Ferdinand de Saussure Quotes

The business, task or object of the scientific study of languages will if possible be 1) to trace the history of all known languages. Naturally this is possible only to a very limited extent and for very few languages.

Ferdinand de Saussure

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

BusinessHistoryWillPossibleTask

Moderation is the key so I work certain amount of time and then I take a certain amount of time off.

Jimmy Buffett

WorkTimeKeyModerationTakeOff

Your memorabilia becomes more significant. It does put you in a different category.

Jim Palmer

YouMoreSignificantDifferentYour

When a gently born spinster has little money, her choices are few. She might receive an offer of marriage, but it's unlikely to be from a wealthy man, so she'll have a hard life trying to make ends meet for her growing family.

Jo Beverley

LifeFamilyMarriageMoneyManBorn

People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude.

Joel Osteen

AttitudeTough TimesGreatPeople

Just because something didn't work out your way, or somebody disappointed you, that does not change who you are.

Joel Osteen

WorkChangeYouJust BecauseWay

I mean, I feel like just a new person completely.

Jennifer Capriati

FeelPersonNewMeanI Feel Like

And it's one reason why I don't go to a lot of movies - they're more and more dominated by corporate values and fiscal concerns as opposed to cinematic concerns.

Jeffrey Wright

ValuesGoMoviesWhyMoreReason

England is a fairly envious little country and it's embodied in the press. They don't like anyone being more distinguished than they are.

John Cleese

CountryMoreLittleBeingPress

I will always enjoy it, that I was one day the Number One, even, like, when I look back in five years.

Angelique Kerber

DayEnjoyLookBackWillOne Day

I like to fish. Fishing is always a way of relaxing.

Tom Felton

FishingFishWayAlwaysLike

I have a stationary bike that I do twice a week, but I'm not really serious about it. I just do it until I get tired. And then I have a step thing that I really hate. It's hard on your knees. I have a treadmill that keeps getting stuck. It's nice to have equipment around, though, because you can sit on it anytime.

Liz Torres

HateBikeStepTiredWeekYou

We often think that language mirrors the world in which we live, and I find that's not true. The language actually makes the world in which we live. Language is not - I mean, things don't have any mutable value by themselves; we ascribe them a value.

Chris Abani

LiveValueWorldThinkLanguage

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