"Linguistic sounds, considered as external, physical phenomena have two aspects, the motor and the acoustic."

-- Roman Jakobson

#Two Quotes #Sound Quotes #Acoustics Quotes

“We need a self because the complexity of the chemical processes that make up our individual humanities exceeds the processing power of our brains.”
“It is not rude to turn off your telephone by switching it on to an answering machine, which is cheaper and less disruptive than ripping it out of the wall. Those who are offended because they cannot always get through when they seek, at their own convenience, to barge in on people are suffering from a rude expectation.”
“Don't give up when the pressure mounts. Face your doubts. Master you fears.”
“So, Hitchcock wouldn't say anything about my work in the movie but, on the other hand, he wouldn't complain, either.”
“Nobody ever lies about being lonely.”

Source : "Fictional character: Robert E. Lee Prewitt". "From Here to Eternity", www.imdb.com. 1953.
“Sometimes, when I couldn’t afford to pay the utility bill at the end of the month, I was forced to read by the light of the stories themselves.”
“Not every child takes instantly to books like a duck to water, but I donâ€™t believe there are children who hate books. There are just children who havenâ€™t yet found the right books for them.”
“If you think and feel what you're supposed to think and feel, hard enough, it'll come out through your eyes - and the camera will see it.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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