You guys are both saying the same thing. The only reason you're arguing is because you're using different words.
S. I. HayakawaIt is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die.
S. I. HayakawaThe English Language Amendment says above all, 'Let's see to it that our children, our young people, learn English. Let us not deny them the opportunity to participate in American life, so that they can go as far as their dreams and talents can take them.
S. I. HayakawaIf you see in any given situation only what everybody else can see, you can be said to be so much a representative of your culture that you are a victim of it.
S. I. HayakawaDefinitions, contrary to popular opinion, tell us nothing about things. They only describe people's linguistic habits; that is, they tell us what noises people make under what conditions.
S. I. HayakawaWe live in a highly competitive society, each of us trying to outdo the other in wealth, in popularity or social prestige, in dress, in scholastic grades or golf scores. One is often tempted to say that conflict, rather than cooperation, is the great governing principle of human life.
S. I. Hayakawa