David Crystal Quotes
The story of English spelling is the story of thousands of people - some well-known, most totally unknown - who left a permanent linguistic fingerprint on our orthography.
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Let's not get too precious about it: actors are not heart surgeons or brain surgeons. We are just entertaining people.
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It's hard to give advice. There are so many people, how do you give major advice to a group of people, it's very presumptuous.
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Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.
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By patting somebody on the back, a boy or a girl, a professional dancer, male, female, it really makes people feel good and I know it certainly made me feel good.
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Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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I grew up with the one of the most famous fathers in the world in the 1960s and '70s. He passed away in 1984, and as time went on, people didn't know him. That blew me away.
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If Muslims curse the Christians, then the Christians will curse the Muslims. And people will curse Allah, and Allah will hold us responsible for that.
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People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
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I am a huge supporter for cash for caulkers - which allows people to make improvement for energy efficient in their homes. We should do the same for Americans purchasing appliances and computers and for that matter, new air-conditioner and heating units.
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I think you kind of hope for people to gush over movies, but I think the opposite way is great sometimes, too. I'd rather have a movie that you're angry about and that you're talking about the next day, than something you forget about when the popcorn goes into the trash.
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We used to say poor people had lousy genes. Then we decided that wasn't OK, but we transferred the prejudice to upbringing. We said, 'You were neglected as a child, so you'll never make it.' That's just as pernicious.
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Rock n' roll was a kid when I was a kid.
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My father was a misanthrope who slept all day and stayed up all night so that he wouldn't have to see people. He ran a business with a large staff but would go there at night and leave things for them to do during the day when he wasn't there.
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People in very high places suddenly fall, and we are always surprised because we don't factor in the basic element that they're humans and, therefore, they are flawed and have weaknesses.
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God save us from people who do the morally right thing. It's always the rest of us who get broken in half.
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People think New York is crazy and busy, but it's actually a great place for lazy people to live.
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At the end of the day, there are people out there that want to see you fail.
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My people have been sucked into the violence because some feel they have to retaliate, and some feel they have to protect themselves.
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I've interviewed people where their response was literally one word for everything I asked. This didn't help me get to know them, nor did it sell me on their skill set to help my company achieve its goals. I got nothing from them, which meant I had no way of knowing if they were really a good fit in the company.
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I had an obsession that I was male characters from movies.
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I love to start the morning with a mist spray, especially after a night out.
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It took me a while to learn the true meaning of patience and surrender, but I have finally accepted that healing doesn't happen on our schedule. It doesn't have a clock or a calendar.
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I'm not the only one in the studio a lot of times, so I have my boys in there and they'll tell me and give me their suggestions and what they think.
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The story of English spelling is the story of thousands of people - some well-known, most totally unknown - who left a permanent linguistic fingerprint on our orthography.
