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Edward Sapir Quotes

It would, of course, be hopeless to attempt to crowd into an international language all those local overtones of meaning which are so dear to the heart of the nationalist.

Edward Sapir

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Heart Language Meaning Hopeless Dear

Our intent with Led Zeppelin was not to get caught up in the singles' market, but to make albums where you could really flex your muscles - your musical intellect, if you like - and challenge yourself.

Jimmy Page

Challenge Yourself You Up Intellect

My training really was at the 'New York Times,' you know. When I got there, I was literally supposed to stay there for five weeks, and I got lucky like nobody, you know, like nobody's business.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Business Training New York You Know

It became very obvious to me that in the United States of America, a fluffy ethnic disabled chick was never going to get a job unless she did stand-up.

Maysoon Zayid

Job Me America Never She Going

If you look back historically, admittedly a long time ago, there were three Afghan wars in which Britain didn't even come a good second. In more recent years the Russians were there with 120,000 men for ten years.

John Major

Good Time Men Long You Look

Anytime four New Yorkers get into a cab together without arguing, a bank robbery has just taken place.

Johnny Carson

Together Place New Bank Without Get

I'd like to play in every game, like everybody else.

Alvaro Morata

Game Play Like Everybody Every Else

I like to work with the same people when I can, and you want to get people with the same interests that you have, and the same aesthetic.

Spike Lee

Work People Aesthetic You I Can Get

I am not suggesting that all those missionary organizations working in Haiti should pack up and go home, but I am urging them to understand that Haiti does not need clever Americans with newly contrived schemes for saving their country.

Tony Campolo

Home I Am Country Go Understand Up

I couldn't get a job to save my life. That's why I wrote 'Road to Paloma.' That got into Sundance and got into that scene, and that's how I got the role in 'The Red Road.'

Jason Momoa

Life Job Red Road My Life Why

The Internet is a good way to try some stuff with no big crew and no money being spent. Since there are no stakes to it, you can try to be a little experimental.

Jonathan Krisel

Good Money Internet You Way Try

Before he went to sleep, I told him a little story about a rabbit we saw run around the beach house we rented.

Dick Bruna

Beach Sleep Story House Run Him

People want me to be funny all the time. They think I'm being funny no matter what I say or do and that's not the case.

Christopher Guest

Funny Time People Me Think Want