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Deborah Tannen Quotes

You're not from Puerto Rico, so you should say Puerto Rico like all the other people from the place that you come from.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

People You Place Puerto Rico Say

I've tried to get cute - and I don't mind saying tried to be cute - at the quarterback spot.

Cute Mind Saying Quarterback Get

I always loved music and was drawn to it and affected by it. But it wasn't until I got to San Diego that I started exploring music more.

Music Loved More Exploring Always

If you think about those bailouts that happened in 2008, that was a situation in which the government gave, at our expense, enormous sums of money to some of the richest people who have ever existed on Earth.

Money Government People Think You

My dance classes were open to anybody, my only stipulation was that they had to come to the class every day.

Merce Cunningham

Day Dance Every Day Class Open Come

There was something very special about 'Doctor Who', and I did miss it a lot.

Doctor Special Miss Something Who

It's not easy to take a sit-com and turn it into a feature.

Easy Turn Take Feature

When I am making a TV show, I am looking for engagement, not admiration.

I Am Looking Admiration Engagement

I'm not a big believer in our copyright laws; I find them way too restrictive.

Find Way Copyright Big Laws Our

Here I am trying to live, or rather, I am trying to teach the death within me how to live.

Live Death I Am Me Trying Teach

I'm saying, let's learn to reacquire a respect for the power of guns. This culture is so indifferent and disrespectful of guns that we should be terrified.

Christopher McQuarrie

Power Respect Culture Saying Learn

I wanted to draw and do costumes. I was prepared to train for that, but I needed something to do on my time off from high school, so I called an agent without telling anyone and started working with her.

Time School High School Train High

Before you can win a game, you have to not lose it.

Failure Win Game You Lose Before

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