William Labov Quotes
An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used in the first steps of learning to read and write.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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Although I still occasionally paint and draw, my life has now been shaped by my writing.
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I read recently that the problem with stereotypes isn't that they are inaccurate, but that they're incomplete. And this captures perfectly what I think about contemporary African literature. The problem isn't that it's inaccurate, it's that it's incomplete.
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I'm suspicious of the idea of architects acting like business executives, brand managers, or purveyors of luxury goods.
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When I started, they told me I only needed 3 chords and the truth... It turned out I could manage with 2 and some vague ideas.
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When you are in a room and your job is to write jokes 10 hours a day, your mind starts going to strange places.
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An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used in the first steps of learning to read and write.
