David Crystal There’s nothing unusual about a single language dying. But what’s going on today is extraordinary when we compare the situation to what has happened in the past. We’re seeing languages dying out on a massive scale. – David Crystal Compare Quotes Dying Quotes Extraordinary Quotes Happened Quotes Language Quotes Languages Quotes Massive Quotes Scale Quotes Single Quotes Situation Quotes Unusual Quotes One of the places the full stop is really being revised in a really fundamental way is on the Internet. You look at the Internet or any instant messaging exchange – anything that is a fast dialogue taking place. People simply do not put full stops in unless they want to make a point. Languages like English, Spanish, and Chinese are healthy languages. They exist in spoken, written, and signed forms, and they’re used by hundreds of millions of people all over the world. But most of the 6,000 or so of the world’s languages aren’t in such a healthy state.
Dale Steyn I think the more common players who have been around for a while – Joe Root, Alastair Cook, Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad – those guys I know of, they’re fantastic players. – Dale Steyn
Steve Wozniak I’m surprised at the extent of the bigotry. But it really plays out when companies or schools take a side and prohibit the other platform at all. We Mac users should be good even when the other side is bad. We should do what we can to accept the other platforms. – Steve Wozniak
Dr Seuss The problem with writing a book in verse is, to be successful, it has to sound like you knocked it off on a rainy Friday afternoon. It has to sound easy. When you can do it, it helps tremendously because it’s a thing that forces kids to read on. You have this unconsummated feeling if you stop. – Dr Seuss
Eric Bischoff I don’t regret how I built the Cruiserweight division. Could I have done better? Sure. Absolutely. I’m sure I could have, especially with 20/20 hindsight. I just don’t know of anybody that I talk to that looks back at that division and says, ‘Oh, man, that sucked.’ – Eric Bischoff
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