#peak

Foreign languages are another favourite topic, and as these men are bilingual they have a fair notion of what it means to speak and think in many different idioms. ↗

— John Millington Synge

#bilingual #different #fair #favourite #foreign

Had we not pursued the hydrogen bomb, there is a very real threat that we would now all be speaking Russian. I have no regrets. ↗

— Edward Teller

#had #hydrogen #i #no regrets #now

I know some people who never have any difficulties to speak of. The moment I understood your premisses, I felt sure you had a real foundation to hold on. ↗

— Asa Gray

#difficulties #felt #foundation #had #hold

Practically speaking, your religion is the story you tell about your life. ↗

— Andrew Greeley

#life #practically #religion #speaking #story

We're all dealt with the same hand here, so to speak. I feel like I've had it a lot better than most people. I've had the opportunity to travel and play music all my life. ↗

— Levon Helm

#dealt #feel #had #hand #here

The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#ever #one word #politician #speak #will

Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history. ↗

— Russell Hoban

#effort #history #human #human effort #language

I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question. ↗

— Harri Holkeri

#birth #birth control #control #education #give

And Twin Peaks, the Film is the craziest film in the history of cinema. I have no idea what happened, I have no idea what I saw, all I know is that I left the theater floating six feet above the ground. ↗

— Jacques Rivette

#cinema #craziest #feet #film #floating

What comes easiest for me is dialogue. Sometimes when my characters are speaking to me, I have to slow them down so that I'm not simply taking dictation. ↗

— Richard Russo

#comes #dialogue #dictation #down #easiest