 Political language — and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists — is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.
– George Orwell (1903-1950) |
Tag Archives: language
Richard Feynman – Math and the beauty of nature
 To those who do not know mathematics it is difficult to get across a real feeling as to the beauty, the deepest beauty of nature. . . . If you want to learn about nature, to appreciate nature, it is necessary to understand the language that she speaks in.
– Richard Feynman (1918-1988) |
Theodore Roosevelt – Loose and foul of tongue
 I ask you to remember that you cannot retain your self-respect if you are loose and foul of tongue, that a man who is to lead a clean and honorable life must inevitably suffer if his speech likewise is not clean and honorable.
– Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) |
Helen Keller – The mystery of language
 The mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that ‘w-a-t-e-r’ meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, joy, set it free!
– Helen Keller (1880-1968) |
