Quotes on Language
In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French; I never did succeed in making those idiots understand their language.
Mark Twain
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain
We have too many high sounding words and too few actions that correspond with them.
Abigail Adams
Without precise meanings behind words, politicians and elites can obscure reality and condition people to reflexively associate certain words with positive or negative perceptions. In other words, unpleasant facts can be hidden behind purposely meaningless language.
Ron Paul
That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted.
George Boole
Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word.
Stephen King
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