Deborah Tannen Quotes

A sister is someone who owns part of what you own: a house, perhaps, or a less tangible legacy, like memories of your childhood and the experience of your family.

Deborah Tannen

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FamilyMemoriesExperienceChildhood

Since my initials are J. U., people called me Ju. Or Jujube, like the candy.

Jenna Ushkowitz

PeopleMeCandyLikeSince

My mother always thought if her mother hadn't left her, she would have been happy. All the problems she had never would have happened.

Amy Tan

MotherHappyProblemsThoughtNever

If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.

Alphonse de Lamartine

TravelWorldSingleGazeGiveHad

I think the plasticity of the novel is its greatest challenge. There are no rules; there is no necessary form. You can know what you want it to be, or do, and still not know how to write it. There are endless possibilities, infinite choices. What voice should it be in? What events to start with? What characters will be part of it?

Sue Miller

ChallengeStartChoicesVoiceThink

I say to the young, be happy that you were born in Italy because of the beauty of the human capital, both masculine and feminine, of this country... No other country has such human capital.

Rita Levi-Montalcini

BeautyHappyBe HappyYouBornSay

I always thought East L.A. music was so dreamy and languid and kinda greasy.

Ry Cooder

MusicThoughtAlwaysEastKinda

Any actress will tell you - it's really hard. If you're not an A-list Hollywood movie star, if you're in the middle, there are people who assume you wouldn't do certain things without even asking you, when actually you probably would. And there are people who always think you are busy doing something else.

Martine McCutcheon

PeopleBusyThinkDoingYouWill

I'm interested to see what happens with Fox News and phone hacking. I really can't believe it just happens in Great Britain. Because really, who cares about just hacking phones over there?

Michael Moore

GreatBelievePhoneNewsFoxPhones

I just got my work visa to shoot 'American Horror Story,' and my official status is 'alien with extraordinary abilities.'

Lizzie Brochere

WorkStoryAmericanAlienHorror

The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.

Jean Cocteau

TragedyWorstMisunderstoodPoet

The more disastrous the mishaps the simpler the reviewing task.

Donal Henahan

MoreTaskSimplerDisastrous

I've never considered myself a rapper. I know how to do it. I know how to make my voice project, and I know how to stay on beat and what have you, but I've never considered myself a rapper.

Dr. Dre

MyselfVoiceYouKnowNeverProject

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