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I have never designed a language for its own sake.

There are times when the power of language is not the power that is needed.

Language should find itself in the physical world, and not end up locked in an idea in somebody's head.

All human language draws its nature and value from the fact that it both comes from the Word of God and is chosen by God to manifest himself. But this relationship is secret and incomprehensible, beyond the bounds of reason and analysis.

The idea is that the object has a language unto itself.

We often think that language mirrors the world in which we live, and I find that's not true. The language actually makes the world in which we live. Language is not - I mean, things don't have any mutable value by themselves; we ascribe them a value.

Realistically, English is a universal language; it's the number one language for music and for communicating with the rest of the world.

Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.

English of course is your major tool, but it is not nearly so important as other aspects of writing for example you have to have some natural ability you can't buy it no one puts it there you're born with it.

A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative.