David Crystal Quotes
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I like watching films that can play in any language because they're essentially silent.
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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.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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The foundations and the intent of the Affordable Care Act are laudable. The way it's being implemented is a disaster.
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The first 'world' war was in reality the last European war fought by globally significant European powers.
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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.
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There's nothing more marvelously wintery than orange root veg mash; some butter is all it needs.
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What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
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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.
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I love ensemble work. I love making pieces and building things together.
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I feel for the overly thin women as I do for the overweight women.
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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.
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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.
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I'm a fan of Bradley Cooper's.
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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.
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It's harder and harder to make a well-done romantic comedy these days because the conventions have been so played out.
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That's what really motivates me: to make my coaches proud, my teammates proud, and the fans proud.
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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.
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If you put a ten dollar bill under the rug instead of spending it, that is capital formation. It represents ten dollars' worth of something that might have been immediately consumed, but wasn't.
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Keeping your space clean is as much a part of the end result as the dish being tasty.
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I don't love the world. I think Jupiter should have hit us.
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In some ways, Halloween is much easier for women. They can just dress as sluts, and it's kind of a costume, if they never do any other time.
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I don't think we can do anything more than what we are doing now.
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Fluency is smooth, rapid, effortless use of language.
