Cunera Kiewit Quotes & Sayings

some linguists have also concluded that, while the innatist perspective provides a plausible explanation for first language acquisition, something else is required for second language acquisition, since it so often falls short of full success. From the cognitive psychology perspective, however, first and second language acquisition are seen as drawing on the same processes of perception, memory, categorization, and generalization. The difference lies in the circumstances of learning as well as in what the learners already know about language and how that prior knowledge shapes their perception of the new language. — Patsy M. Lightbown

It's not a one time heroic moment but is living each day with bravery. — Renzo Gracie

- You see a man and you just play with him, because you know you can.
- I play with women too. I believe in equal rights, she said, looking in the mirror. — Eva Scoutt

There needs to be someone who can lead you in the right direction. — Pharoahe Monch

The whole kiss-and-tell thing is a negative approach that often happens in a World Cup. We will see negative stories about the players and it can affect their confidence and the overall performance of the national team on the pitch, let alone the bid to actually stage the competition. — Gary Lineker

I settle for a radio station that's currently playing a Tom Waits track. That man has so much gravel in his voice that, if he coughed, you could build a road with the contents of his phlegm. — Mark Capell

You can't be too comfortable. I have to keep pushing myself to be a better fighter every step of the way. — Alexander Gustafsson

But if we begin thinking about the world being over 100 million years old, then it's absolutely by chance that you and I are sitting here alive today, while all the others are dead or have never been born. — Thor Heyerdahl

In war the simplest manoeuvres are the best. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Painting is a field that attracts a lot of lazy people. You can just sort of sit and wait for things to come to you. I know a lot of painters who'll sit and chat it up all night. But God, I just can't do that. — Jamie Wyeth