Human Language Unique

Famous quotes containing the words human, language and/or unique:

    “As we begin to comprehend that the earth itself is a kind of manned spaceship hurtling through the infinity of space—it will seem increasingly absurd that we have not better organized the life of the human family.”
    —Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978)

    “Denotation by means of sounds and markings is a remarkable abstraction. Three letters designate God for me; several lines a million things. How easy becomes the manipulation of the universe here, how evident the concentration of the intellectual world! Language is the dynamics of the spiritual realm. One word of command moves armies; the word liberty entire nations.”
    —Novalis [Friedrich Von Hardenberg] (1772–1801)

    “I think it’s unfair for people to try to make successful blacks feel guilty for not feeling guilty.... We’re unique in that we’re not supposed to enjoy the things we’ve worked so hard for.”
    —Patricia Grayson, African American administrator. As quoted in Time magazine, p. 59 (March 13, 1989)