Deborah Tannen Quotes

Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence. To survive in the world, we have to act in concert with others, but to survive as ourselves, rather than simply as cogs in a wheel, we have to act alone.

Deborah Tannen

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CommunicationAloneWorldSurvive

I always knew that 'Growing Pains' was not going to go on forever. I remember thinking, 'I'm going to enjoy every moment of this.'

Joanna Kerns

MomentThinkingRememberEnjoyGo

At age 10 or 12 he's going to boarding school in the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight is, of course, down at the bottom of England just off South Hampton.

Jeremy Irons

AgeSchoolDownBottomGoingOff

It is more important to engage the public positively with choice and competition to everyone than to be directed into a benefit for a minority.

Andrew Lansley

CompetitionChoiceImportantMore

I'm just singing a song, and if people want to laugh, that's their business.

Andy Kaufman

BusinessPeopleSingingSongLaugh

As far as putting stuff on social media, I think Instagram is really cool because I like the visual aspect. You're taking pictures, and you can put a filter on them, and it's super creative.

Ross Lynch

Social MediaCreativeCoolThinkYou

My way to combat anything is just to walk straight into it with my fists up.

Mary-Louise Parker

WalkWayUpAnythingJustStraight

Many have been with the show for years, and they have sources in the business, so we do know things, but until it is verified, we don't run with the story.

Mary Hart

BusinessStoryKnowRunYearsBeen

I thought Christians were walking idiots.

Josh McDowell

ThoughtWalkingIdiotsChristians

I love playing basketball. And to be able to continue to play as a job, that's the best to me.

Draymond Green

LoveBestJobMeBasketballPlay

My only qualifications to be an actor were that I'm daring, and I'm a quick learner. I've always learnt by watching what other people do. It's the same with my writing. I write what I know. Structurally, I write in a very undisciplined way.

Colman Domingo

PeopleWritingKnowActorWayWrite

William Shakespeare was a brilliant writer and he only wrote the truth. So, if I don't believe it, I have to work really hard to see what that truth is so that I do; that's the only way I can make it believable for the audience.

Condola Rashad

WorkTruthBelieveTruth IsI Can

If you're reading to find friends, you're in deep trouble.

Claire Messud

ReadingDeepFriendsYouFind

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