Edward Sapir Quotes

No important national language, at least in the Occidental world, has complete regularity of grammatical structure, nor is there a single logical category which is adequately and consistently handled in terms of linguistic symbolism.

Edward Sapir

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 26, 1884 - February 4, 1939

Topics

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Ideas are the easy part. I spend a lot of time batting them away, trying to keep them from distracting me from what I actually have to focus on and finish. A lot of times, they are a siren temptress beckoning me with the promise of a much shorter, simpler, more slender novel over the horizon, but of course that's very dangerous.

Michael Chabon

TimeFocusMeIdeasHorizonTrying

There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying, and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment.

Stanislav Grof

DeathSpiritualPracticePreparation

When I was a kid and wanted to grow up to be a writer, I assumed I would be writing about animals and children because that's what I cared about and read about. But I never did.

Sigrid Nunez

ChildrenWritingGrowAnimalsNever

You can't fix a problem if you don't have the words to describe it. You can't even think about it clearly.

Tucker Carlson

WordsThinkProblemYouFixClearly

We're just technologists.

Travis Kalanick

Just

I was never a great reader, but there were two stories I loved best: Kipling's 'The Elephant's Child' and 'The Jungle Book.' Deep down, I've always wanted to write a book about a wild child and an elephant.

Michael Morpurgo

GreatBestChildBookDeepElephant

'Brace the Wave' is an acoustic-electric record recorded with electricity on analog-digital and digitally-analog equipment.

Lou Barlow

WaveElectricityEquipmentRecord

All experiment is made on a basis of tradition; all tradition is the crystallization of experiment.

Louis MacNeice

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I think at a certain point actors need to start taking responsibility for the kinds of stories they want to tell.

Jason Ritter

ResponsibilityStartThinkWantNeed

I just adored 'Shaun Of The Dead.' That's a true mashup. That's a real Romero-era zombie movie and a real Gen X indie comedy. That was before zombie movies were cool, before 'Zombieland' and 'I Am Legend,' and now it has become a whole sub-genre.

Jon Favreau

I AmCoolLegendComedyMoviesTrue

I come from a large family, but I was not raised with a fortune. Something more was left me, and that was family values.

Dikembe Mutombo

FamilyMeValuesMoreFortuneLeft

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

Confucius

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