David Crystal Quotes
Every usage, no matter how bizarre or nonstandard, fascinates me, as it tells me something about the way language is evolving.
Quotes to Explore
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It is essential to link enterprises on the basis of objective laws of a socialist economy and legal system.
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When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic.
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The difference between an actor and a star is the budget and the overall presentation of a film.
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It's part of the job of the actor to torture the director.
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It brings me no joy and not enough comfort to dwell too much on things I've said or written or made or worn in the past.
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It seems to me that politicians ought to use the same words as other people.
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I'm not really a self-promoter-type person.
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I am much pleased to find how very well I stand work & how my powers of attention & continued effort increase.
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Getting to fight at the AT&T Stadium is a huge privilege for me and my career.
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You always gotta do what you like. If it connects, it's a miracle, but it happened with Die Antwoord.
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There's so many things that I've gone through that I want to share because there's other teenagers that are going through the same things or will go through the same things.
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For the first time people in the south stopped calling for separation, raised the national flag and demanded an end to the regime. It's been truly historic. The country is united in its aim to rid itself of the regime through public vigils and rallies, civil disobedience and slogans instead of tear gas and bullets.
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Do not dump your woes upon people - keep the sad story of your life to yourself. Troubles grow by recounting them.
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Tenemos que ser muy conscientes de que debajo de cada enfermedad hay una prohibición. Una prohibición que viene de una superstición.
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Non è la via di dominar, se vuoiPor l'arme in mano a chi può più di noi.
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People living deeply have no fear of death.
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At 90, I'm still working a couple of dates a month. My mind is very sharp on the stage, so why not? This may sound corny, but I do it because people - young and old - still come to see me, and they're very enthusiastic about my work. They treat me like the Godfather.
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It's weird when people come up to me and know stuff about my life. That sort of creeps me out.
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No matter what is happening in our lives, we choose how we wish to think about it. And the greatest gift we give ourselves is often our willingness to change our minds. Despite what might seem to be the saddest and most intractable situation, we have the power to believe that something else is possible, that things can change, that a miracle can happen.
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This is a people's war, and to win it, the people should know as much about it as they can.
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Every usage, no matter how bizarre or nonstandard, fascinates me, as it tells me something about the way language is evolving.
