Well, American dialects have been studied for a hundred years or so.
William Labov
Recitation: by Male by Female
If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.
John Atkinson
LifeYouRunWillOwnYour
I was an English major in college, took a ton of creative writing courses, and was a newspaper reporter for 10 years.
Jennifer Weiner
CreativeCollegeWritingNewspaper
To die is landing on some distant shore.
John Dryden
DieShoreLandingSomeDistant
If you move to Canada, after a few years you call yourself Canadian. In Germany, it's difficult to belong.
Sibel Kekilli
YourselfYouCanadaDifficultYears
I have played a handful of rounds of golf with Wayne Gretzky.
Tom Glavine
GolfHandfulPlayedRoundsWayne
Places that have experienced great defeat experience a kind of rebirth, which I think America has to do - unless we want to get more decrepit. I don't think we have to destroy the place totally.
Rufus Wainwright
GreatExperienceThinkAmericaPlace
Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.
Joseph Addison
PowerManMindNothingMoreThan
I don't hang out with movie stars, and you won't see me going to many Hollywood parties. I'm actually quite boring.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
StarsMeYouHollywoodBoringSee
I was a bit late on Erykah Badu, but I don't think you can really be late on music. You discover it whenever; music is timeless.
Jorja Smith
MusicThinkYouLateTimelessBit
Crime to many is not crime but simply a way of life. If laws are inconvenient, ignore them, they don't apply to you.
Dick Francis
LifeIgnoreYouCrimeWayLaws
I've always felt obligated to help those less fortunate than me. It's an obligation that anyone who has a chance to be in the NBA should feel and act upon.
Dikembe Mutombo
MeChanceFeelHelpAlwaysAct
I was 26 when I invented the wrap dress. It was just a nothing little printed dress made out an jersey, and before I know it, I lived an American Dream making more than 25,000 dresses a week.
Diane von Furstenberg
American DreamDressAmericanWeek
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by William Labov