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It is no secret that the fruits of language study are in no sort o

It is no secret that the fruits of language study are in no sort of relation to the labour spent on teaching and learning them. – Edward Sapir

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The modern mind tends to be more and more critical and analytical in spirit, hence it must devise for itself an engine of expression which is logically defensible at every point and which tends to correspond to the rigorous spirit of modern science. – Edward Sapir

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A firm, for instance, that does business in many countries of the world is driven to spend an enormous amount of time, labour, and money in providing for translation services. – Edward Sapir

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English, once accepted as an international language, is no more secure than French has proved to be as the one and only accepted language of diplomacy or as Latin has proved to be as the international language of science. – Edward Sapir

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In terms of doing work and in terms of learning and evolving as a person, you just grow more when you get more peoples perspectives… I really try and live the mission of the company and… keep everything else in my life extremely simple. – Mark Zuckerberg

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The secret of learning to be sick is this: Illness doesnt make you less of what you were. You are still you. – Tony Snow

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