Interpret

Famous quotes containing the word interpret:

    The common behavior of mankind is the system of reference by means of which we interpret an unknown language.
    Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951)

    The great dramatist has something better to do than to amuse either himself or his audience. He has to interpret life.
    George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)

    If art has a purpose, it is to interpret life, reproduce it in fresh visions.
    Catherine Drinker Bowen (1897–1973)