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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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.
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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 like Ben Carson.
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Looking beautiful isn't just about what you apply on your face. It's the little things you do that matter. A combination of a good diet, exercise, healthy habits, discipline, dancing etc. is what my beauty routine consists of. Also, I have no bad habits; I don't drink or smoke. All these contribute to me being fit and looking good.
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It's important to recognize that expanding the circle of opportunity and increasing the democratic potential of our own society, as well as those across the world, is a continuing process of inclusion.
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Money is at the root of most that is wrong in American politics.
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Anything which is a hindrance to the fight of the soul is a delusion and a snare, even like the body which often does hinder you in the path of salvation.
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Fluency is smooth, rapid, effortless use of language.
