Famous quotes containing the words carrier, task and/or force:
“The problems of society will also be the problems of the predominant language of that society. It is the carrier of its perceptions, its attitudes, and its goals, for through it, the speakers absorb entrenched attitudes. The guilt of English then must be recognized and appreciated before its continued use can be advocated.”
—Njabulo Ndebele (b. 1948)
“When the theater gates open, a mob pours inside, and it is the poets task to turn it into an audience.”
—Franz Grillparzer (17911872)
“Where the great force lies, there must be the sanction of peace.”
—Woodrow Wilson (18561924)
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