My view is that knowing languages is part of the process of becoming a cultured person.

Language is the only thing worth knowing even poorly.

Solely in the world of languages is the amateur of value. Well-intentioned sentences full of mistakes can still build bridges between people.

One should connect language learning with either work or leisure. And not at the expense of them but to supplement them.

Aside from mastery in the fine arts, success in learning anything is the result of genuine interest and amount of energy dedicated to it.

He who knows other languages feels even closer to his own language.

I feel such a difference between a philologist/linguist and a linguaphile as, say, a choreographer and a ballerina.

Language is present in a piece of work like the sea in a single drop.

Knowledge—like a nail—is made load-bearing by being driven in. If it's not driven deep enough, it will break when any weight is put upon it.

Whenever I read statistical reports, I try to imagine my unfortunate contemporary, the Average Person, who, according to these reports, has 0.66 children, 0.032 cars, and 0.046 TVs.

He didn't look like the same person who picked me up this morning. Noah--sarcastic, distant, untouchable Noah--cared. And that made him real.

Communication works best when we combine appropriateness with authenticity, finding that sweet spot where opinions are not brutally honest but delicately honest.

I believe that if you have faith in your own abilities then in the end others will have faith in them too, even if they need a little persuading.

The Fairy's dress rustled as she turned. Human women dressed like flowers, layers of petals around a mortal, rotting core.

Wherever you go, things change you. I mean, obviously moving to Miami and becoming part of the NBA has given me a different perspective on style than I had when I lived in Chicago or Milwaukee.

Personal power means being secure and confident inside yourself.

Nudists have no fashion sense.

And, of course, method is very important as is a high-quality specialist (trainer) working with you to keep you going in the right direction for your improvement and to help create results.

In the ending the king is a powerful piece for assisting his own pawns, or stopping the adverse pawns.

Dude, writing, acting and directing are such easy jobs. But to do them all as awesomely as Zach Braff does, well that... that's something.