“I wanted to find out why Shelley could write better-sounding poetry than I.”
Los Angeles Times (1970); on why he chose to pursue phonetics.
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Los Angeles Times (2004); on his response to Cukor's request to assist Rex Harrison to behave like a phonetician.
“[It's] not our decision to make. It's up to the people themselves.”
National Public Radio (1999); on the preservation of languages.
“It was really [David] Whitteridge who taught me to be a scientist.”
Ladefoged's informal CV; on his becoming a scientist.
