Not only does the English Language borrow words from other languages, it sometimes chases them down dark alleys, hits them over the head, and goes through their pockets

Quote by Eddy Peters

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I feel impelled to speak today in a language that in a sense is new-one...

I feel impelled to speak today in a language that in a sense is new-one...

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation

Whoever said Marriage is a 50-50 proposition laid the foundation for more divorce fees than...

Whoever said Marriage is a 50-50 proposition laid the foundation for more divorce fees than...

Language achieves soul only when it's applied as a tool, used by those who imbue...

Language achieves soul only when it's applied as a tool, used by those who imbue...

Language is power that gets abused all the time, Robin, but we've got real enemies...

Language is power that gets abused all the time, Robin, but we've got real enemies...

Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is...

Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is...

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking...

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Conduct is more convincing than language

Conduct is more convincing than language

Words were written out for me phonetically. I learned to quack in French, Spanish, Portuguese,...

Words were written out for me phonetically. I learned to quack in French, Spanish, Portuguese,...

Language is the archives of history

Language is the archives of history

And among His Signs Is the creation of the heavens And the earth, and the...

And among His Signs Is the creation of the heavens And the earth, and the...

Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language, or music without atmosphere

Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language, or music without atmosphere

Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.

Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.

I don't mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is...

I don't mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is...

It's a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you...

It's a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you...

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.

I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.

These thoughts did not come in any verbal formulation. I rarely think in words at...

These thoughts did not come in any verbal formulation. I rarely think in words at...