"Language is a virus from outer space."

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"Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

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"English is not merely a language anymore, it has become a way of life for millions of non-native English speakers around the world."

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"Aye, aye, that's the way wi' thee: thee allays makes a peck o' thy own words out o' a pint o' the Bible's."

George Eliot, British Author

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"Every language has its own word for the sun, but the sun us always the same."

Marty Rubin, American Author

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"It was all completely incomprehensible to me. I was fearful of the language. You had to look up every third word."

Kevin Kline, American Actor

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"Words are the fallen ruins of silent majesty."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"Language is like a road, it cannot be perceived all at once because it unfolds in time, whether heard or read. This narrative or temporal element has made writing and walking resemble each other."

Rebecca Solnit, American Actress

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"Oh, how scary and wonderful it is that words can change our lives simply by being next to each other."

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"My favorite pudding is good old English apple pie."

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"We suffer from the malady of words, and have no trust in any feeling that is not stamped with its special word."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer."

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"Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape."

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"Nothing is true, everything is permitted."

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"Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact."

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"You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal."

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"After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'"

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"Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can't mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus has."

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"There couldn't be a society of people who didn't dream. They'd be dead in two weeks."

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"The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values."

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"How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity."

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