"We cut nature up, organize it into concepts, and ascribe significances as we do, largely because we are parties to an agreement to organize it in this way - an agreement that holds through our speech community and is codified in the patterns of our language."

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Source : "Science and Linguistics" (1946)

Benjamin Lee Whorf

#Party Quotes #Cutting Quotes #Agreement Quotes

“Often try what weight you can support, And what your shoulders are too weak to bear.”
“People seem to think that life began with the achievement of personal independence.”
“Spare your breath to cool your porridge.”
“I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing - my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes.”

Source : "What I see in the mirror" by Gary Kemp, www.theguardian.com. June 15, 2012.
“She went kind of pink and laughed, the kind of laugh you do when you know yo shouldn't be laughing. The kind of laugh that spoke of a conspiracy.”
“Your mind is right now filled with old thoughts. Not only old thoughts, but mostly someone elseâ€™s old thoughts. Itâ€™s important now, itâ€™s time now, to change your mind about some things. This is what evolution is all about.”
“If you think killing people is a solution to a problem, I not only disagree with you but also I hate your perspective.”
“Having convictions can be defined as being so thoroughly convinced that Christ and His Word are both objectively true and relationally meaningful that you act on your beliefs regardless of the consequences.”

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