The marvelous thing is that even in studying linguistics, we find that the universe as a whole is patterned, ordered, and to some degree intelligible to us.

If language did not affect behavior, it could have no meaning.

The view of the local scene through the eyes of a native participant in that scene is a different window.

There is no truth without responsibility following in its wake.

Language is a tool adequate to provide any degree of precision relevant to a particular situation.

I wanted a theory that would allow one to live outside the office with the same philosophy one uses inside it.

The marvelous thing is that even in studying linguistics, we find that the universe as a whole is patterned, ordered, and to some degree intelligible to us.