Edward Sapir Quotes

It is no secret that the fruits of language study are in no sort of relation to the labour spent on teaching and learning them.

Edward Sapir

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LearningLanguageSecretStudySort

Yesterday, we sought telescopes good enough to see all the planets. Today, we seek vehicles good enough to reach them.

Robert Kennedy

GoodTodayReachEnoughYesterday

I think great art is always ambiguous and can't be pinned down.

Stephen Rea

GreatArtThinkDownAlwaysI Think

All I wanted to do was ride skateboards - I wanted to be a professional skateboarder. But I had this problem. I kept breaking half of my body skateboarding.

Travis Barker

RideProblemBodyProfessionalHalf

I love to run. When the weather's bad, I should get on the treadmill in the basement gym of my apartment building, but I lack the motivation.

Tom Riley

LoveWeatherBuildingMotivationBad

I thought it was a joke at first, but the president did, in fact, authorize an autopen to sign the Patriot Act extension into law. Consider the dangerous precedent this sets. Any number of circumstances could arise in the future where the public could question whether or not the president authorized the use of an autopen.

Tom Graves

FutureLawThoughtDangerousFirst

Directors are not worried about casting beautiful women, but they are not sure that they want to cast great-looking men. My looks have prevented people from seeing my work.

Rob Lowe

WorkWomenBeautifulMenPeople

I'm going to make people happy. I'm going to make them forget about their cancer. I'm going to make them forget about their diabetes.

Dick Dale

HappyPeopleDiabetesForgetGoing

Washington is like playing the Super Bowl, only there are no timeouts, no potty breaks, and the arena is filled with the media. In government, you have to learn to put yourself second in a big way. But I am a business person at heart. I like to be in charge.

Desiree Rogers

BusinessHeartYourselfGovernment

I myself delve into very arcane things.

Christopher Guest

MyselfThingsVeryArcane

I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don't make that mistake yourself. Life's too damn short.

Armistead Maupin

LifeYourselfMistakePeopleYouth

A man must be master of his hours and days, not their servant.

William Frederick Book

ManMasterDaysServantMustHours

I was so naive to think once you sign, it's all good, and you are a superstar.

William Singe

GoodThinkYouNaiveSuperstarSign

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