Deborah Tannen Quotes
A sister is the one person you can call in the middle of the night when you can't sleep or the one who doesn't want to hear about your problems unless you're ready to do something about them. She's the one who is there when you need her or the one whose absence when you need her hurts the most.
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Gut feeling is all about the experiences that you have had in your life. It is about being in difficult scenarios, knowing what worked, what did not work, and then taking a decision.
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The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
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I'm a single child. I wanted a little brother or a little sister growing up, but when I think about it, I'm happy I'm an only child.
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Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.
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If you believe these polls, you're making a mistake.
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Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.
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People seem to need a likable protagonist more than ever.
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GaGa is one of my favourites. Her voice is incredible and she's fearless and she's ahead of the game. She's ahead of the entire game, and I admire that.
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If you are nice, and keep your promise, we will be in paradise.
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Stupidity is a talent for misconception.
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In Westerns you were permitted to kiss your horse but never your girl.
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One of the real worries I had before the first season of 'Treme' aired was that, man, people in New Orleans really hold movie and television shows up to a high standard in how they depict the city.
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I remember watching Gilda Radner when I was a kid and everyone thought she was so funny and no one ever said that she was a funny woman, she was just funny.
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Have you ever walked along a shoreline, only to have your footprints washed away? That's what Alzheimer's is like. The waves erase the marks we leave behind, all the sand castles. Some days are better than others.
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I think all our characters are an amalgam of people we know in our world and ourselves.
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I like all sorts of art, that's why I love wandering around The National Gallery.
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Sydney's a beautiful city. It was a great experience.
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My parents are pretty good about keeping me humble. They brought me up good.
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It's much more powerful and compelling to create a positive vision than it is to tear somebody down.
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I don't want to be considered 'the Latino rapper.'
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Whenever a star speaks, he creates a lot of employment for people.
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I think our devotion to Mary is very beautiful. She has a sacred role in Catholicism, and her strong faith and humility are things we can learn from.
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I always, always take my makeup off last thing at night, no matter what.
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A sister is the one person you can call in the middle of the night when you can't sleep or the one who doesn't want to hear about your problems unless you're ready to do something about them. She's the one who is there when you need her or the one whose absence when you need her hurts the most.
