Roman Jakobson Quotes

The task is to investigate speech sounds in relation to the meanings with which they are invested, i.e., sounds viewed as signifiers, and above all to throw light on the structure of the relation between sounds and meaning.

Roman Jakobson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LightSpeechMeaningStructureTask

All of my work has been about ideas of utopia and dystopia. I think that's what gives America interest. It's many things all at once. It's such a complicated society.

Joel Sternfeld

WorkIdeasSocietyThinkAmerica

There's a constantly applicable nature to soul music, whereas sometimes pop music can be a periodical.

John Mayer

NatureMusicSoulSometimesPop

I don't want to be jack of all, master of none. I want to focus completely and excel as an actor with every project.

Mawra Hocane

FocusWantActorProjectMaster

In a lifetime, you can say, yes, you have instances of pleasure, of happiness, you like some of your work, but your work is the entire story, and if you are not satisfied with a few moments of a few parts of that story, you would like to be able to adjust that.

Jean-Michel Jarre

WorkHappinessStoryMomentsYou

I envision presenting parents with a marketplace of school choices - public, private, parochial, charter, virtual, blended, and home education. They then can choose the model that best equips their children for success.

Jeb Bush

EducationSuccessHomeChildrenBest

Birth control makes women unattractive and crazy.

Steve Bannon

WomenCrazyControlBirthMakes

I hope that energy-efficient LED light bulbs will help reduce energy use and lower the cost of lighting worldwide.

Shuji Nakamura

HopeLightEnergyHelpWillCost

You couldn't pay me enough money to go back to being 20. So many tears; what a nightmare it was. It's much better being older.

Robin Wright

MoneyMeTearsBetterEnoughYou

As CEO of Aetna, I was a buyer of portfolio companies rather than a participant in the value creation process. From the end of the assembly line, what happened in manufacturing wasn't visible to me.

Ron Williams

ValueMeProcessEndCreationLine

I write every morning. From about a quarter to nine to a quarter to one. It might be nine to one, or 8:30 to 12:30.

Ruth Rendell

MorningWriteQuarterNineEvery

In beef trade issues, we base our decisions upon science.

Mike Johanns

ScienceDecisionsTradeBeefIssues

Computers are very expensive and they need power, and that can be a problem in Africa.

Mo Ibrahim

PowerComputersProblemAfricaNeed

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