John McWhorter Quotes
'LOL' is one of several texting expressions that convey nuance in a system where you don't have the voice and face to do it the way you normally would.
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Be obscure clearly.
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The great sadness of my life is that I never achieved the hour newscast, which would not have been twice as good as the half-hour newscast, but many times as good.
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When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is as though something inside your body responds and says, yes, this is how I ought to feel.
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Personally, I don't trust people who go out of their way to state they never read or watch horror and insist there's something wrong with those of us who do.
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If a woman writes about a domestic situation, everyone automatically assumes that it's about her.
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With my childhood, it's a wonder I'm not psychotic. I was the little Jewish boy in the non-Jewish neighborhood. It was a little like being the first Negro enrolled in the all-white school. I grew up in libraries and among books, without friends.
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To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable.
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I never starved myself.
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I grew up learning from a father who said, 'When you make a mistake or you make a bad decision, you man up and take responsibility.'
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Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you.
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If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice.
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I just want to keep writing music.
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He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
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Breathe through your movements.
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There were exceptions, a couple of families that just plain didn't want to even think about it, although forty years had passed but mostly the people were very interested in talking about it.
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I like to mix British classics, like a great trench, with fun vintage pieces I find in New York. L.A. style is often very relaxed and comfortable, and I appreciate that effortless feel.
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One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It doesn't do you any good.
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Be realistic: Plan for a miracle.
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Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared.
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I haven't got a writer's discipline.
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You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.
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Research shows that children do better in school and are less likely to drop out when fathers are involved. Engaged parents can strengthen communities, mentor and tutor students, and demonstrate through their actions how much they value their children's education.
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History repeats, but science reverberates.
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'LOL' is one of several texting expressions that convey nuance in a system where you don't have the voice and face to do it the way you normally would.
