“Only in North America is it regarded as a major achievement to speak one language moderately well.” WellsAmericaSpeakLanguageAchievementMajorsNorth America Author:Dick Pound
“Geography was not furthered by the achievement, scientific progress was scarcely hastened, and nothing new was discovered. Yet the names of Hillary and Tenzing went instantly into all languages as the names of heroes, partly because they really were men of heroic mold but chiefly because they represented so compellingly the spirit of their time.” MenSpiritNamesLanguageProgressHeroAchievementHeroicGeographyMoldNothing NewScientific ProgressMt Everest Author:Edmund Hillary
“Language makes it possible for a child to incorporate his parents' verbal prohibitions, to make them part of himself....We don't speak of a conscience yet in the child who is just acquiring language, but we can see very clearly how language plays an indispensable role in the formation of conscience. In fact, the moral achievement of man, the whole complex of factors that go into the organization of conscience is very largely based upon language.” MenChildrenPlayWholeFactsSpeakLanguageParentMoralRolesAchievementConscienceOrganizationComplexesFactorsIndispensableFormationProhibition Author:Selma Fraiberg
“In terms of language, English is very dominant vis-Ã-vis African language. That in itself is a power relationship - between languages and communities - because the English language is a determinant of the ladder to achievement.” LanguageTermCommunityAchievementDominantLaddersEnglish LanguagePower Relationships Author:Ngugi wa Thiong'o
“Language is the crowning achievement of human beings, and that is something Muslims have always known and revered. We are a literate people whose miracle is a Book from an unlettered man, peace and blessings be upon him, who was the most articulate and eloquent human being who ever lived. We honor our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in honoring language that he loved so much and used so well.” PeopleMenLoveHumansWellsBookAgeUsedLanguageHuman BeingsKnownHonorBlessingAchievementMiracleProphetEloquent Author:Hamza Yusuf
“I can read and speak Hindi quite well now and that's quite an achievement considering I didn't know the language at all when I came down here.” KnowsWellsI CanSpeakLanguageAchievementConsideringHindiI Can Read Author:Katrina Kaif