"My philological studies have satisfied me that a gifted person ought to learn English (barring spelling and pronouncing) in thirty hours, French in thirty days, and German in thirty years. It seems manifest, then, that the latter tongue ought to be trimmed down and repaired. If it is to remain as it is, it ought to be gently and reverently set aside among the dead languages, for only the dead have time to learn it."

-- Mark Twain

#Years Quotes #Down And Quotes #Tongue Quotes

“I'm in an unusual stage right now, because I haven't dated in so long. The sense of isolation turns it all into a bigger deal. Just taking the risk of opening that door is really hard for me right now.”
“The earth is attempting to rid itself of an infection by human parasite.”
“Today, President Obama is making smart investments in clean energy - wind, solar, biofuels - as part of an all-of-the-above energy strategy that supports thousands of jobs, not in the Middle East, but in the Midwest.”
“Being human totally sucks most of the time. Videogames are the only thing that make life bearable.”
“I've always been curious what the negotiation is because obviously there's certain movies that every film wants a trailer on, like Star Wars, and I don't know how Disney makes the decisions as to what it does and doesn't put on there. I'm assuming that whatever movies are the same studio as the film get first priority, but then everybody else is fighting for the remaining spots.”

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“If we knew what type of jobs would exist in 20 years, we would be quite rich. But we just cannot visualize it.”
“The soul, O ganders, flies beyond the parks And far beyond the discords of the wind.”
“I did The Newton Boys and during the whole process of making the film, I may have spent a week in Los Angeles.”

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