Kenneth L. Pike Quotes
We assume, to begin with, that the individual is at least as complex in his internal structure as the language is which he speaks - otherwise, how could he speak a language which is complex?
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Where trade unions are most firmly organized, there are the rights of the people most respected.
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A mate of mine told me recently, 'It's the first time I've seen you work, Worthington.' I thought that was quite funny, but he was right.
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I'm such a relationship guy. I really am.
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I kinda lose my mind in 'Fringe,' or at least my character does. Whenever I'm acting, I tend to accidentally become unable to switch off the character. I'm a little bit of a method actor, but without really wanting to be.
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I'm lucky to be married to someone who entirely gets what I do. She is totally sympathetic to the actor's life. Her own mother was an actress, so she sort of grew up with it.
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I know, for me, 'Grease' was one of the first musicals that I can really remember watching as a kid, and I kind of fell in love that that genre.
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The U.S. can become carbon neutral in our lifetimes. In the process, we will put millions of Americans to work, make our companies more competitive, and shield our communities from extreme weather. And we will honor our obligation to leave the world a better place for future generations.
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It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
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Politicians aren't special. They lie the same way we all do, revealing their true nature under pressure.
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Keeping your private life as private as possible is the smartest thing.
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For everything that you do, there are people who appreciate your work and then there are those who don't. I think very few people have the guts to be sure of what they are doing, believe in it, and then go ahead and do it, irrespective of what people think.
Nastassja Kinski -
…I also discovered Larry's First Law of Language Redesign: Everyone wants the colon.
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Alan Cranston understood power not as a reflection of status but as a tool with a purpose.' – Sen. Joseph Biden December 31, 2000 on Meet the Press
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I love Tinashe.
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It wasn't until I got to Cambridge that I discovered active discrimination against women.
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If you're not being pessimistic, you're not being very realistic. But I think one must always have hope, and when you have children, of course, you have no choice but to work your tail off to try and protect the future for your children. And that is infused by hope in the end.
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We were so limited on time for 'No Burden' that we didn't get to overthink anything. There was no going for the perfect take, or even going for three takes. It was kind of nice because what you're hearing is our first impulse.
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My friends are not in the industry - they're young artists or knitwear designers or whatever.
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In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.
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Art is always a search for understanding, and the different levels and frequencies of that search feel completely comfortable and natural to me.
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I love receiving fan mail.
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You retire, but you're still aching to play. But in order to play, you have to resist certain temptations, and train hard. And I just didn't have the desire to do that any more.
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Any property that's open to common use gets destroyed. Because everyone has incentive to use it to the max, but no one has incentive to maintain it.
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We assume, to begin with, that the individual is at least as complex in his internal structure as the language is which he speaks - otherwise, how could he speak a language which is complex?
