"Although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules, they also know they need to be understood."

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Source : "2b or not 2b?" by David Crystal, www.theguardian.com. July 4, 2008.

David Crystal

#Needs Quotes #Enjoy Quotes #Understood Quotes

“A Christian knows when it is time to speak of God and when it is better to say nothing and to let love alone speak. He knows that God is love and that God's presence is felt at the very time when the only thing we do is to love.”
“I use a professional researcher in New York who does all the legwork, all that stuff which would take me days and weeks of calling, waiting for people to call back.”
“I want to play a role of a 24-year-old woman, not 17-year-old girls. So I have picked a couple of films like 'Butter' to show that. And it's perfectly fine not to do anything for a year if I don't find the right thing.”

Source : "Ashley Greene: The Bombshell". Interview with Josh Patner, www.glamour.com. March 28, 2011.
“My problem was I let myself become known before I knew myself.”
“I always loved how people like Jon Voight and Laurence Olivier shocked you every time they came on-screen. They were so different each time. That's what I hope to do with acting â€” be the chameleon and not get stuck in a type.”

Source : Vanity Fair, August 1998.
“People love solving puzzles, and you always love it when somebody smarter than you is solving puzzles.”
“Anyone can be shamed, but feeling guilt requires empathy within.”
“Hunger and self-control do not go hand in hand.”

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