It is only since linguistics has become more aware of its object of study, i.e. perceives the whole extent of it, that it is evident that this science can make a contribution to a range of studies that will be of interest to almost anyone.

Excuses change nothing, but make everyone feel better.

Mason Cooley

A fisherman may measure his catch by the size, but when is a man big enough to keep?

Source Unknown

There's something about marriage that is not as intensely romantic or interesting as a couple's first meeting.

John Sandford

It's one thing to be religious, but it's another thing to make religion your policy.

Madeleine Albright

The Indian way of life provides the vision of the natural, real way of life. We veil ourselves with unnatural masks. On the face of India are the tender expressions which carry the mark of the Creator's hand. In the face of an Indian, you can see the natural glory of life, while we have covered ourselves with an artificial cloak.

George Bernard Shaw

I love acting, but it's all just a bonus.

Tim Vine

A lot of my emotional issues come from dealing with the opposite sex. I've come to terms with the fact that I'll be retired before I can finally enter into a healthy relationship.

Adam Levine

The U.K. needs a system for family migration underpinned by three simple principles. One: that those who come here should do so on the basis of a genuine relationship. Two: that migrants should be able to pay their way. And three: that they are able to integrate into British society.

Theresa May

What makes vanity so insufferable to us, is that it hurts our own.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark does not dispel fear.

King Hussein

The work of the Spirit is to impart life, to implant hope, to give liberty, to testify of Christ, to guide us into all truth, to teach us all things, to comfort the believer, and to convict the world of sin.

Dwight L. Moody

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

Voltaire