"Grammar is what gives sense to language .... sentences make words yield up their meaning. Sentences actively create sense in language. And the business of the study of sentences is grammar."

-- David Crystal

#Reading Quotes #Yield Quotes #Giving Quotes

“'Jihad' can mean holy war to extremists, but it means struggle to the average Muslim.”
“I love variety. I love theater. I also love radio. I love language. But, the older you get, you need to earn money. You need to heighten your profile.”

Source : "Indira Varma Interview HUMAN TARGET". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 25, 2010.
“I'm not saying I'm the only Jewish person who cares about Palestinian people, but unfortunately, their voices are not necessarily heard as loudly as they should be.”
“I try to eat fruit and be healthy.”
“When you study art history, you learn that there is very little that is completely new, and in many ways digital art is no different. I love to derive inspiration from all types of images: mosaics, hieroglyphics, petroglyphs, woven patterns in textiles, and needlework. There is a lot of very good "pixel" design work before the 20th century, like a 1760 sampler by Elizabeth Laidman that looks like a bitmap font.”
“When you are clear about what you want to learn, you will find your teacher. The teacher is already there. The two of you will meet because you are looking for each other.”

Source : W. A. Mathieu (1991). “The Listening Book”, p.113, Shambhala Publications
“The secret is not to write about what you love best, but about what you, alone, love at all.”
“I always thought the Yankees had something to do with it.”

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