"Speech sounds cannot be understood, delimited, classified and explained except in the light of the tasks which they perform in language."

-- Roman Jakobson

#Light Quotes #Sound Quotes #Tasks Quotes

“There have always been hucksters, cranks and populists who see a brief rise in American politics, going back to William Jennings Bryan at the turn of the century. The body politic has a way of expelling these invaders.”

Source : "And then there were 16". "The Journal Editorial Report" with Paul Gigot, www.foxnews.com. July 25, 2015.
“The idea of sustainability can imply there is one perfect, unchanging future, if only we could work out how to get there. Resilience might be more useful, in that it assumes a dynamic environment and that perfection is impossible. You need to design systems to accommodate failure rather than eliminate it. By trying to be perfect, many visions of sustainability are quite brittle”
“I've been hounded by a reputation of being difficult when really what I'm being is truthful and honest. And I think that's been a thorn in my side.”

Source : Personal Quote, www.imdb.com.
“I forgot how it feel like to have the top of my foot hurt so bad from kicking people on the face...”
“After a while, you have to be at peace with the fact that you simple are”
“I know some people will be surprised to hear it, but I've found that my music, whether its blues or rock, or whatever you want to call it, can be channeled into a positive direction that actually helps people.”
“The golden age is not in the past, but in the future; not in the origin of human experience, but in its consummate flower; not opening in Eden, but out from Gethsemane.”
“I'm the only hell my Mama ever raised.”

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