"Language is by its very nature a communal thing; that is, it expresses never the exact thing but a compromise - that which is common to you, me, and everybody."

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Source : T. E. Hulme, Patrick McGuinness (2003). “Selected Writings”, p.78, Psychology Press

T. E. Hulme

#Common Quotes #Language Quotes #Compromise Quotes

“A bank book makes good reading - better than some novels.”
“I live in the light, But carry my dark with me.”
“The man who is prepared has his battle half fought.”

Source : Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1998). “Don Quixote”, Random House Digital, Inc.
“Many say they can't get God's guidance, when they really mean they wish He would show them an easier way.”
“If I could put my finger on it, I'd bottle it and sell it. I came down here originally in 1972 with some drunken fraternity guys and had never seen anything like it - the climate, the smells. It's the cradle of music; it just flipped me. Someone suggested that there's an incomplete part of our chromosomes that gets repaired or found when we hit New Orleans. Some of us just belong here.”
“Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt”
“I've been a musician my whole life. I'm really enjoying making music again.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I think there is a danger there of being mean to people and humiliating people and embarrassing people just because it might get you ratings. It is a disturbing trend.”

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