Roman Jakobson Quotes

Of course, we have known for a long time that a word, like any verbal sign, is a unity of two components.

Roman Jakobson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: russian
  • Birth: October 11, 1896 - July 18, 1982

Topics

TimeUnityLongLong TimeTwoSign

Well it's a drastic procedure by your standards and mine, but for the people who are living in desperation perhaps the best way to understand it is that it seems no more drastic to them than circumcision.

John Money

BestPeopleLivingUnderstandWay

Eating a varied plant-based diet - and avoiding all meat, fish, chicken and dairy products - may have much to recommend it, but it's certainly not for everyone.

Michael Greger

EatingFishDietChickenMeatMay

It is impossible to effectively monitor the huge volume of videos that are out there. It is often difficult to find out who owns the copyright on individual videos. Differing copyright laws in different countries also make the whole process harder.

Steve Chen

ImpossibleProcessFindDifficult

I just want to make whatever is exciting.

Spike Jonze

WantWhateverExcitingMakeJust

I've been so entwined with technology since I was about 15, recording myself and multitracking and producing things on my own.

St. Vincent

TechnologyMyselfMy OwnOwnThings

I learned during my term and in the presidency that we should not discuss about assumptions or insinuations. If one day I have to do something against the U.S., the first one to get to know what I was going to do would be the president of the U.S.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

DayAssumptionsKnowOne DayFirst

The trouble is, I just don't know if I'm too human or not human enough.

Louis Theroux

EnoughTroubleKnowHumanJustToo

Don't buy furs: that's No. 1. You can start with that. Then spay and neuter your pets. We destroy millions of them a year. Go to an animal shelter for a cat or dog. And read a book about how to care properly for your particular pet.

Loretta Swit

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It's very stressful being the No. 1 player in the world. You're in the limelight a lot. You've got more things to do when you get to tournaments, more things to do off weeks. But I wouldn't change it in any way because this is exactly where I want to be. I want to try and stay here as long as I can while I can because nothing beats this feeling.

Jason Day

ChangeWorldLongYouFeelingI Can

We've all met those who seem to radiate happiness. They seem to smile more than others; they laugh more than others - just being around them makes us happier as well.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

SmileHappinessLaughOthersMore

We play happy music, and we make people happy. That's why they like us.

Chris Barber

MusicHappyPeoplePlayWhyUs

We want an economic team, Paul Krugman and Robert Kuttner, Joseph Steiglitz's people and others, who say, you know what? We're sophisticated economists but we're concerned about poor and working people.

Cornel West

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