Edward Sapir Quotes

So far as the advocates of a constructed international language are concerned, it is rather to be wondered at how much in common their proposals actually have, both in vocabulary and in general spirit of procedure.

Edward Sapir

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LanguageSpiritVocabularyCommon

If I see someone down, I'll try to give him a good laugh.

Joe Cowley

GoodLaughSomeoneDownTrySee

Adversity is simply part of earth life. From it we can grow and progress if we choose to. Yes, some trials come because of our own disobedience, but many trials are simply part of life.

John Bytheway

LifeAdversityProgressGrowChoose

The result showed the wisdom of your orders.

John Bigelow

WisdomResultYourOrders

I love the smell of shampoo on a girl's hair. You can walk past someone and be like, 'Wow, you took a shower this morning, didn't you? Because you smell lovely.'

Jensen Ackles

LoveGirlMorningWalkPastHair

Memory runs by its own itinerary, departing and arriving at stations of the past on its own schedule.

Steve Erickson

PastMemoryScheduleOwnArriving

Jerry Seinfeld is amazing in many ways, not the least of them his ability to find humor, and convincing us to find it, too, in the million-and-two details about modern life that under different circumstances might send us into paroxysms of rage.

Tom Shales

LifeHumorAmazingDetailsFindUs

Ever since my colorectal cancer in 1999, I have been followed by the N.I.H. That was very lucky for me because they detected my pancreatic cancer at a very early stage.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

MeEarlyLuckyStageCancerBeen

It was delightful but, of course, it was pretty insulting to my professional reputation.

Anthony Holden

ReputationProfessionalPrettyCourse

Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.

Sylvia Plath

FindNothingEverythingWanting

The trappings of a religious cult tend to fall into candlelit ceremonies and robes and group chanting and singing and prayer.

Sean Durkin

PrayerSingingFallGroupCultTend

I started driving really late. It was super freeing and fun to be able to just drive by myself. But the thing is, I don't really like driving.

Riley Keough

MyselfFunDriveDrivingLateJust

At various stages in my life, I could have stopped, or took the long rest. For some reason, my heart told me otherwise. I just kept going. Half of the time, I wasn't sure where I was heading. The other half, I was probably taking the wrong turns. No matter.

Li Lu

LifeHeartTimeMeRestMy Life

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