Ferdinand de Saussure Quotes

Everyone, left to his own devices, forms an idea about what goes on in language which is very far from the truth.

Ferdinand de Saussure

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: educator
  • Nationality: swiss
  • Birth: November 26, 1857 - February 22, 1913

Topics

TruthLanguageEveryoneOwnLeft

A marriage doesn't have to be perfect, but you can be perfect for each other.

Jessica Simpson

MarriageYouPerfectOtherEach

Sometimes, we need an obstacle to challenge us and push us further than we would if things were always status quo. I'd say one example is the market crashing. It's like, just when we started to get into a rhythm, everything changed! But, it taught us a great deal about how we do business and how we can improve.

John Varvatos

BusinessGreatChallengePushSay

The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and the public gets used to them.

Stephen Sondheim

DownCountryUsedBroadwayGetThem

I watched the Olympics in 2012 in London, and there were so many great performances there, so many people, so many sports.

Son Heung-min

SportsGreatPeopleLondonMany

There is such a thing as commonsense middle-ground gun reform, and most gun owners support it.

Mike Quigley

SupportGunReformMostThing

This was basically the first time I got to act in action scenes, with things blowing up all around me. It sounds corny, but I think every actor would like to - at least once in his or her career - play the person who saves the entire world.

Lukas Haas

TimeMeWorldActionThinkCareer

Oddly enough, I'm not religious but I'm also very fond of St Peter's in Rome. When I'm there, I always know there's a good meal not far away.

Jonathan Pryce

GoodEnoughFar AwayKnowRomeMeal

The idea of trying to write sketches the same way we did on Saturday Night Live every day would be damn near impossible.

Chevy Chase

LiveDayNightImpossibleSaturday

No matter how bad your day is, when you start talking about cookies or cakes or pies, or you bring someone cookies, there's just not bad news. The worst news is, 'Hey, there's sugar in that.'

Christina Tosi

DayStartSomeoneTalkingYouBad

Luckily for me, snowboarding doesn't really feel like work unless I'm actually doing stuff that's, like, work-ish, but when I'm just snowboarding, I'm having so much fun.

Chloe Kim

WorkFunMeFeelDoingSnowboarding

It's not like during your normal day, anyone says, 'How do having meaning in your life? How do you make meaning in your life?'

Bruce Eric Kaplan

LifeDayMeaningYouNormalYour

I had the question asked of me before, 'What do you like better: singing or playing guitar?' If I'm gonna be totally truthful, if that microphone's in my hand, I'm loving it. When the guitar's in my hand, I'm a little nervous, but I'm still loving it.

Phil Anselmo

MeSingingGuitarBetterYouLoving

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