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Deborah Tannen Quotes

I am the youngest of three girls. My first linguistics book was a study of 'New York Jewish conversational style'. That was my dissertation.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: sociologist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 7, 1945

Topics

Style I Am New York Book New Three

Republicans should embrace the possibility that Obamacare could pave the way toward lower health care entitlement spending overall. That won't be easy. But it's not unthinkable, either.

Health Care Easy Embrace Way Either

As I watched on TV the nest of reporters and groupies surround Palin at the Iowa State Fair, I couldn't help but sit back and wonder if she's become the ultimate party crasher for the Republican Party.

Help Back Wonder Party Become She

My dad grew up really poor in Mississippi. I paid attention to that because I thought that's a healthier thing to pay attention to than, like, some statue of a great-great-great grandfather who has no connection to my life.

Anderson Cooper

Life Thought My Life Attention Poor

Do you know what absolute happiness is? For me, it is to wake up my kids in the morning - these little pieces of innocence - to wake them and find they're so happy to see me! It is unequivocal love, no question about it.

Michael Douglas

Love Happiness Morning Happy Me You

Girls talk to each other like men talk to each other. But girls have an eye for detail.

Men Detail Eye Talk Like Other

I've had more people come up to me about 'Saving Silverman' than anything else. That and 'That Thing You Do!' But 'Saving Silverman' is the one I get most often. And I love that.

Love People Me You More Anything

This may be done by grafting, by confining the roots, withholding water, bending the branches, or in a hundred other ways which all proceed upon the same principle.

Water Roots Done Same Branches May

You have to be in the world to understand what the spiritual is about, and you have to be spiritual in order to truly be able to accept what the world is about.

Spiritual World You Understand Order

Being able to run an NBA team at 19 is not easy.

Team Easy Run NBA Being Able

I have been writing since 11th grade, and have a few features that have almost gotten off the ground. I really want one of my features to come to life.

Life Writing Want Ground Off Been

A lot of times you have very ego-driven actors and actresses that stay in their little world, and when you have a scene together, your worlds meet for a moment. But I don't think that makes for a very good cohesion.

Good Moment Together World Think

I'm feeling much better than I have been for many years. You know, I... there have been a couple of days when I thought maybe I wasn't going to make it to the evening. I don't feel that anymore.

Thought Evening Better Feel You

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