Precision Of Language Quotes: top 19 famous quotes about Precision Of Language

Precision Of Language Quotes & Sayings

Happy to read and share the best inspirational Precision Of Language quotes, sayings and quotations on Wise Famous Quotes.

Italian is the language of song. German is good for philosophy and English for poetry. French is best at precision; it has a rigour to it. — Maurice Druon

Being discouraged is natural but giving up is not an option. — Court Young

It seems clear that the Bible belongs to an area of language in which metaphor is functional, and were we have to surrender precision for flexibility. — Northrop Frye

Pickaxes?" Alex screwed up his brow. "What do you plan to do with those in Bristol, Pooele? Beat upon little old ladies? — Katharine Ashe

I have a longing for fiction, to try to believe in it and to disappear into it. — Karl Ove Knausgaard

The command of our language is crucial to focusing our thoughts and communicating them with precision to others. — Felix Alba-Juez

Precision of language, Jonah. — Lois Lowry

Christ is the true light of the world; it is through him alone that true wisdom is imparted to the mind. — Jonathan Edwards

Simplicity may be simple, but like complexity it requires linguistic precision, and may therefore call for relatively obscure expressions at times. — John White

When you look for these support groups, they all have vague upbeat names. My Thursday evening group for blood parasites, it's called Free and Clear. — Chuck Palahniuk

Even trained for years as they all had been in precision of language, what words could you use which would give another the experience of sunshine? — Lois Lowry

Precision about language can be really, really annoying. It can make you miss the point of what the other person is saying altogether. — Dana Reinhardt

I had thought that words were instruments of precision. Now I know that they devour the world, leaving nothing in its place. — Steven Millhauser

WOKING (vb.) To enter the kitchen with the precise determination to perform something only to forget what it is just before you do it. — Douglas Adams

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. — Barack Obama

Language is a tool adequate to provide any degree of precision relevant to a particular situation. — Kenneth L. Pike

The best thing I ever did was give my family everything I could. — John R. Allen

When face to face with our demons our destiny is in reach. — David W. Earle

I love the right words. I think economy and precision of language are important. — Chelsea Clinton