Reduplication Linguistics Quotes & Sayings

Packed with fascinating personal perspective and testimony, Michael Takiffs A Complicated Man wholly justifies its title. The book is far more than a kaleidoscopic oral biography of President Bill Clinton. Aspect by aspect, it guides us through the struggles of postmodern America, as the most ambitious baby boomer of his generation seeks to modernize the Democratic Party-and, as in a Greek drama, is fated to be destroyed. Veritably, an all-American saga, with a cast of thousands-favorable and unfavorable. — Nigel Hamilton

Nothing can survive on the planet unless it is a cooperative part of larger global life. — Barry Commoner

Mirabelle, who never takes credit for her attractiveness, believes it is not she he is responding to, but rather something independent of her. — Steve Martin

I should go," he said.
"You should go," I replied.
I thought about kissing him some more.
"Unless you stayed," I said.
"Unless I stayed," he replied. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Never look for a reason to be kind, just be kind to everyone. Kindness is the language of heart that everyone can understand. — Debasish Mridha

At root, the Tea Party is nothing more than a them-versus-us thing. — Matt Taibbi

Because inside we still carry the dreams of what could have been, of what should have been, of what we wish could still be. This doesn't mean we aren't content. We are content, but the romantic longings of our girlhood have never entirely left us. It's like Yen-Yen said all those years ago: 'I look in the mirror and I'm surprised by what I see.' I look in the mirror and still expect to see my Shanghai-girl self- not the wife and mother I've become. — Lisa See

Bad luck either destroys you or it makes you the man you really are. — Miguel Torres