"The business, task or object of the scientific study of languages will if possible be 1) to trace the history of all known languages. Naturally this is possible only to a very limited extent and for very few languages."

-- Ferdinand de Saussure

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“Which is one of the dangers of immersion journalism: you can find yourself getting sucked into battles you have nothing to do with, in this case an ongoing battle between Muslims.”

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“Just remember, somewhere, a little Chinese girl is warming up with your max.”
“As a whole, the managers today are different in temperament. Most have very good communication skills and are more understanding of the umpire's job. That doesn't mean they are better managers. It just means that I perceive today's managers a bit differently.”
“The secret of doing well on TV is to understand that it's not too important. A lot of people watching doesn't change anything.”
“Life from nonlife, like wine from water, has long been considered a miracle wrought by gods or God. Now it is seen to be the near-inevitable consequence of our thermal and chemical circumstances.”

Source : "The Sacred Depths of Nature". Book by Ursula Goodenough, 1998.
“Whenever, in any century, whether in a single heart or in a company of believers, there has been a fresh effusion of the Spirit, there has followed inevitably a fresh endeavor in the work of evangelizing the world.”
“Some societies are also more optimistic than others: the U.S. and Australia are my two picks Tell a European you think thereâ€™s a housing bubble and youâ€™ll have a reasonable discussion. Tell an Australian and youâ€™ll have World War III. Been there, done that!”
“We also own a little boat and I'm like a kid with it. I take off early in the morning, fishing rod in tow, and just drift about the ocean all day.”

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