“Once a century, all of a certain kind of bamboo flower on the same day. Whether they are in Malaysia or in a greenhouse in Minnesota makes no difference, nor does the age or size of the plant. They flower. Some current of an inner language passes between them, through space and separation, in ways we cannot explain in our language. They are all, somehow, one plant, each with a share of communal knowledge.” WayKindDoeAgeCertainLanguageDifferencesSpaceShareCenturyFlowerPlantSizeCurrentsSeparationGreenhousesMinnesotaMalaysiaBamboo Author:Linda Hogan
“We find that the child who does not yet have language at his command, the child under two and a half, will be able to cooperate with our education if we go easy on the "blocking" techniques, the outright prohibitions, the "no's" and go heavy on "substitution" techniques, that is, the redirection or certain impulses and the offering of substitute satisfactions.” IfsChildrenDoeTwoAbleCertainLanguageEasyHalfDisciplineSatisfactionHeavyTechniqueCommandBlockImpulseSubstitutesOfferingProhibitionSubstitutionRedirection Author:Selma Fraiberg
“A lot of people have a fear of Shakespeare. Even actors do. People are like, "Oh, I won't go and see Shakespeare because the language is so hard," but it is. When you read it on the page, you go, "What?! What does that mean?!" If you go to a Shakespeare play and you've never been, you sit there and go, "I'm an idiot! I don't get it!"” PeopleIfsMeanDoeHardPlayActorsLanguagePagesIdiotShakespeare Play Author:Hugo Weaving
“What senseless violence does is to prolong the lease of life of the British or foreign rule.” DoeLanguageViolenceBritishEnglish LanguageEnglishmenLeaseSenseless Violence Author:Mahatma Gandhi
“Most people assume that physician language is akin to technical, non-understandable jargon. It does not have to be that way. Doctors do not perform witchcraft. They simply interpret what they are told and what tests reveal. They diagnose and prescribe treatment. Our responsibility is to help doctors know what is going on in our bodies and to insist on clear, precise, understandable language in response.” PeopleKnowsWayDoeHelpingBodyLanguageResponsibilityClearDoctorsTestsAssumingResponseTreatmentPhysiciansPreciseWitchcraftJargon Author:Ann Richards