A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative.
Edward SapirIt would be naïve to imagine that any analysis of experience is dependent on pattern expressed in language. Any concept, whether or not it forms part of the system of grammatical categories, can be conveyed in any language. If a notion is lacking in a given series, it implies a different configuration and not a lack of expressive power.
Edward SapirThe spirit of logical analysis should in practice blend with the practical pressure for the adoption of some form of international language, but it should not allow itself to be stampeded by it.
Edward SapirIn a sense, every form of expression is imposed upon one by social factors, one's own language above all.
Edward Sapir