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Academics dont normally manage to alter peoples way of thinking th

Academics dont normally manage to alter peoples way of thinking through their strength of argument. – David Crystal

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Ever since the arrival of printing – thought to be the invention of the devil because it would put false opinions into peoples minds – people have been arguing that new technology would have disastrous consequences for language. – David Crystal

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As I get older and I get a few more years experience I become more like Dad, you know, King Lear. – David Crystal

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He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Military strength in reserve is better than military strength being reigned upon the other side including all of its innocent civilians. – Theodore C. Sorensen

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I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesnt occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea. – Thor Heyerdahl

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I believe youll develop speed via strength work which includes hill running, either repeats, or running hilly courses as the Kenyans do on a steady basis. – Bill Rodgers

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If you want to see your plays performed the way you wrote them, become President. – Vaclav Havel

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They have decided to tour under the name of Ten Years After which I dont think is very cool. To be honest, they have had to do that as its the only way they can get any work. – Alvin Lee

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