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Deborah Tannen Quotes

An assumption underlying almost all comments on interruptions is that they are aggressive, but the line between what's perceived as assertiveness or aggressiveness almost certainly shifts with an interrupter's gender.

Deborah Tannen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Gender Aggressive Line Almost Shifts

The world remains ever the same.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

World Same Remains Ever

For the first five years of my life, I grew up in a log cabin in coastal British Columbia in a very small town, like 300 people, mostly hippies. No running water, no electricity. When I was 12, I changed my name from Dharma to Stewart. At that age, you just want to be normal.

Stewart Butterfield

Life Age Water People Small Name

I was afraid I would get the Oscar for 'Irma La Douce' because it was popular. But I didn't want to because I didn't really think it was that good.

Shirley MacLaine

Good Think Want Afraid Because Get

Self-examination with a close-up mirror in an antiseptic environment is what Nine Inch Nails is based on.

Trent Reznor

Mirror Environment Nails Close-Up

For if any man who never saw fire proved by satisfactory arguments that fire burns. His hearer's mind would never be satisfied, nor would he avoid the fire until he put his hand in it that he might learn by experiment what argument taught.

Roger Bacon

Fire Man Mind Learn Argument Hand

Long before we created libraries, or even books, poetry was the way we humans remembered who we were, a primary means of documenting and contemplating our lives.

Robin Coste Lewis

Poetry Long Way Remembered Means

If you've got some to say to Ric Flair, you come say it to me, and I'll make the translation.

Roddy Piper

Me You Say Got Translation Come

We have three and a half acres, complete with duck pond and wildflower meadow and open annually by appointment as part of the National Gardens Scheme.

Mary Berry

Duck Three Open Pond Half Complete

I'm competitive with anyone who writes a good song - I don't care if it's a band or solo artist or whoever.

Chris Martin

Good Song Care Artist Band Solo

I believe in status symbols.

Brooks Stevens

Believe I Believe Status I Believe In

If I can relate to the joke, it's going to be funny.

Sebastian Maniscalco

Funny I Can Joke Going Relate

I've read some things where people are like, 'Beyonce wants to be white' because she has blonde highlights in her hair, but it's ridiculous. You know, she is who she is, and she's a very proud black woman. I know people with natural hair that are the least black inside; you know, it doesn't matter.

Tina Knowles

Woman People Hair Proud Black You