Deborah Tannen Quotes

In the past, great communicators were great orators, but great communicators today sound conversational, and interrupting is common in conversation. And public discourse is now more about entertainment than enlightenment.

Deborah Tannen

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Fashion is an ultimate luxury - I mean, you don't need it - so it should bring you pleasure and make you happy. I don't like the idea of people revering it.

Jeremy Scott

HappyPeopleFashionLuxuryYou

There certainly is a good 'Tex Mex' restaurant very close to our office. My office is around 100 yards from it. I call it Tex Mex because every couple of years it's changed hands and changed name, I'm not exactly sure why!

Andrew Oliver

GoodNameRestaurantHandsWhySure

Especially some of the poorest in our society need to have the greatest support because health inequalities are too wide.

Andrew Lansley

HealthSupportSocietyNeedGreatest

I don't like perfumes that are too strong or sweet. I like a fragrance that is earthy and sensual and can be worn at any time.

Angelina Jolie

TimeSweetStrongFragranceSensual

I think that, as a filmmaker, you're always making the same film, regardless of how many different stories you tell. This is the case for me, whether I'm making documentaries or fiction films.

Rithy Panh

MeThinkYouAlwaysTellFiction

I wanted to be an actress since I was really, really small. I knew I didn't want to sing, and I didn't want to do music, and words were the ways I wanted to express myself.

Rosamund Pike

MusicMyselfWordsSmallWantSing

I always think that I'm not going to be right for a movie or that there's someone else who can do it better.

Michael Keaton

ThinkBetterSomeoneRightAlways

I think I've proven with my career that I can play a wide variety of characters. Yet, I still get typecast as the crazy slob guy. That's how it always works.

Judah Friedlander

CrazyThinkCareerI CanPlayGuy

What a ball from Frank. Frank and I go back years. He used to do that when I was at Ajax.

Dennis Bergkamp

BackGoYearsBallUsedHe

It's a particularly modern myth that married people are best friends. The best-friend concept is a uniquely female phenomena.

Deborah Tannen

BestPeopleFriendsModernMyth

The problem with the professional political class is they make money regardless of who wins.

Corey Lewandowski

MoneyPoliticalProblemProfessional

I want to protect my club. I want to try to protect my players. I want to try to protect my fans. Also, I want to try to protect the Premier League.

Antonio Conte

WantTryProtectClubFansPlayers

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