Deborah Tannen Quotes

While the requirements of a good leader and a good man are similar, the requirements of a good leader and a good woman are mutually exclusive. A good leader must be tough, but a good woman must not be. A good woman must be self-deprecating, but a good leader must not be.

Deborah Tannen

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I was amazed at the house that I grew up in; it looks practically identical to the way it was, but I couldn't recognize it because of the size of the trees.

Jim Fowler

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One of the hard lessons to learn in life is that there are some things you can control and some things you can't. If you want a short recipe for being frustrated and miserable, this is it: focus on things you can't control.

John Bytheway

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Hubble knows there is interesting stuff out there, but Hubble isn't quite big enough.

John C. Mather

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I grew up, like most people in my generation, watching John Travolta. I was thrilled to meet him.

Jeffrey Toobin

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The cynic says, 'One man can't do anything.' I say, 'Only one man can do anything.'

John W. Gardner

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I think that, as you get older, you want to be freer rather than more bound.

Tony Harrison

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The universe is so enormous, and we have no idea what's on the other side of the galaxy. It's a lovely thing to be able to tap into. I'm definitely not opposed to any supernatural ideas, but I've never encountered any. I believe in spirits, but I've never seen a ghost. And I believe in Heaven and Hell.

Rose Leslie

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An ideal day starts with putting on a good, smart, fun show where I learn something and ends with me fending off atomic knee drops from my two kids in our no-holds-barred pillow fight/steel cage matches. They are a ruthless tag team.

Willie Geist

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I love it. In the NFL, you win or you lose, and the money still shows up.

Shahid Khan

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I think the likelihood that combustion will continue to represent the large portion of the power unit world is very small.

Sergio Marchionne

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Every sport evolves. Every sport gets bigger and more athletic, and you have to keep up.

Tiger Woods

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Rather than improving the wealth of their own nation, the Mexican government encourages its poor to come to the U.S. and send money home.

Timothy Murphy

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