Edward Sapir Quotes

The psychology of a language which, in one way or another, is imposed upon one because of factors beyond one's control, is very different from the psychology of a language which one accepts of one's free will.

Edward Sapir

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ControlFreeLanguageFree WillWay

People who think radio acting is easy are wrong, because you got nothing to work with but your voice.

Melanie Griffith

WorkPeopleVoiceThinkYouActing

I'm a dog person, I've had dogs all my life. But you see, it's not really a dog. It's more like a little robot. It's an actor. It displays no emotion whatsoever. I swear that dog doesn't know any of us even though we've done five seasons of Frasier.

John Mahoney

LifeDogMy LifeSeasonsYouPerson

For, when with beauty we can virtue join, We paint the semblance of a form divine.

Matthew Prior

BeautyVirtuePaintDivineJoin

I get really excited every time there's a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft.

Anna Kendrick

CharacterTimeStrongExcitedFilm

At a certain point, you can't tax people beyond a certain level.

Meredith Whitney

PeopleYouTaxBeyondPointLevel

I grew up a Phillies fan. Me and my buddies tailgated a couple of times when they won the World Series. I like just being in that atmosphere.

Mike Trout

MeWorldUpBeingAtmosphereJust

During my Ph.D. program, I became interested in the informational structure of markets that turned into the work on signaling, which was the part of my early work that was recognized for the Nobel Prize, but it was not really a subject at the time.

Michael Spence

WorkTimeEarlyStructurePrize

I'm not sure I make old bones in parliament. It's an amazing experience to have had but I can't see myself being Mother of the House.

Louise Mensch

MotherMyselfExperienceAmazingSee

Physicists are interested in measuring neutrino properties because they tell us about the structure of the Standard Model, the well-tested theory that describes matter's most basic elements and interactions.

Lisa Randall

MatterStructureTellTheoryUs

Racism is taught in the home. We agree on that? Well, it's very hard to teach racism to a teenager who's listening to rap music and who idolizes, say, Snoop Dogg. It's hard to say, 'That guy is less than you.' The kid is like, 'I like that guy, he's cool. How is he less than me?

Jay-Z

HomeMusicRacismMeCoolListening

My dog Jake ran up to Dolly Parton, and he put his nose up her skirt. We were like, 'Oh my God, don't do that.' I didn't know Dolly, and she said, 'Watch out there little doggie, don't start something you can't finish.'

Dierks Bentley

DogGodStartYouKnowSaid

I didn't know where my career was going to go. Somehow, people sensed that I have certain talents and cast me in these bizarre, off-beat roles, which I have no regret about. I've enjoyed playing every one of them.

Christopher Lloyd

PeopleMeRegretCareerGoKnow

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