Deborah Tannen Quotes
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I do Athlete Devotion throughout all my fight camps. I am a Christian, so I fight with God first, and I have my devotions with me everywhere I go.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a mistake to start believing that. But, at the same time, it is important to be confident.
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If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.
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I've lived in New York for a really long time.
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The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense.
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I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and intricacies. She's sensual and intellectually engaging, elegant with a very strong personal style.
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I don't believe in strong-arming people.
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It's enough to make a small shift within and a small action in the world. Collectively these have a huge effect.
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If you want to put out a million CDs and sell them and get them played on the radio, and even videos, or whatever, if that still exists, that kind of muscle can only come from a label like Columbia.
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I had a long period of writing what I think of as 'save the world' novels. 'Fledgling' was a chance to play.
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I love charity thrift stores. Amazing one-of-a-kind pieces at terrific prices, and all the money you spend goes to a good cause.
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If Youku had adopted YouTube's business model, we just would not be here. We would not exist.
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Success consists in being successful, not in having potential for success. Any wide piece of ground is the potential site of a palace, but there's no palace till it's built.
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I have never read 'To Kill A Mockingbird.'
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Yves Saint Laurent was the first person who made me feel like a woman.
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I love 'Strange Brew'. I quote that movie all the time, and no one knows what I'm talking about.
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I love having my hoop earrings. Just regular gold hoops.
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Any man more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one.
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When you're the host of the Academy Awards, and you grew up watching Bob Hope and Johnny Carson, and now it's your turn, and you get a chance to run with the baton on the relay for a while, I really embraced it and just really loved being there.
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The sage does not strive to be great. Thereby he can accomplish the great.
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The joy I get from work is just huge.
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I think there was a time in my life, probably in college, that I wished every guy was gay because it meant more women for me! I don't know what everyone's problem with it is. I wish everyone was gay! That's always the way I thought about it. I have no issue with it. If I have to suffer through marriage, why shouldn't they?
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My job is to analyze conversations and discover why communications fail.
