If language did not affect behavior, it could have no meaning.
Kenneth L. Pike
Recitation: by Male by Female
I grew up just outside New York City in a very white town. In seventh grade, I got called Macy Gray. It really affected me, so I got a weave and wore my hair straight.
Jillian Hervey
New YorkCityMeHairWhiteNew
Soul music is about longevity and reaching and touching people on a human level - and that's never going to get lost.
Jill Scott
MusicSoulPeopleLostNeverHuman
The Botanischer Garten in Berlin has one of Europe's finer winter trails, leading in careful order from glasshouses devoted to African-American and Australian desert species, through a fine collection of tropical plants, and on to the orchid house.
John Burnside
WinterPlantsDesertHouseEurope
Ben & Jerry's evolved into what it is doing and is trying to transition its supply chain, but this is essentially retrofitting. In the social enterprise movement, we see companies whose essence, the products they make, the reason they exist from day one, is because these people see something out in the world that they cannot accept.
Jerry Greenfield
DayPeopleWorldDoingTryingSee
Without intervention today, the cost of care for adults with autism will be significantly greater and the burden will no longer lie with the parents, but on our entire society.
Jenny McCarthy
TodayLieParentsSocietyCareWill
I've had bad jobs. Now I have a good one. I'm thankful.
Maurice Greene
GoodThankfulBadNowJobsHad
I love the ocean. Boats, not so much.
Jeff Goldblum
LoveOceanMuchBoatsI Love
The hardest part was getting the window net hooked back. I didn't think I was ever going to get it hooked. I finally got it hooked. If I'd known that I wouldn't have tried to hook it.
Sterling Marlin
WindowThinkBackGoingGetHardest
I'm always astonished by the confidence my readers put in me.
Mary Karr
ConfidenceMeAlwaysReadersPut
There are so many successful women working in intelligence, but it's still seen as a male-dominated world.
Miranda Otto
WomenIntelligenceWorldSuccessful
I don't have certain kinds of fatigue. My focus stays strong - I can work on a song for six or seven hours in one day and not get bored or tired of it.
Jason Isbell
WorkFocusDayTiredSongStrong
I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not, but I'm not a very competitive person.
Disha Patani
GoodPersonCompetitiveSureVery
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