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David Crystal Quotes

Spellings are made by people. Dictionaries eventually reflect popular choices. And the Internet is allowing more people to influence spelling than ever before.

David Crystal

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: english
Birth: July 6, 1941

Topics

People Influence Choices Internet

I've always wanted to go to Phuket in Thailand.

Jillian Hervey

Go Always Thailand Wanted

I probably haven't even seen ten of the films I've done. I don't get a joy out of it, and I don't go to the movies.

Robert Sean Leonard

Joy Go Done Movies Out Seen

I don't ever want to tie a song in a little bow. Life doesn't work that way, and war doesn't ever work that way.

Mary Gauthier

Life Work War Song Want Way

There's Eddie's conviction and his lyrics and his ideals, and he can just rock straight out. His vocals are incredible. And we all are really competent musicians.

Mike McCready

Musicians Rock Out Conviction Just

When you write, it's just a much more crystalline, compressed version of the voice you think with - though not the one you speak with. I think your writing voice is your laser-guided missile. It's the poetry part of you.

Douglas Coupland

Poetry Writing Voice Speak Think

So long as you've got one good eye, the other one is just back-up.

Douglas Slocombe

Good Eye Long You Got Just

I think probably like seeing women fight because we're generally not thought to be strong, especially in the case of this movie.

Chiaki Kuriyama

Women Be Strong Fight Think Thought

Ultimately, to have a career in movies, to a certain extent, certainly in England, you can't sustain a career in just English movies.

Clive Owen

You Career Movies English Just

I suffered a stroke in 2002 that made everything else in my life that happened to that point pale in comparison.

Bret Hart

Life My Life Comparison Everything

I need to do psychology classes. That would be so interesting to me, studying people.

Britney Spears

People Me Interesting Studying Need

I just adore Kate Winslet. I love her because you're never aware of all the stuff that's going into her characterization and, yet, she completely transforms.

Anna Torv

Love You Never She Going Aware

I do good in the world - at least I try to. I speak on behalf of women, and I know I have made the lives of women happier as a result of teaching them what I have learned relative to true health rather than disease care.

Suzanne Somers

Good Women Health World Speak Care