Deborah Tannen Quotes
Our spirits are corroded by living in an atmosphere of unrelenting contention - an argument culture.Deborah Tannen
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
Dana Carvey -
In the music business, I found it was much more about interviews, photo shoots and appearances rather than actual performing, which I do best.
Gareth Gates -
We have been given a role to play. We have been asked to provide, to give lectures on the role of Islamic development and the way we do it here, so the people who are Muslims there would understand what the role of Islam is.
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi -
We no longer dare to believe in beauty and we make of it a mere appearance in order the more easily to dispose of it.
Hans Urs von Balthasar -
In the future, I'd like to see paleontology as a whole get a lot more quantitative.
Jack Horner -
I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.
Carl Hiaasen
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We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their faces away.
Walker Percy -
When I wrote the eight fairy tales that appear in 'Horse, Flower, Bird' I was working toward a completely new form of artistic expression, trying to create a new kind of tale that also felt vintage: innocent and childlike, but haunted. I tried to write a picture-less picture book.
Kate Bernheimer -
Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.
Carl Hiaasen -
Everyone asks me if I'm the princess or if my brothers beat me up. The younger ones I can deck pretty easily. With the older ones, it's harder.
Odeya Rush -
That was my challenge as an actress: to be a necessary part of the office without being too aggressive.
Barbara Hale -
Well, it is curious what lasts and what doesn't. Publishing empires and whatnot would pay anything to figure it out. But they can't figure it out.
D. A. Pennebaker
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The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce.
Iqbal Quadir -
The fitness builds the foundation for me as an actor to have clarity. Fitness has always been the base of where I start off as a performer.
Manu Bennett -
With Shakespeare, there's no subtext; you're speaking exactly what you're thinking constantly.
Oscar Isaac -
I didn't have bands that I was playing with growing up, so I learned to try to adapt and play these songs that were guitar songs on the piano, and sing them.
Page McConnell -
I started to wear the sunglasses all the time at school, hiding behind them... I'd walk down the hallways, practically hugging the wall, dragging my head against it like I was crazy.
R. Kelly -
I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.
Major Taylor
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Students of American glass must always keep in mind that the creations they collect are truly examples of our American culture... and thus have historical significance.
James Lafferty -
But the idea that women can't take care of themselves still permeates our culture.
Katherine Dunn -
The final ballots represent players, managers, executives and builders who are top-tier candidates and worthy of review for consideration for election to the Hall of Fame.
Fay Vincent -
People walk differently in high heels. Your body sways to a different kind of tempo.
Manolo Blahnik -
Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on.
David Brin -
Our spirits are corroded by living in an atmosphere of unrelenting contention - an argument culture.
Deborah Tannen