Deborah Tannen Quotes

My mother cared a lot about clothes. It was a point of friction because when I was a teenager, and I only wanted to wear my father's shirts, and I never wanted to wear makeup, she would say: 'Put on lipstick.' That was her thing.

Deborah Tannen

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You walk through a series of arches, so to speak, and then, presently, at the end of a corridor, a door opens and you see backward through time, and you feel the flow of time, and realize you are only part of a great nameless procession.

John Huston

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Now interpersonal politics... that's what it's all about.

Max Cannon

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What the right-wing in the United States tries to do is undermine the press.

Stephen Colbert

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I wouldn't rule out L.A. life, but I love England. I have a lovely house and nice garden, I walk my kids to school - family is most important to me.

Stephen Graham

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The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.

Stephen Ambrose

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People don't remember. Revenge is sweet.

Tracey Emin

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My inspiration comes from so many things, it is hard to give credit to one. I find music of all kinds to be a great inspiration. A melody or a lyric can fire my imagination. Exercise is another. Endorphins fuel my thoughts - I tend to work out scenes and dialogue when I am exercising. Reading is also a great inspiration.

Julia London

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Marriage is a decades-long experiment, conducted mostly in private; a test of will in the face of unexpected obstacles.

Jojo Moyes

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I am now going from a prison to a palace: I have finished my work, and am now going to receive my wages.

Christopher Love

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Whether it's being a leading man, making TV shows, being with my family, I've learned a lot.

Ashton Kutcher

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A writer is a palmist, reading the lines of the planet.

Pico Iyer

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It was just using the liquid shampoo - the Russians have one very similar to the stuff we use on the Shuttle - you just wet your hair with it and then wipe it out.

Shannon Lucid

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