Deborah Tannen Quotes

I interviewed more than 100 women about their sisters, but if they also had brothers, I asked them to compare. Most said they talked to their sisters more often, at greater length and, yes, about more personal topics. This often meant that they felt closer to their sisters, but not always.

Deborah Tannen

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WomenSaidPersonalMoreAlwaysYes

I visit studios. Just to get the feel, the smell, and see what other people are doing. Not only listening to the radio, but going to studios, greeting musicians and artists, just getting a vibe.

Jimmy Cliff

PeopleListeningMusiciansDoingSee

I think, at the end of the day, if you're a good actor, then you're a good actor.

John Benjamin Hickey

GoodDayThinkEnd Of The DayEnd

When you're constantly involved in domination, what you're really looking for is constant highs.

Joel Edgerton

LookingYouInvolvedDomination

You have to prepare yourself physically as much as possible for a bad wipeout.

Joel Parkinson

YourselfYouBadPossiblePrepare

I put a list together. It was like: Get health insurance, get a car, get a bigger apartment, travel more, get a record deal, get a publishing deal, sell 10,000 units, be a part of a No. 1 album, make a million dollars. I got to check off 90 percent of the stuff last year. I hit some serious landmarks in 2015.

Anderson Paak

CarHealthTogetherTravelInsurance

Music should be truthful and real, but it should also be healing and uplifting.

Steve Forbert

MusicHealingRealTruthfulShould

In exchange for power, influence, command and a place in history, a president gives up the bulk of his privacy.

Roger Mudd

PowerHistoryInfluencePrivacyUp

To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer.

Mickey Mantle

BestPlayYearsHappenStadiumEver

The computer environment is radically different today. In the 1980s, it was like the Wild West, with a lot of open territory. Now, the cowboys have moved out and the farmers have moved in.

Mitch Kapor

TodayEnvironmentNowFarmersWild

Film is like sculpture, writing, acting, technical arts, all sorts of arts. And that's why I wanted to do it for so long, because it would include so many places for attention.

Lucy Dacus

WritingLongAttentionActingWhy

Shirley Valentine is a beautiful character and so well written. What Shirley speaks and thinks is so logical.

Loretta Swit

CharacterBeautifulWellLogical

In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty.

Phil Ochs

BeautyUglyTrueProtestOnlyTimes

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