S. I. Hayakawa
S. I. Hayakawa
Samuel Ichiye "S. I." Hayakawawas a Canadian-born American academic and politician of Japanese ancestry. He was an English professor, and served as president of San Francisco State University and then as United States Senator from California from 1977 to 1983...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 July 1906
CountryUnited States of America
S. I. Hayakawa quotes about
grandfather maps lasts
The last thing a scientist would do is cling to a map because he inherited it from his grandfather, or because it was used by George Washington or Abraham Lincoln.
meanings-of-words
The meanings of words are not in the words, they are in us.
culture united-states common
The United States is enriched by many cultures, and united by a single common language.
land native-language ideas
The United States, a land of immigrants from every corner of the world, has been strengthened and unified because its newcomers have historically chosen ultimately to forgo their native language for the English language. We have all benefited from the sharing of ideas, of cultures and beliefs, made possible by a common language. We have all enriched each other.
revenge mcdonalds pearls
McDonalds in Tokyo is a terrible revenge for Pearl Harbor.
peace war squares
We should keep [the Panama Canal]. After all, we stole it fair and square.