David Crystal Quotes

The Internet has given us 10 or 15 new styles of communication: long messages like blogging, and then short messages like texting and tweeting. I see it all as part of an expanding array of linguistic possibilities.

David Crystal

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CommunicationInternetShortLongUs

I'm not a gambling-man. I have never bet a dollar in all my life.

John Forsythe

LifeMy LifeNeverDollarBet

My little cousin tells me I look like Magneto so I guess that's who I should probably play.

Robert Pattinson

MeLookPlayLittleWhoLike

If you ask me about Donna Lynne, she's one of the flat-out most talented people I've ever worked with, and I've worked with some pretty talented people.

John Hickenlooper

PeopleMeYouSheAskPretty

I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don't want to be thought of in that way.

John Wooden

LightThinkThoughtDoingWantWay

My father-in-law and I always had great interest in Indian sport. At the Athens Olympics, watching the wrestling event, we started discussing the state of Indian sport - inadequate representation, lack of satisfactory results etc. We thought we should do something about it.

Amit Bhatia

GreatThoughtResultsWatching

We are seeing a changed Mumbai, but having showcased Dharavi in 'Slum Dog Millionaire' brought shame and disgrace to our city. Whenever the firangs visit Mumbai, they must visit Dharavi; it has become a sightseeing spot. However, I feel saddened about it.

Rohit Shetty

DogCityFeelSeeingBecomeMumbai

My concern is that contention is becoming accepted as a way of life.

Russell M. Nelson

LifeWayBecomingAcceptedConcern

I actually regard Facebook as a huge bore, but I cannot refrain from participating in it. I guess I crave the feeling of hope it gives me to think that today will be different from yesterday, that I will find an interesting comment or poke or video, and on the extremely rare occasion when that happens, I am just thrilled.

Roseanne Barr

TodayHopeI AmMeThinkYesterday

I'm nervous about our civic culture. I'm not sure the Internet is largely the cause of it. It's certainly the cause of careless writing. People who get used to blurbing things on the Internet are never going to be good writers.

Antonin Scalia

GoodCulturePeopleWritingInternet

I attended a high school with more than 4,000 students and met with a guidance counselor only once during my four-year stint. Despite my clear strengths in science and math, my counselor's advice was to pursue a degree in business. A career in engineering was never encouraged nor, in fact, ever mentioned.

Peggy Johnson

BusinessScienceSchoolHigh School

I tried do stand-up, and I was horrible. And I'll never do it again.

Sean Hayes

NeverHorribleAgainTriedI Tried

I'm very often described as a 'risk-taker' and 'extreme,' and there are a few examples of that, certainly in the physical experimentation.

Tim Ferriss

ExtremePhysicalExperimentationFew

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