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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We got to go to Lucas Ranch and, at that time, my brother was still living in a condo about a mile from Robin Williams, and so I made all of the other comics jealous because I got to get a ride home with him.
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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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You know among people who kind of travel a lot and have exposure to the United States and some other countries, they do have accounts, but you know, Russia is not exactly the place with multiple language skills so local networks kind of have an edge.
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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 realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with your lyrics when you know more people are going to hear them and make assumptions about you as a person. Realizing that, you want to be a little more opaque.
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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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Now, if the ignorance of nature gave birth to Gods, the knowledge of nature is calculated to destroy them.
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Hazel always used to say There's not enough darkness in the entire universe to snuff out the light of just one little candle.
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The dynamic of fathers and sons seems to be more around competition regarding things such as knowledge, accomplishments, expertise.