If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.
A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.
Let your memory be your travel bag.
The limits of my language means the limits of my world.
Dance is the hidden langauge of the soul, of the body.
It would, of course, be hopeless to attempt to crowd into an international language all those local overtones of meaning which are so dear to the heart of the nationalist.
You're kidding. I thought all geniuses read Latin. Isn't that the international language for smart people?"-Shane (Glass Houses)
Sports is like rock 'n' roll. Both are dominant cultural forces, both speak an international language, and both are all about emotions.
A common creation demands a common sacrifice, and perhaps not the least potent argument in favour of a constructed international language is the fact that it is equally foreign, or apparently so, to the traditions of all nationalities.
Comics are an international language, they can cross boundaries and generations. Comics are a bridge between all cultures.
Instrumental music can spread the international language.
The only international language in the world is a child's cry.
So far as the advocates of a constructed international language are concerned, it is rather to be wondered at how much in common their proposals actually have, both in vocabulary and in general spirit of procedure.
Art is an international language, understood by all.
French, for example, is declining as an international language, but Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic are all languages of the future. Ethnic minority groups in the UK may well prove to be a major asset in this effort.
My feeling is, music is a more eloquent international language than Coca-Cola or McDonalds.
Science is the international language, so when we are able to convince countries that good decision-making for human health and animal health is based upon science, that’s a real success story for us.
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