David Crystal Quotes
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I like watching films that can play in any language because they're essentially silent.
Edgar Wright -
Acting had been a hobby that turned into a career, the directing was a hobby that turned into a career, and music just really allowed me to find another way to express myself. I started playing bass in November 1996, and by June 1998 I was doing my first live show.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner -
I'm ambitious, I want to play in the Champions League, and that's the aim with Tottenham - to start qualifying for the Champions League on a consistent basis.
Gareth Bale -
The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
Carl Jung -
The foundations and the intent of the Affordable Care Act are laudable. The way it's being implemented is a disaster.
Patrick Soon-Shiong -
The first 'world' war was in reality the last European war fought by globally significant European powers.
Zbigniew Brzezinski
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I was doing things that weren't good for me. So I checked into the Churchill Priory clinic. It was the best thing I've done for ages.
Kate Moss -
There's nothing more marvelously wintery than orange root veg mash; some butter is all it needs.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
Samuel Beckett -
I don't want to play earnest. I'd rather play somebody who's kind of sleazy. It's much more fun, especially in a comedy. You don't want to be some earnest guy who's just trying to do the right thing but can't. I want to be doing the wrong thing intentionally.
Jack Coleman -
I love ensemble work. I love making pieces and building things together.
Uzo Aduba -
I feel for the overly thin women as I do for the overweight women.
Octavia Spencer
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I am shy to admit that I have followed the advice given all those years ago by a wise archbishop to a bewildered young man: that moments of unbelief 'don't matter,' that if you return to a practice of the faith, faith will return.
A. N. Wilson -
My books are shelved in different places, depending on the bookstore. Sometimes they can be found in the Mystery section, sometimes in the Humor department, and occasionally even in the Literature aisle, which is somewhat astounding.
Carl Hiaasen -
I'm a fan of Bradley Cooper's.
Abbie Cornish -
As a writer, you should care about reluctant readers. You want these kids to feel like books are amazing and cool and that they're an escape.
Paolo Bacigalupi -
It's harder and harder to make a well-done romantic comedy these days because the conventions have been so played out.
Dana Fox -
That's what really motivates me: to make my coaches proud, my teammates proud, and the fans proud.
Aaron Rodgers
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I've had experiences where I wasn't allowed to change words around at all because you have to say everything, exactly as written on the page. That's not fun for me. For me, part of being an actor is being able to contribute to a character's rhythms. If there's room to explore, you find a happy medium.
Zooey Deschanel -
Which, of course, isn't the point of writing - but it would be nice if, along with the creative satisfaction of writing and seeing my work in print, I could do more than merely scrape a living. Okay, moaning over.
Eric Brown -
I probably dreamt about running off to America or something when I was 16 because it just seemed like I was studying algebra and going, 'What am I going to use this for?'
Carey Mulligan -
I was born in Northampton, in Burlington County, West Jersey, in the year 1720.
John Woolman -
As a matter of fact, you have deficiencies in all religions, but you have truth in all religions.
Hans Kung -
Fluency is smooth, rapid, effortless use of language.
David Crystal