"A linguist deaf to the poetic functions of language and a literary scholar indifferent to linguistics are equally flagrant anachronisms."

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Source : Roman Jakobson, Krystyna Pomorska, Stephen Rudy (1987). “Language in Literature”, p.94, Harvard University Press

Roman Jakobson

#Language Quotes #Poetic Quotes #Deaf Quotes

“To learn about oneself, a living thing, you have to watch, learn anew each minute.”
“I love experiencing other people's realities, seeing the world through their eyes for a short period of time.”
“What counts aren't the number of double plays, but the ones you should have had and missed.”
“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.”

Source : Epictetus, Sharon Lebell (2013). “The Art of Living: The Classical Mannual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness”, p.3, Harper Collins
“(To someone at New York University) If you consistently take an antagonistic approach, however, people are going to start thinking you're from New York.”
“Emptiness the starting point. â€” In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup. My friend, drop all your preconceived and fixed ideas and be neutral. Do you know why this cup is useful? Because it is empty.”
“Because of recent improvements in the accuracy of theoretical predictions based on large scale ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, meaningful comparisons between theoretical and experimental findings have become possible.”
“What you need for breakfast, they say in East Tennessee, is a jug of good corn liquor, a thick steak and a hound dog. Then you feed the steak to the dog.”

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