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Quote by William James
Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered

Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered for communicating thought. – William James

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The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community. – William James

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Sympathy
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William James
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If merely feeling good could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience. – William James

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Experience
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William James
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Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. – William James

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Faith
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Language
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If everything is perfect, language is useless. This is true for animals. If animals dont speak, its because everythings perfect for them. If one day they start to speak, it will be because the world has lost a certain sort of perfection. – Jean Baudrillard

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Language

If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers. – Doug Larson

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Language

Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tip of my words. My language trembles with desire. – Roland Barthes

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Language

The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand. – Lewis Thomas

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Language

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Fishing tournaments seem a little like playing tennis with living balls… – Jim Harrison, Just Before Dark, 1991

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One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust. – Gustav Heinemann

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Three years after starting, by physically doing everything from raising the finance to special effects, wed finally cobbled together our low budget film. – Yahoo Serious

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