David Crystal Quotes
Everybody wants to say who they are and where they're from. And the easiest and cheapest and most universal way of doing that is through their accent.
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I suppose Spotify is a good thing. The ads are quite annoying, but a lot of people seem to like it and use it. I don't myself, but it seems like a good idea, and the labels are getting a huge amount of money off it, but the artists aren't, so that must be good for them... but not us.
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The role of designers and product makers is to really become much better editors. What kind of functionality is actually needed - and truly delightful - to consumers? Remove all the extraneous stuff.
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I don't care how many championships you've won or how many records you've broken - if you've had a hand in pushing forward not only a game but women in sport's movement, then I think that's pretty darn good.
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It is not weird for a dad to be doing the dishes, the laundry, and taking the kids to school, and read them stories for bed.
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Once you have perfect virtual reality, what else are you supposed to perfect?
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The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.
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To me the interesting main character is never the one without flaws.
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Find something that makes you happy and go for it.
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You need to know when to surrender the album.
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Where there is love there is life.
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People wanted Bitcoin to live so much, they basically willed it back into existence. That showed me how passionate this community was about it.
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I want to make my own movie.
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Fashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last.
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The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you want to go towards democracy, the first thing is to involve the people in decision making, not to make it.
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I have found, unfortunately, that if I take on too many projects at one time, there is a higher probability of those projects sucking.
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I think it's nice to work and then have success.
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To be optimistic about something that is absolutely unknown to you is unfounded.
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I think we're glazing eyes all across America.
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I think wearables in general have, as their best calling, to better understand our current state and needs and to express those back to the world.
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I can't stand the word 'celebrity.' It's such a brash word.
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There are many out there who proudly call themselves critics, but I have come to see that many of those critics have never tested their own skill.
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I live in New York. I lost some 150 friends, neighbors and constituents on Sept. 11.
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Everybody wants to say who they are and where they're from. And the easiest and cheapest and most universal way of doing that is through their accent.
