"Translation is at best an echo."

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Source : George Henry Borrow (1851). “Lavengro: The Scholar--the Gypsy--the Priest”, p.151

George Henry Borrow

#Echoes Quotes #Language Quotes #Translations Quotes

“We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families.”
“The nest may be constructed, so far as the sticks go, by the male bird; but only the hen can line it with moss and down!”
“Every problem has two handles. You can grab it by the handle of fear or the handle of hope.”
“All television is educational television. The question is: what is it teaching?”
“If did go back to school, I would want to learn another aspect of the entertainment industry like to become a producer or an agent, you need a law degree.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I know how to set an irrigation tube, and I helped with the harvest. I learned the law of the harvest without even knowing I was learning it. On the farm, you learn early that you reap what you sow.”
“I'm a cheesy over-the-top megalomaniac with a deep voice and the most amazing pecs.”

Source : David Hasselhoff, Peter Thompson (2007). “Don't Hassel the Hoff: The Autobiography”, p.169, Macmillan
“Engineers do engineering, i.e. they build bridges. So engineering needs engineers. The economy does NOT need economists. Economists do not make economy, but they try it and that is why we have so much problems with some financial models.”

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