David Crystal Quotes
Of all the mediums that influence language, I think film is the one that has the most effect. Not so much from the point of view of pronunciation and grammar. I don't think we pick up very many sounds and grammatical instructions from the films we see - but the catchphrases.

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I like sitting close to windows.
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Some borrowers are pretty damn good at fraud.
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I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.
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It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.
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I think success is very hard work, so, you know, if you work hard and you have some success, you have to give up something.
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I am not a person to be pressured - by anybody or any nation.
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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I had a stalker break into my house a couple times. They didn't leave any fingerprints or take anything - I was being followed.
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I can't speak for the other authors, but what I hoped to achieve was to illuminate certain corners of the Lucas universe that hadn't yet been explored.
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I feel like I've exhausted guys and male friendships.
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The interesting thing about blockchain is that it has made it possible for humanity to reach a consensus about a piece of data without having any authority to dictate it.
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Donald Trump did denounce David Duke's support.
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Overall I enjoy a certain anonymity. I live a very normal, very ordinary life.
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Being a celebrity is a business.
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With three kids you are just trying to survive. You can't be fastidious.
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Each time I free a child, I feel it is something closer to God.
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My proposal to re-establish diplomatic relations - not necessarily friendly relations, but diplomatic relations - is a sensible, simple, and straightforward approach that will finally get us off dead center.
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Unfortunately in television, for whatever reason, fantasy became thought of as a kids' genre.
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There are lots of people out there who think they know the truth about God and religion, but does anybody really know for sure? That's why the founding fathers built freedom of religious belief into the structure of this nation, so that everybody could make up their minds for themselves.
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In the best possible scenario, whenever you get notes from people, they're good notes, and they see things that you wouldn't have seen otherwise, and they make you a better writer.
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I don't make films for myself; I make them in order to communicate with an audience.
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Of all the mediums that influence language, I think film is the one that has the most effect. Not so much from the point of view of pronunciation and grammar. I don't think we pick up very many sounds and grammatical instructions from the films we see - but the catchphrases.