Deborah Tannen Quotes

A double bind is far worse than a straightforward damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't dilemma. It requires you to obey two mutually exclusive commands: Anything you do to fulfill one violates the other.

Deborah Tannen

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YouTwoAnythingDoubleObeyFar

Adele's amazing, I think the world of her and her music and I think Tinie Tempah is cool. To work with someone like Kanye West would be awesome.

Joe Jonas

WorkMusicAmazingCoolWorldThink

I can't leave anywhere without making my bed; it's ingrained.

Jillian Hervey

BedWithoutLeaveAnywhereMaking

The romantic love we feel toward the opposite sex is probably one extra help from God to bring you together, but that's it. All the rest of it, the true love, is the test.

Joan Chen

LoveGodTrue LoveRomanticTogether

If you're from South London you feel like you're always trying to win people over, so perhaps that underdog passion comes through.

Jessie Ware

PassionPeopleWinUnderdogYou

I see a lot of people say you just make the music you wanna make and just love what you do, and that is what we do, but I wanna write the best songs we can.

John Gourley

LoveMusicBestPeopleYouSay

When I go in to see people - and I sell an occasional ad now - I never say, 'Help me because I am black' or 'Help me because I am a minority.' I always talk about what we can do for them.

John H. Johnson

I AmPeopleMeBlackHelpGo

In the summer of 1952, when I was 30, the Army assigned me to an infantry unit fighting in Korea. Meanwhile, though, there was other news in my family: My father had become the Republican presidential nominee. As an ambitious young major, I refused any offers for other assignments.

John Eisenhower

FamilyFatherMeFightingYoung

I need to have many things cooking at the same time.

Robert Lepage

TimeCookingNeedSameThingsMany

In planning an attack, persons have various roles.

Robert Mueller

PlanningAttackRolesPersons

I've learned several lessons over the years. First, never take yourself too seriously, or work is boring. Next, people make the difference. You can have great technology, but if it's not complemented by great people, it won't go anywhere. Finally, customers buy from people they like.

John W. Thompson

WorkTechnologyGreatYourselfYou

I cannot imagine a more realistic faith than the Christian faith. At every turn, we are told we are death-determined creatures and that our lives, our all too brief lives, at the very least will be complex if not difficult.

Stanley Hauerwas

FaithChristianWillMoreDifficult

I'm quite open to the fact that I might be a tinfoil-hat freak.

Robbie Williams

OpenFreakMightFactQuite

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