"And there are also languages that divide nouns into much more specific genders. The African language Supyire from Mali has five genders: humans, big things, small things, collectives, and liquids. Bantu languages such as Swahili have up to ten genders, and the Australian language Nganâ€™gityemerri is said to have fifteen different genders, which include, among others, masculine human, feminine human, canines, non-canine animals, vegetables, drinks, and two different genders for spears (depending on size and material)."

-- Guy Deutscher

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“Crime is contagious....if the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for the law.”

Source : Olmstead v. United States (dissenting opinion) (1928)
“The worst injury I have ever suffered in the ring was a torn triceps; they had to take a piece of my hamstring to repair the tear. It was brutal; I was out for 6 months.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Leaders live by choice, not accident.”
“You can make them so small that they almost disappear, but I think headlights are also part of the face of a car.”

Source : "Interview: Henrik Fisker talks new companies, the future of car design and ... minivans". Interview with C.C. Weiss, newatlas.com. December 24, 2016.
“They smiled in their pains and laughed to scorn those who inflicted torments on them, resigned up their souls with great alacrity, expecting to receive them again.”
“This is the most complicated relationship since Romeo and Juliet," she complained. "You're both hopeless. I mean, what is the big problem? You love him. He adores you. You get together and live happily ever after. Any questions? No, of course not. That'll be ten dollars, thank you.”
“I think there is too much attention on mentoring. If people want to be scientists, they will figure out how to do it. They need to figure it out by themselves.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own.”

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