31 Quotes by Kenneth Lee Pike

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

Acceptance of the power of God in one’s life lays the groundwork for personal commitment to both science and Christianity, which so often have been in conflict.

Only when we have enough mental stress to force us to see our own bankruptcy of power, do we trust in God, and only when we trust in God can we make a contribution which will not collapse.

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

Verbal and nonverbal activity is a unified whole, and theory and methodology should be organized or created to treat it as such.

The marvelous thing is that even in studying linguistics, we find that the universe as a whole is patterned, ordered, and to some degree intelligible to us.

Revelation and the nature of truth must be viewed in reference to the structure of language.

If I were to adopt pure mechanism as a philosophy, there would be no way I could choose to be a scholar.

All of salvation is to make us look good! We who are dirty, worn, broken, and sinful are to be the showcase of heaven.