"We decipherers cannot afford to be as picky as the linguist, who can always run back to a native speaker for a few more forms."

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Source : E. J. W. Barber (1974). “Archaeological Decipherment: A Handbook”

E. J. W. Barber

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“[W]e have always resented the natural inclination of most white people to demand spirituals the moment it is known that a Negro is about to sing. So often the request has seemed to savor of the feeling that we could do this and this alone.”
“I'd be devastated if my son grows up to be a hetero. I mean, I'd still love him ... but as a parent you just envision a certain life for your child. I mean, if he's straight, think of all the fabulous things he's going to miss out on. When I think my son might never know the joys of having a quarter share on Fire Island and walking through Judy Garland Memorial Park on the way to the Meat Rack.”

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“The grid is going to be a very different system in 2020, 2030. We keep thinking that we want it to be there and provide power when we need it...Families will have to get used to only using power when it was available, rather than constantly.”
“Our culture raises us to seek success but we are not taught how to live with it.”
“What you aim for, as an actor, is to be able to play a range of different roles.”

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