"English has been this vacuum cleaner of a language, because of its history meeting up with the Romans and then the Danes, the Vikings and then the French and then the Renaissance with all the Latin and Greek and Hebrew in the background."

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Source : "From 'App' To 'Tea': English Examined In '100 Words'". "Talk of the Nation" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. May 25, 2012.

David Crystal

#Latin Quotes #Greek Quotes #Vacuums Quotes

“We are persons whose bodies can be objectively studied according to the impersonal laws of physics but whose minds are subjectively experienced in ways science has not yet been able to fathom. In short, by radically seperating science from religion, we are not merely segregating two human institutions; we are fragmenting ourselves as individuals and as a society in ways that lead to deep, unresolved conflicts in terms of our view of the world, our values, and our way of life.”

Source : B. Alan Wallace (2004). “The Taboo of Subjectivity: Toward a New Science of Consciousness”, p.8, Oxford University Press, USA
“The rites of passage in the academic world are arcane and, in their own way, highly romantic, and the tensions and unplesantries of dissertations and final oral examinations are quickly forgotten in the wonderful moment of the sherry afterward, admission into a very old club, parties of celebration, doctoral gowns, academic rituals, and hearing for the first time "Dr.," rather than "Miss" Jamison.”
“Then Drew shuffles into the dining hall. I drop my toast, and my mouth drifts open. Calling him â€œbruisedâ€ would be an understatement. His face is swollen and purple. He has a split lip and a cut running through his eyebrow. He keeps his eyes down on the way to his table, not even lifting them to look at me. I glance across the room at Four. He wears the satisfied smile I wish I had on.”
“Listen Columbo you're mad because your money come slow And what you make in a year I make in one show”
“And I started as a journalism major at Ohio State, ended up in theater and I love to read.”
“We've gotten caught up in thinking we are what we look like, the physical, the exterior. We think we're the lamp shade. We've forgotten that we are the light-the electricity and the luminosity that lights up every man, woman, and child. The light is who we truly are.”
“One or two bad teachers is a problem with the teachers. A school with many bad teachers is a problem of leadership.”
“Frodo: Go back, Sam! Iâ€™m going to Mordor alone. Sam: Of course you are, and Iâ€™m coming with you!”

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