#lang

To create and distribute a free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language - That's who I am. That's what I am doing. That's my life goal. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#create #distribute #doing #encyclopedia #every

Language is an intrinsic part of who we are and what has, for good or evil, happened to us. ↗

— Alice Walker

#good #happened #intrinsic #language #part

If the president is going to use so much language of theology and the Bible, then let's use that language for a serious discussion about the war in Iraq. And that was never done. ↗

— Jim Wallis

#bible #discussion #done #going #iraq

I believe that the development of language - of naming, categorization, conceptualization - destroys our ability to see as we age. ↗

— Chris Ware

#age #believe #destroys #development #i

Every actor you work with has a different method, same with the director. You have to figure out what your shared language is and how to best support each other, and also take care of yourself. ↗

— Kerry Washington

#also #best #care #different #director

A mind enclosed in language is in prison. ↗

— Simone Weil

#language #mind #prison

Richard Hugo taught me that anyone with a desire to write, an ear for language and a bit of imagination could become a writer. He also, in a way, gave me permission to write about northern Montana. ↗

— James Welch

#also #anyone #become #bit #could

The economic piece is still missing, since it's so hard to attract industry to reservations, but spiritually and educationally, they're doing just fine. Each tribe has a community college now, and they teach the language, they teach the traditions. ↗

— James Welch

#college #community #community college #doing #each

I wanted to capture the excitement of house music, almost like a four-four beat, and the best way to do that was to use a language that was rhythmic and performative. ↗

— Irvine Welsh

#beat #best #best way #capture #excitement

Ever since the Greeks, we have been drunk with language! We have made a cage with words and shoved our God inside! ↗

— Morris West

#cage #drunk #ever #god #greeks