Deborah Tannen Quotes

The meanings of words and the uses of words come from practice from the way people in a given culture use those words.

Deborah Tannen

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The world has changed - we can all get news 24/7 from any device, any outlet... but we want to tell different stories in different ways, and add to the news.

Jeff Zucker

WorldNewsWantTellGetDifferent

When I was 24, I was full of life. I was that ham who wanted to be famous, a movie star, all that stuff. I think it's cool. But it was not what I was searching for, really. It was more a delusion.

Jean-Claude Van Damme

LifeCoolThinkFamousSearching

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

FlowGreatestOurOurselvesEvils

Our own civilization has lost its way, and this makes us even more vulnerable to Islamist nihilism.

Tom Tancredo

LostCivilizationWayMoreOwnUs

By maintaining an active feedback system at every stage of a startup, founders can reduce their burn rate, increase their virality coefficient, and retain key hires.

Jay Samit

KeyFeedbackBurnActiveStage

I'm all over the place with what I listen to.

Joshua Ostrander

PlaceListenOver

The success of I Love Lucy is something that happens only once in a lifetime, if you are fortunate enough to have it happen at all.

Desi Arnaz

LoveSuccessEnoughYouHappenOnly

It is both an honour and a privilege to be asked to lead NBC News. The power of the brand, the scale of the legacy, the depth of the talent all make this organisation truly great.

Deborah Turness

PowerGreatTalentLegacyBrand

With Google I'm starting to burn out on knowing the answer to everything. People in the year 2020 are going to be nostalgic for the sensation of feeling clueless.

Douglas Coupland

PeopleYearFeelingBurnKnowing

I wrote about a bird that cleaned a crocodile's teeth. The story was so good that my teacher could not believe that a ten-year-old could write that well. I was even punished because my teacher thought I'd lied about writing it! I had always loved to write, but it was then that I realized that I had a talent for it.

Brian Jacques

GoodTeacherBirdTalentWriting

I was offered to take over for Reba in 'Annie Get Your Gun,' but it wasn't where I wanted to be. I think my fans would be upset if I confined my shows to one city for a long period of time.

Bonnie Raitt

TimeCityGunThinkLongUpset

I've learnt that there's a soul mate somewhere in this world. Till you don't find that person, the search goes on.

Preity Zinta

SoulWorldSearchYouFindPerson

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