'm not working at the Chevron, although I'd probably be the best person to work the night shift. Look at me. Nobody would try to steal a Snickers on my watch.

Al Jourgensen

#3. I'm living in a world someone has thought up without bothering to tell me, or maybe even himself.

Arkady Strugatsky

#4. Think of prayer as a fundamental exercise we use to build core spiritual strength. Like exercise for our bodies, it has to be consistent - every single day - to build strength.

Virginia H. Pearce

#5. Now Darkstripe,' Graypaw hissed to Firepaw under his breath, 'is neither young, nor pretty.

Erin Hunter

#6. They're called 'facts', and my role is to amplify those, not cheerlead. And I don't care at all what you think of my motives.

Glenn Greenwald

#7. To me there was no catharsis, only an unearthing of rotting corpses of memories, a baring og still suppurating wounds.

Robin Hobb

#8. For me, style is essentially doing things well. If you want to be outrageous, be outrageous with style. If you want to be restrained, be restrained with style. One can't specifically define style. It's like the perfume to a flower. It's a quality you can't analyze.

Francoise Gilot

#9. Love has its roots in sex, but its foliage and flowers are in the pure light of spirit.

Salvador De Madariaga

#10. My jobs on campaigns were pretty low on the totem pole - I was an advance man.

Beau Willimon

#11. Dr. Karel Culik is an outstanding applied mathematician, a specialist in algebra, logic, computer sciences and mathematical linguistics. In 1965, he visited the linguistics research program at MIT, and we have worked together on several projects since.

Noam Chomsky

#12. I know myself as mortal, but this raises the question: "What is I?" Am I an individual, or am I an evolving life stream composed of countless selves?

Charles Lindbergh

#13. Happier than a terrier in a barrel full of rats

Terry Pratchett

#14. You've got Washington picking winners and losers. And so, all of a sudden, decisions are being made on what helps politicians, not what helps the economy. Some will call it socialism. Some will call it a command and control economy. Whatever it is, it's antithetical to the American experience.

Jeb Hensarling

#15. I just started using this app called Wine and Dine. It's like Instagram, but only for food. You post what you're eating and follow your friends, and then you can say, 'I wanna try that,' and so when you go on your 'wanna try' list, it'll tell you where it is.

Gigi Hadid

#16. Things always become obvious after the fact

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#17. I really look up to Will Smith. He's internationally known, and people know him from everything. I don't know any kid who hasn't seen and liked Fresh Prince, or you'll like one of his movies or his music. He's perfect, and he's done everything. That's my dream: to be internationally known.

Keke Palmer