Kurt Tucholsky Quotes

Mastery of language affords remarkable power.

The right word fitly spoken is a precious rarity.

Learn your language well and command it well, and you will have the first component to life.

a fair degree of literacy of speech ... is increasingly rare in politicians and not necessarily regarded as an asset.

Trying to use words, and every attempt Is a wholly new start, and a different kind of failure Because one has only learnt to get the better of words For the thing one no longer has to say, or the way in which One is no longer disposed to say it. And so each venture Is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate With shabby equipment always deteriorating In the general mess of imprecision of feeling.

One word is worth a thousand pictures. If it's the right word.

I think the one thing humans are is language wizards.

Words are one of our chief means of adjusting to all the situations of life. The better control we have over words, the more successful our adjustment is likely to be.

For being able to use language was a critical skill that could carry one far. One could use it professionally, as a crafter of everything from political speeches to modern novels. One could use it personally, as a tool of discovery or a means of staying connected to others. One could use it as an outlet that would feed the artistic spirit of the creator, which existed in everyone.

Words are your business, boy. Not just the word. Words are everything. The key to the rock, the answer to the question.

Nobody is capable of of free speech unless he knows how to use language, and such knowledge is not a gift: it has to learned and worked at.

Writing and reading and speaking with specificity and skill has never seen more important to me than it does at this moment. It's what's between us and chaos.

Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.

Words were another sword for the man who wielded them well.

Realize now the power that your words command if you simply choose them wisely.

The conquest of learning is achieved through the knowledge of languages.

Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom.

I'm truly amazed at you, Garion," Polgara said. "I didn't think you had the faintest idea of how to speak a civilized language." "Thank you," he said, "I think.

I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, listening is a responsibility. (U.S. poet and writer, 1943- )

Language is a serious weapon in shining and sharing Truth. It is also a serious weapon used in its distortion.

For the uttering sweetly and properly the conceit of the mind, English hath it equally with any other tongue in the world.

I have learnt to appreciate the clarity of English language.

The slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.

They say he's an intelligent man, right? Speaks five languages! I've got a 15-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast who speaks five languages!

Among a man's many good possessions, A good command of speech has no equal. Prosperity and ruin issue from the power of the tongue. Therefore, guard yourself against thoughtless speech.