Quotes About Code Switching

#1. In the context of fiercely monolingual dominant cultures like that of the United States, code-switching lays claim to a form of cultural power: the power to own but not be owned by the dominant language...Code-switching is a rich source of wit, humour, puns, word play, and games of rhythm and rhyme.

Mary Louise Pratt

#2. Every superhero has this superhero identity and a civilian identity. A lot of their lives are about code switching.

Gene Luen Yang

#3. You know," Rolf said, "you read stories when you're little, and you think it would be so amazing to have adventures happen to you. Then you actually go on one, and find out that it's awful. Nothing but bad food, sleeping cold on the hard ground, and treachery.

Jessica Day George

#4. When I saw the rats the first time, I wanted to drop my basket where it was and run away, but we weren t rich enough for symbolic gestures. So I walked.

Paula McLain

#5. Behind every fortune lies a great crime.

Kevin Kwan

#6. Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command.

Hans Kung

#7. The history of this country was made largely by people who wanted to be left alone. Those who could not thrive when left to themselves never felt at ease in America.

Eric Hoffer

#8. When you look like I do its hard to get a table for one at Chucky Cheese.

Zach Galifianakis

#9. There is no mode of action, no form of emotion, that we do not share with the lower animals. It is only by language that we rise above them, or above each other - by language, which is the parent, and not the child, of thought.

Oscar Wilde

#10. Strategically, a major function of the CEO is to look for bad news and encourage the organization to respond to it. Employees must be encouraged to share bad news as much as good news.

Bill Gates