Njabulo S Ndebele Quotes
The problems of society will also be the problems of the predominant language of that society. It is the carrier of its perceptions, its attitudes, and its goals, for through it, the speakers absorb entrenched attitudes. The guilt of English then must be recognized and appreciated before its continued use can be advocated.
Njabulo S Ndebele
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Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Vince Vaughn
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Calvin Klein
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Octavia E. Butler
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Barry Barish
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Carrie Vaughn
I feel like an alien. I feel people don't like me. People behaved strangely after 'Rockstar.'
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The whole Obama phenomenon brings up memories from my distant past: the good-looking guy who talks real good, whose line you don't buy immediately but whose charm is so dazzling that he gradually convinces you that this time it will be different.
Marianne Williamson
The problems of society will also be the problems of the predominant language of that society. It is the carrier of its perceptions, its attitudes, and its goals, for through it, the speakers absorb entrenched attitudes. The guilt of English then must be recognized and appreciated before its continued use can be advocated.
Njabulo S Ndebele