Quotes by Rorty, Richard

The usual picture of Socrates is of an ugly little plebeian who inspir >>

The world does not speak. Only we do. The world can, once we have prog >>

Always strive to excel, but only on weekends. >>

Quotations about Speech

Man does not speak because he thinks; he thinks because he speaks. Or >>

It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu spe >>

Many great writers have been extraordinarily awkward in daily exchange >>

The world does not speak. Only we do. The world can, once we have programmed ourselves with a language, cause us to hold beliefs. But it cannot propose a language for us to speak. Only other human beings can do that.

Rorty, Richard