Language Quotes

“Logic and mathematics are nothing but specialized linguistic structures.”

“A programming language is a tool that has a profound influence on our thinking habits.”

“Language is generated by the intellect and generates intellect.”

“We cannot understand a thing until we can express it.”

“Language, for the individual consciousness, lies on the borderline between oneself and the other. The word in language is half someone else's.”

“The two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through.”

“Poetry is a language that tells us, through a more or less emotional reaction, something that cannot be said.”

“The letters in a text are not chosen independently. For example, q is virtually always followed by u.”

“Proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten.”

“A contraction's a word made by shortening and combining two words.”

“The sentence is a lonely place.”

“Language is the only homeland.”

“In fact, words are well adapted for description and the arousing of emotion, but for many kinds of precise thought other symbols are much better.”

“You can’t do Shakespeare unless you love the verse. It’s the music of the play.”

“Languages are true analytical methods.”

“A programming language is a medium of expression.”

“There is no neutral, objective description; all descriptions are constructions.”

“The problem with a lot of languages is they have a lot of features, but they're not very well integrated.”

“There is no way to get from syntax to semantics.”

“Human speech is like a cracked cauldron on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, when all the time we are longing to move the stars to pity.”