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Edward Sapir Quotes

A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: January 26, 1884 - February 4, 1939

Topics

Simple Creative Rich Language Only

After all, it's very important for any big-name designer to have a couture range. I leave the ready-to-wear to my partner and team.

Team Partner Important Leave Range

I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that will result in violence everywhere in the country - but it's controllable, it's workable and it will lead to a much better future for these people.

Future People Think Better Political

So this guy, Jeff Johnson, who is an accountant who cares nothing at all about a free press and cares nothing about journalism, he's a right winger who supported the war, you know, who two years ago told people he couldn't stand a word that I wrote.

War People Free Stand You Know

I never make a choice thinking about the results. I'm never gonna take a role or a project thinking where this could - what this could bring me or something like that, because you've got no control about anything, actually.

Rodrigo Santoro

Me Control Thinking You Choice

I think parenthood is a wonderful balancing act. On the one hand, you want to spend as much time with your children as possible. On the other hand, you want to set an example for them to see that you're fulfilled in your life and in your work.

Life Work Children Time Think You

Harmony Korine, the screenwriter, was really into my early work. I did a lot of stuff under the name Sentridoh and a lot of 4-track cassette stuff that he was into.

Work Name Harmony Early Stuff He

When you do a first movie, you're contractually supposed to do the second one and then you don't do it, you become an executive producer. That's why there are a ton of directors who have executive producer credits on other movies.

Louis Leterrier

You Movies Why Become First Who

When you're trying to solve a problem on a new product type, you become completely focused on problems that seem a number of steps removed from the main product. That problem solving can appear a little abstract, and it is easy to lose sight of the product.

Problems Problem Trying You Lose

The time leading up to the 1996 Olympics was the most demanding and stressful of my career. The sport I had loved so much was slowly becoming a nightmare as I trained with Bela and Marta Karolyi the summer before the Olympics.

Dominique Moceanu

Time Loved Career Summer Up Slowly

Oh, I think every author is inspired by all of the books that she reads.

Think She Inspired Books I Think Oh

At school, I never had a hold on English history, and cheder was a place run by sadistic incompetents, so I felt alienated from the Jewish part of my past.

History Past School Place Run Never

I'd go to clinics and hear coaches say, 'You block with your helmet. You tackle with your helmet.' I'd say, 'No way! You block with your shoulder. It's a lot stronger blow, and you don't risk nearly as much. Why be stupid?'

Stupid Stronger You Helmet Go Say

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