Kenneth L. Pike

Without a possibility of change in meanings human communication could not perform its present functions.

When I conform to truth, I do not conform to an abstract principle; I conform to the nature of God.

If the scholar feels that he must know everything about any topic, he is in trouble - and will not publish with a clear conscience.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.

All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.