"Research shows that those kids who text frequently are more likely to be the most literate and the best spellers, because you have to know how to manipulate language."

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Source : "Gr8 db8r takes on linguistic luddites" by John Crace, www.theguardian.com. September 15, 2008.

David Crystal

#Kids Quotes #Research Quotes #Language Quotes

“If I ever make a hole in one, A thrill that I've never known, I won't be believed and I'll have no fun, For I'm sure to be playing alone.”
“Laws and machines are shaped to fit the classes.”
“Education always continues. We all know that beauty fades, but what stays is a person's personality, their sense of humor, their wit, what they're interested in. That's what really shines.”

Source : Interview magazine, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 12, 2013.
“Come all you mad and raging fearless friends of war and peace, Come all you sad self-righteous frightened friends down on your bended knees, All beings on this earth, you must not harm them; All weapons you hold deep within your heart, you must disarm them. Every man you meet's your son. Every woman is your daughter. Go find someeone who's thirsty, And give them water.”
“I believe anybody who tells you he is unbiased is a liar. Being human gives you bias, and you can't avoid that. The best you can ever hope to be is fair.”
“Good writing is the hardest form of thinking.”
“It struck me at some point that the things I wanted to say had to be wordless. I had to renounce words in order to go deep into the practice of making materials and textures that would express what I'm trying to say more accurately.”

Source : "Arca's Warped Beauty". Interview with Philip Sherburne, pitchfork.com. November 19, 2015.
“How will decent people in the region ever believe in peace if Arab terrorists interpret every gesture of peace as a display of weakness and then act accordingly?”

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