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I use a lot of tunings because I listen to a lot of jazz.

~David Crosby

Topics: Because Jazz Listen Lot Use

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English has been this vacuum cleaner of a language, because of its history meeting up with the Romans and then the Danes, the Vikings and then the French and then the Renaissance with all the Latin and Greek and Hebrew in the background.

~David Crystal

Topics: Background Because Been Cleaner English French Greek Hebrew History Language Latin Meeting Renaissance Romans Then Up Vacuum

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At the same time we overlap, because, I do linguistics, and Ben did a first degree in Linguistics at Lancaster University, so he knows some of my subject.

~David Crystal

Topics: Because Ben Degree Did First He Knows Linguistics Overlap Same Same Time Some Subject Time University

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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 people's minds - people have been arguing that new technology would have disastrous consequences for language.

~David Crystal

Topics: Arguing Arrival Because Been Consequences Devil Disastrous Ever False Invention Language Minds New New Technology Opinions People Printing Put Since Technology Thought Would

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Likewise, there is no evidence that texting teaches people to spell badly: rather, 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.

~David Crystal

Topics: Badly Because Best Evidence Frequently How Kids Know Language Likely Likewise Literate Manipulate More Most People Rather Research Shows Spell Teaches Text Texting Those Who You

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English does have a larger vocabulary than other languages because of its history as the primary language of science and its global reach.

~David Crystal

Topics: Because Does English Global History Language Languages Larger Other Primary Reach Science Than Vocabulary

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Socialism's not a word that I use. I say 'social democracy' because I don't think the government needs to own all the means of production.

~David Cunliffe

Topics: Because Democracy Government Means Needs Own Production Say Social Social Democracy Socialism Think Use Word

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People who are prone to anxiety are nearly always people-pleasers who fear conflict and negative feelings like anger. When you feel upset, you sweep your problems under the rug because you don't want to upset anyone. You do this so quickly and automatically that you're not even aware you're doing it.

~David D. Burns

Topics: Always Anger Anxiety Anyone Automatically Aware Because Conflict Doing Even Fear Feel Feelings Like Nearly Negative People Problems Prone Quickly Rug Sweep Upset Want Who You Your

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Every time you feel depressed about something, try to identify a corresponding negative thought you had just prior to and during the depression. Because these thoughts have actually created your bad mood, by learning to restructure them, you can change your mood.

~David D. Burns

Topics: About Actually Bad Bad Mood Because Change Corresponding Created Depressed Depression Every Every Time Feel Had Identify Just Learning Mood Negative Prior Restructure Something Them Thought Thoughts Time Try You Your

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Most mental health professionals, including clinicians and researchers, endorse the deficit theory. They're convinced that we wage war simply because we don't know how to make love. We desperately want loving, satisfying relationships but lack the skills we need to develop them.

~David D. Burns

Topics: Because Convinced Deficit Desperately Develop Endorse Health How Including Know Lack Love Loving Make Mental Mental Health Most Need Professionals Relationships Researchers Satisfying Simply Skills Them Theory Wage Want War

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