Tag Archives: Language

Today, for a Jew who writes in the German language, it is totally impossible to make a living. In no group do I see as much misery, disappointment, desperation and hopelessness as in Jewish writers who write in German.
(Stefan Zweig – Austrian Writer)
28-Nov-1881 : 22-Feb-1942

China’s cinema has been rising for some time; it has more exposure, so my chances of becoming internationally known are better. But the first thing I have to do is learn English. If I can grasp the language, then perhaps I can think about the U.S.
(Ziyi Zhang – Chinese Actress)
09-Feb-1979 :

I think maybe since there isn’t a great deal of access to the mainstream media and people don’t understand the language of mainstream media, if you put music out there with lyrics that are loosely political, people absorb some of it and spit it back out.
(Thom Yorke – English Musician)
07-Oct-1968 :

I don’t see it in terms of changing things, but rather using language and music as weapons for fighting a mainstream media which is predominately right wing, and loyal to the political framework and its corporate interests.
(Thom Yorke – English Musician)
07-Oct-1968 :

I must stick with Chinese language films.
(Zhang Yimou – Chinese Director)
14-Nov-1950 :