David Crystal Quotes
Pragmatics studies the factors that govern our choice of language in social interaction and the effects of our choice on others.
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It did not occur to us that the Marxists' solution was fraudulent or that their vision was distorted, that whatever the wrongs in our society it was not the ideology of theirs that will cure them.
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Well, I just wanted to be a person. I just wanted them to keep writing me as humanistic as possible.
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Well, put it like this, if you're not a kid, you're a wizard.
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Although I performed in high school, my first real experience with theater was performing with a student-run organization at Vanderbilt University called The Original Cast where I learned that I loved performing and especially loved theater people.
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Seeing a man praying to Allah is enough for some people to assume he is a terrorist.
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All I'm going to say is I put my hand on a Bible, and I raised my right hand and swore to uphold the Constitution of the state of Florida.
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I don't think I'll still be riding at 40. There are a couple of people who are still riding after having kids, like Mary King, but people say that you lose your nerve after you have kids. It's the risk.
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My thing is, I don't get in nobody's business or nothing like that or try to bash anybody for what they do. I've got cousins who are gay. To me, there's just no difference. We always chill and have family functions the way we always have. It's not a problem.
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There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman.
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Theater is dangerously open to repetition. It's exciting when you hit on a new way.
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The sign had been put up out of suspicion and a guilty conscience: 'Military zone. Filming or photography prohibited'.
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'I don’t hold with prophets,' said Alvin. 'Near as I can tell, they end up just as dead as the next man.'
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'Don’t talk to me like you understand my sins.''Don’t talk to me like you know what I do and do not understand.' Alvin chuckled grimly. 'Oh, that mouth you’ve got.''You can’t answer what I said, so you’re going to talk about my saying it.'
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I was born in a Muslim family and Muslim women suffer under Islam.
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I navigate through the world with the excitement and determination of a child. That's why I'm an artist. I'd die without an outlet for expression. Unfortunately, more often than not, that childlike energy is the maturity level I bring to many circumstances.
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Respecting the Second Amendment does not mean abandoning common sense. The right to own guns in this country must remain, while we also must strengthen our laws to prevent mass shootings.
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When it comes to photo shoots, there was a clear moment for me when I thought, 'I'm going to have to enjoy this because it's going to be a part of what I do.'
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I think a CEO lives or dies in whether he's been able to hold on to elements of culture that are needed in the company.
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The old notion that children are the private property of parents dies very slowly. In reality, no parent raises a child alone. How many of us nice middle-class folk could make it without our mortgage reduction.
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That may prevent us from getting a deal done, It is there to be had. Whether ultimately Iran can seize that opportunity - we will have to wait and see, but it is not for lack of trying on our part.
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Every American soldier wants as much public support as he can possibly have. That's the soldiers on duty in Iraq, and that's me, as well. We fight better knowing that our people back home support us, back us, and understand what we're doing. It's hugely important.
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I finally made up my mind I wanted to be an actress and I was not going to let my lack of confidence ruin my chances.
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Pragmatics studies the factors that govern our choice of language in social interaction and the effects of our choice on others.
