Deborah Tannen Quotes
The dynamic of fathers and sons seems to be more around competition regarding things such as knowledge, accomplishments, expertise.
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I'm not sure if being known opened or closed doors for me.
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As you get older, challenges arise that you aren't prepared for, but what got me through it was music.
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The first World War in so many ways shaped the 20th century and really remade our world for the worse.
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So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.
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No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
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Only through loving and supporting one another, even in the face of unbearable pain and suffering, will this cycle of violence end.
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The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.
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I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport.
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In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
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It will be a difficult couple of days. It's difficult now and it will be difficult tomorrow.
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I went to art school, I think it helped me a great deal because it taught me who I am.
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The role model approach to social change is no substitute for challenging unjust employment practices, educational policies and housing.
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'She's Dynamite' was a 100 years ago, and I recorded that song because the company thought that it was a great song and it was hot. That was the beginning of rock n' roll, and I guess they thought it would be a BB King version of rock n' roll.
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I am about safety for the people and the planet.
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My life has become a reality show. When I am home, people are climbing trees with cameras. I feel that my personal space is being encroached upon. I will try and protect it as much as I can.
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I have been writing poetry for a long time now. I started writing in my school days.
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I love things on the decline because that's really the natural progression of our lives. We're born, we're feisty for the first couple of years, and then the inevitable decline begins.
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I try to do as many different roles as the system will allow me. That's the benefit of not being in a giant blockbuster where you're the lead and you get typecast in that kind of role. I am able to slip in or out of a lot of different parts.
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If you say actors have a social responsibility to do things, you are right, in a way. It's a wishful decision. But if it's done out of force, I don't think it will accomplish anything. Everybody starts counting how much work they have done and see if they have done their due for the week. That is not social service. You need to go way beyond that.
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Oh, for the sake of momentumI've allowed my fears to get larger than life.And it's brought me to my current agendumWhereupon I deny fulfillment has yet to arrive.And I know life is getting shorter,I can't bring myself to set the scene.Even when it's approaching torture,I've got my routine.
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I am inclined to agree with the Head Master of Eton that pæderastic passions among schoolboys 'do no harm'; further, I think them the only redeeming feature of sexual life at public schools.
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Putting affects the nerves more than anything. I would actually get nauseated over three-footers.
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The dynamic of fathers and sons seems to be more around competition regarding things such as knowledge, accomplishments, expertise.
