David Crystal At any one time language is a kaleidoscope of styles, genres and dialects. – David Crystal Dialects Quotes Genres Quotes Kaleidoscope Quotes Language Quotes Styles Quotes Time Quotes Language itself changes slowly, but the Internet has speeded up the process of those changes so you notice them more quickly. There’s an old little jingle: ‘The chief use of slang is to show that you’re one of the gang.’ What that means is that every social group has its own linguistic bonding mechanism. If there’s a group of lawyers, they have their own slang. If there’s a group of doctors, they have their own slang, and so on.
Shonda Rhimes I like working more than I like being at home. Facing that fact is incredibly difficult to handle, because what kind of person likes working more than being at home? – Shonda Rhimes
Demian Bichir I grew up in the theater. I began my career at 3. That was the first time I stepped onto a provisional stage. – Demian Bichir
David SanbornMusic Music is like an open sky. You know it’s out there… and there you are. – David Sanborn
FamousSusan Sontag The love of the famous, like all strong passions, is quite abstract. Its intensity can be measured mathematically, and it is independent of persons. – Susan Sontag
Noel Clarke I did ‘Kidulthood’ and ‘Adulthood,’ and that’s what people wanted and expect me to always do. They want me to do ‘hood films and be the guy swinging baseball bats and saying ‘Yo Blood’ and beating up others in the street. – Noel Clarke
Rick Bragg I have dictated stories from an airport after writing the story out in longhand on the plane that I got from phone interviews and then was applauded by editors for ‘working magic.’ – Rick Bragg
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