Deborah Tannen Quotes

The effect of dominance is not always the result of an intention to dominate.

Deborah Tannen

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Sadly, this problem of steroid use is not isolated to baseball.

Jim Sensenbrenner

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My feeling about my own work is, I could be writing 'The Aeneid' and they would still have to call it chick lit or mommy lit or menopausal old hag lit.

Jennifer Weiner

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Strong female characters - even if they don't necessarily make the same decisions that we might - make such great narrative material, especially when there's an equally strong male character in the mix.

Meg Cabot

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I have legs of iron, but to tell you the truth, they're starting to rust and buckle a bit.

Jeanne Calment

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I love the creative process. That's always been the closest thing to my heart, creating something.

Amy Lee

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I love cooking. I like to make lasagna - it's authentic Italian-style. I also do a great chicken recipe for a barbecue.

Sullivan Stapleton

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I'm acting a lot when I'm writing for other people.

Sia

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I've actually traveled quite a bit with various authors. Judith Miller and I toured the highlands in Scotland with Liz Curtis Higgs, and that was incredible fun. However, I love going with my husband, who - although he is not a writer per se, he is a historian and can give me a lot of insight on various historical locations.

Tracie Peterson

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Our new world rests on order. The danger is disorder. And in today's world, it can now spread like contagion.

Tony Blair

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For politicians to be honest, the public needs to allow them to be honest, and the media, which mediates between the politicians and the public, needs to allow those politicians to be honest. If local democracy is to flourish, it is about the active and informed engagement of every citizen.

Rory Stewart

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I believe in my Mormon faith, and I endeavor to live by it. My faith is the faith of my fathers - I will be true to them and to my beliefs.

Mitt Romney

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Today right here in America we have 50 million people without health insurance.

Corrine Brown

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