A Quote by Guy Deutscher

And there are also languages that divide nouns into much more specific genders. The African language Supyire from Mali has five genders: humans, big things, small things, collectives, and liquids. Bantu languages such as Swahili have up to ten genders, and the Australian language Ngan’gityemerri is said to have fifteen different genders, which include, among others, masculine human, feminine human, canines, non-canine animals, vegetables, drinks, and two different genders for spears (depending on size and material).

Guy Deutscher

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Guy Deutscher
Israeli - Scientist
Born: 1969

One of the fashion things I ever did was for Helmut Lang for Visionaire magazine and I used people from all genders. People from the age of 18 - like James King - to people like my friend Sharon [Stone] who's about 50 or older. People of all different shapes and literally all different genders and my boyfriend at the time and his daughter who was 11.

Nan Goldin

Our notions of what a human being is problematically depend on there being two coherent genders. And if someone doesn't comply with either the masculine norm or the feminine norm, their very humaness is called into question.

Judith Butler

You know, the genders are different in how they approach things, and so I really think that women put a lot more guilt on themselves than need be.

Jane Curtin

If there were genders to genres, fiction would be unquestionably feminine.

William H. Gass

I have a lot of really wonderful friends who are of very different sexes and genders.

Ezra Miller

All genders?' whispered Nudge. 'Aren't there just the two' I shrugged. 'No idea. Maybe they've created others.

James Patterson

It's a tough thing to work with two different genders. You've gotta learn how to talk to women and talk to guys.

Rich Froning Jr.

We're all different ages, sizes, shapes, genders, and we all have different lifestyles. We're quickly moving to bespoke diets that enable tailored and informed nutritional food choices.

Denise Morrison

What's great is that because math is such a universal language, really, our fans come in all shapes and sizes, all ages and genders and races and backgrounds and cultures.

David Krumholtz

Sometimes you can do things with Spanish - like verbs and genders - easier than you can in English.

Juan Felipe Herrera

One of the most important things to do is to raise our kids in a respectful way with both genders.

Gretchen Carlson

My definition of gender expands beyond just two genders.

Andy Dunn

Hardly nobody gets to live two genders in their life.

Caitlyn Jenner

Changing genders is not a quick process... it takes about two hours to put on all the make-up and the lashes, and the hair, and the corsets, and the seven kinds of adhesives that work in tandem on my body to keep things up and keep things down.

Courtney Act

I think that gay men in particular need to just listen to bisexual people and believe them when they say they're attracted to different genders.

Courtney Act

We know from our business with clients around the world that when companies bring together people of different genders, races, cultures, and perspectives, we are smarter, more creative, more innovative, and more relevant.

Pierre Nanterme

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