William Labov Quotes

An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used in the first steps of learning to read and write.

William Labov

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 4, 1927

Topics

LearningHomeChildrenStrongFirst

A lot of actors, they know the camera's there, and if somebody moves around or makes noise or whatever then they get all distracted, but I pretty much lock in. You can't distract me too much.

Meat Loaf

MeCameraYouToo MuchKnowNoise

One thing you learn about doing nonfiction is that you've got to get it right, fact-check, do your research. You've got to not only get the facts right but represent the subject to the world in a way that insiders feel like it's an access port and outsiders can access it. If you're too insider, you block access to anyone else.

Max Joseph

ResearchWorldFactsLearnDoing

In our industry, everything is taken lightly. Guys say so many things, and if you react to them, they go, like,'We are kidding.' Things like 'You are looking hot sexy' are common.

Shilpa Shinde

LookingSexyYouGoSayReact

Oh God, you know what would be really good for me is a dog locater - it would save me the hours that I have to spend looking for my dog.

Tom Felton

DogGoodGodMeLookingYou

In front of millions of people that paid to see you at your best, who expect you to be in action-figure shape and condition on that particular night for that moment, you've got to deliver.

Rob Van Dam

MomentBestPeopleNightYouSee

Grow old with me! The best is yet to be.

Robert Browning

BestMeGrowOld

Always be confident on the ball and have no fear when going out on the pitch. That is one thing young players need to have in their game to develop and play their best football, so that is what I do.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

FearBestFootballGameConfident

I received a lot of complaints from parents who wrote and told me that their kids wouldn't go to sleep until our show was over. So I went on the air and told all the children watching to 'listen to their Uncle Miltie and go to bed right after the show.'

Milton Berle

ChildrenSleepParentsMeUncleGo

If you can imagine what it's like to launch a business in the middle of a lawsuit - it's not an easy thing.

Joseph Abboud

BusinessEasyYouLaunchMiddle

It is better to not even try it than to endure the ramifications of either quitting smoking or dying.

Christy Turlington

BetterSmokingTryEndureDying

The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.

Pliny the Elder

WealthLustMankindSeemsRather

I've had so many interviews where the last question is, Are you gay? I had to find very creative ways to say that I was gay, but that I wasn't going to talk about it.

Portia de Rossi

CreativeYouFindGaySayTalk

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