Deborah Tannen I think of myself as a writer as much as I think of myself as a linguist and an academic. I really enjoy writing – playing with language and getting just the right metaphor. – Deborah Tannen Academic Quotes Enjoy Quotes Language Quotes Linguist Quotes Metaphor Quotes Playing Quotes Writer Quotes Writing Quotes I am the youngest of three girls. My first linguistics book was a study of ‘New York Jewish conversational style’. That was my dissertation. Sister relationships span a huge range, from best friends to worst enemies. From ‘I adore her; I talk to her five times a day’ to ‘I decided to cut her out of my life.’ For most women, it’s in between.
FoodJohn Mulaney You can do good work simply staying up all night and eating nothing but junk food, but probably not in the long term. – John Mulaney
Marne Levine Businesses are beginning to really understand that they can market to passions on Instagram. They can leverage the creative canvas that we offer on Instagram and combine that with really good targeting to put the right story in front of the right person at the right time for an audience that is active and receptive to discovery. – Marne Levine
FriendshipWaheeda Rehman Nanda and I never discussed work. Our work never came in the way of our friendship. We were both down-to-earth and very Indian. Both of us attempted glamorous roles but soon realised that it’s better to play characters that were close to our personalities. – Waheeda Rehman
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