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"More and more, unsolicited gifts from without are likely to be received with unconscious resentment."
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"These examples of the lack of simplicity in English and French, all appearances to the contrary, could be multiplied almost without limit and apply to all national languages."
Language
"A firm, for instance, that does business in many countries of the world is driven to spend an enormous amount of time, labour, and money in providing for translation services."
Business
"I am convinced that the stratigraphic method will in the future enable archaeology to throw far more light on the history of American culture than it has done in the past."
History
"English, once accepted as an international language, is no more secure than French has proved to be as the one and only accepted language of diplomacy or as Latin has proved to be as the international language of science."
Science
"Cultural anthropology is more and more rapidly getting to realize itself as a strictly historical science."
Science
"More and more, unsolicited gifts from without are likely to be received with unconscious resentment."
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"The supposed inferiority of a constructed language to a national one on the score of richness of connotation is, of course, no criticism of the idea of a constructed language."
Inferiority
"No important national language, at least in the Occidental world, has complete regularity of grammatical structure, nor is there a single logical category which is adequately and consistently handled in terms of linguistic symbolism."
Language
"The psychology of a language which, in one way or another, is imposed upon one because of factors beyond one's control, is very different from the psychology of a language which one accepts of one's free will."
Control
"The modern mind tends to be more and more critical and analytical in spirit, hence it must devise for itself an engine of expression which is logically defensible at every point and which tends to correspond to the rigorous spirit of modern science."
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"Each one of us is endowed with specific sacred-skill."
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"What is an alarm clock without God's gift of life?"
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"You were born on this planet with a definite purpose and the entire world is in need of the gift you have."
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"Everyone has a gift.It's up to you to decide what you do with it."
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Personal Development
"Everyone has got something to gift. Your gift lies in the flame of your soul."
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Personal Development
"A woman's gifts will make room for her."
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"It is a natural gift I was born with but it's something I've had to nurture in training."
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"We've decided that your birthday present will be a car", said Marion.Danny was touched. "But the thing I can't figure out is, why would I need a new car?""You can't very well gate a girl to the movies, Danny," Leslie replied."I think you're overlooking the biggest point here," said Danny. "I don't need a CAR so I can date. I need a GIRL."
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"The house built on the sand may oftentimes be built higher, have more fair parapets and battlements, windows and ornaments, than that which is built upon the rock; yet all gifts and privileges equal not one grace."
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"Free will," she agreed, "our greatest gift, the thing that makes life worth living, in spite of all the anguish it brings."
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