Language-wise, my mom and dad's dialect, they're pretty obscure. It's Chinese, but not your traditional Chinese, like Cantonese or Mandarin. It wasn't something that I got to use very much growing up. We eventually just spoke English around the house. James Wan cantonesechinesedad share on social
Languages are something of a mess. They evolve over centuries through an unplanned, democratic process that leaves them teeming with irregularities, quirks, and words like 'knight.' Joshua Foer centurydemocraticevolve Change image and share on social
Languages are true analytical methods. Antoine Lavoisier analyticlanguagemethod Change image and share on social
Laos is a country where everything is eaten. When I came back, I would find myself chopping parsley and thinking: 'Why am I throwing these stems away? They're perfectly edible.' Ruth Reichl backchopcountry Change image and share on social
Lapped in poetry, wrapped in the picturesque, armed with logical sentences and inalienable words. Anatole Broyard arminalienablelap Change image and share on social
Laquan McDonald is a wake-up call to all of us. It's a reminder there's a lot broken. Rahm Emanuel breakcalllaquan Change image and share on social
Lara Croft is such a strong individual, she's very driven, she doesn't need a man, she's speaks her own mind, and that she's in control of her own life. It's a lot of what women want and have. Jan de Bont controlcroftdrive Change image and share on social
Lara's done very well recently and I never had any doubts about the abilities of Lara or Waugh. Sachin Tendulkar abilitydoubtlara Change image and share on social
Large areas of the Gulf have escaped being scraped by trawls, crushed by more than 40,000 miles of pipelines, or displaced by one of 50,000 oil and gas wells drilled since the middle of the 20th century. Some places have been deliberately protected. Sylvia Earle 00020tharea share on social
Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach. Van Morrison approachaudiencekey Change image and share on social
