“Some tribes [of monkeys] have taken to washing potatoes in the river before eating them, others have not. Sometimes migrating groups of potato-washers meet non-washers, and the two groups watch each other's strange behavior with apparent bewilderment. But unlike the inhabitants of Lilliput, who fought holy crusades over the question at which end to break the egg, the potato-washing monkeys do not go to war with the non-washers, because the poor creatures have no language which would enable them to declare washing a diving commandment and eating unwashed potatoes a deadly heresy.” TwoWarEndsSometimesLanguagePoorWatchesBreakTakenGroupsSocietyStrangeHolyCreaturesBehaviorEatingRiversEggsCommandmentsTribesMonkeysPotatoesHeresyWashingCrusadesDivingBewilderment Author:Arthur Koestler
“Human eyes are the sign language of the brain. If you watch them carefully, you can see the truth played out, raw and unguarded.” IfsHumansEyeLanguageBrainWatchesHuman EyesSign Language Author:Tarryn Fisher
“A lot of times, if you watch sign language interpreters, there can be some lag time issues. When that happens, I think you lose the hearing audience.” IfsThinkingHappensLanguageLosesWatchesAudienceIssuesHearingInterpreterLagSign Language Author:Jack Jason
“Be ever gentle with the children God has given you; watch over them constantly; reprove them earnestly, but not in anger. In the forcible language of Scripture, "Be not bitter against them." "Yes, they are good boys," I once heard a kind father say. "I talk to them very much, but do not like to beat my, children--the world will beat them." It was a beautiful thought not elegantly expressed.” WorldKindChildrenBeautifulFatherLanguageGivenBoysWatchesHeardBeatsScriptureBitterGentleMy ChildrenGood BoyBeautiful Thoughts Author:Elihu Burritt
“Absolute freedom doesn't exist and never did. Just as we don't spit on the floor at work, swear at customers, or send out letters full of misspellings, so too we might have to 'watch our language.' It is odd that the request for unbiased language in schools and workplaces is considered intolerable when other limits on our freedom to do whatever we want are not.” WantMightSchoolLanguageWatchesLimitsLettersAbsolutesCustomersOddSwearWorkplaceRequestSpitAbsolute FreedomUnbiased Author:Rosalie Maggio
“My description of fun would be to sit on someone's couch and watch TV. Regular cable TV. When I'm in a hotel, on-demand is the same. I watch the TV in another language, trying to figure out what they're saying.” TryingWould BeLanguageFunWatchesFiguresTvsDemandDescriptionHotelCablesCouchesCable Tv Author:Curtis Jackson
“The audience I'm targeting doesn't care about the language spoken in the films they watch. They're interested in more important things like story, performance, cinematography etc.” ImportantStoriesCareFilmLanguageWatchesAudiencePerformancesImportant ThingsEtcCinematography Author:Chika Anadu
“Want to know where the action in a culture is? Watch where new language is turning up and where the lawyers collect, usually in that sequence.” KnowsWantActionCultureLanguageWatchesLawyerSequence Author:Stewart Brand
“If you watch a Chinese movie with subtitles, it's just like watching an Arabic movie with Chinese subtitles. That explains why you can't take Chinese language movies and expect them to go abroad.” IfsLanguageWatchesChineseSubtitlesChinese Language Author:Bruno Zheng Wu
“Watch your mouth: The language we use creates the reality we experience.” UseRealityLanguageWatchesMouths Author:Michael Hyatt