Unusual Quotes

Word books traditionally focus on unusual and quirky items. They tend to ignore the words that provide the skeleton of the language, without which it would fall apart, such as 'and' and 'what,' or words that provide structure to our conversation, such as 'hello.' David Crystal
Conversation Words Word Language Focus Fall Our Books Would Structure Tend Unusual Without Provide Items Quirky Which Skeleton Apart Hello Ignore
There's nothing unusual about a single language dying. But what's going on today is extraordinary when we compare the situation to what has happened in the past. We're seeing languages dying out on a massive scale. David Crystal
Today Language Single Past Situation Nothing Extraordinary Scale Out Seeing About Massive Unusual Going Dying Happened In The Past Languages Compare
The idea for any film is always going to be surprising or unusual. David Frankel
Idea Unusual Always Surprising Any Going Film
It's very British to go about to see something unusual and paint it. David Hockney
See About Something Unusual Go Very Paint British
Bob Gates has unusual standing in the debate about the Obama administration's foreign policy: He was defense secretary for both a hawkish President George W. Bush and a wary President Obama. He understood Bush's desire to project power and Obama's skepticism. David Ignatius
Debate Power Defense President President George W. Bush President Obama Project Secretary Obama Administration About Both He Policy Unusual Foreign Understood Foreign Policy George George W George W. Bush Skepticism Bush Bob Standing Wary Desire Gates
As Obama prepares to begin the last year of his presidency, he stands in an unusual position on the national stage: He is the rationalist, a creature of intellect rather than emotion. David Ignatius
Year National Stage Presidency Obama Rather Emotion He Unusual His Intellect Begin Than Stands Prepares Creature Last Last Year Position
As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the effect was different on each of us. David Rockefeller
Family Recognized Exceptional Unusual Effect Children Different Us Even Each Belonged
I've noticed that once you leave London you do kind of become a bit more famous. People in London are a bit too cool for school. It's not so unusual to see someone from London in the street. But outside of London people are a bit more excited to see you and come out and support you. David Walliams
You People School Become Too Once Bit Out Kind See London Someone More Outside Excited Support Come Unusual Leave Famous Famous People Noticed Cool Street
I picked 'It's Not Unusual,' and then I did the little hop that Tom Jones does and moved my hips. Tim loved it. He came up to me and said, 'Did you know that I used Tom Jones in 'Edward Scissorhands'?' Deep Roy
Me You Hop He Picked Know Unusual Does Said Tim Came Hips Edward Up Did Moved Loved Little Then Used Tom
In 35 years of being in the media, I've had all this mud flung at me many, many times. It's not the first time. It's nothing unusual. I've been through it all before and the best way to deal with it is not to read them. Delia Smith
Time Best Me First Before Nothing Flung Way Best Way Through Had Read Unusual First Time Deal Been Years Times Being Them Mud Many Media
I have 30 years of experience working with Leos Carax, so all the films of Leos Carax are unusual or unique. I look at them as a journey: a journey which is very personal to Leos. Denis Lavant
Journey Experience Films Look Unusual Years Very Personal Which Them Working Unique
My expectations for myself were never high. I had a very unusual way of writing songs and of thinking about music. I wasn't at all like Bob Dylan or Simon and Garfunkel. I was completely different - I didn't have a David Geffen at my side. Don McLean
Music Myself Writing Thinking Side Way High About Simon David Never Had Songs Like Unusual Were Very Expectations Different Dylan Bob Bob Dylan
Pollock looks unusual and radical even now. Donald Judd
Radical Looks Unusual Even Even Now Now
'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' - every scene is from those characters' point of view. They're in literally every scene, very unusual in a big studio film. Doug Liman
Big Every Those Characters Scene Point Point Of View Studio Smith Unusual Very Literally View Film
What makes 'American Pie' so unusual is that it isn't a relic from the counterculture but a talisman, which, like a sacred river, keeps bringing joy to listeners everywhere. When 'American Pie' suddenly is played on a jukebox or radio, it's almost impossible not to sing along. Douglas Brinkley
Joy Impossible Everywhere Relic Sacred River Almost Along Like Pie Sing Unusual Makes American Listeners Which American Pie Radio Suddenly Keeps Played Bringing
Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual. Edward Weston
Me Matter Will Photograph Excites Unusual Making Subject Subject Matter Any Anything Commonplace Reason Searching
I like directors who come on the set and create something that's a little dangerous, difficult or unusual. Elia Kazan
Dangerous Difficult Something Directors Come Like Unusual Little Create Who Set
I've had an unusual life. A life far removed from most people's experience. Elvis Costello
Life Experience People Had Most Unusual Far
One of our rules for the show, I guess the filter we try to pass everything through, is it's a safe place for women to be. It's not a show for women, because we're basically 50/50 men/women in our audience, but it's a safe place where women win. Women never lose on our show. I think that's very important. It's very unusual. Elvis Duran
Women Win Safe Place Try Important Lose Think Filter Guess Our Everything Rules Through Never Safe Unusual Because Audience Pass Very Where Place Show Basically
I didn't realise my upbringing was unusual until my teens. As the child of two actors, I presumed that visiting film sets and being surrounded by colourful characters was normal. Emilia Fox
Sets Teens Visiting Characters Until Unusual Normal Surrounded Upbringing Child Being Realise Film Actor Film Sets Two
Penelope Fitzgerald never fails to surprise: her language is clever and elegant, her settings are unusual, her characters are unpredictable, and I am always caught out by a line or moment which makes me laugh out loud. Emma Healey
Me Language Clever Settings Laugh Out Characters Unpredictable Never Fails Unusual Makes Always Am Caught Line Surprise Loud Fitzgerald Which Moment Elegant Her
England is better only because I stand out there as 'unusual'. Emo Philips
Better Out Only Unusual Because Stand England
I like the name Engelbert. It's unusual. But Humperdinck? Not so much. Engelbert Humperdinck
Name Like Unusual Much
I am perhaps unusual in that I came to 'Doctor Who' through the numerous novelisations and not through the television show. Eoin Colfer
Doctor Numerous Television Television Show Through Doctor Who Perhaps Unusual Am Came Show Who
It's true that I'm drawn to unusual stories. Normal roles don't really attract me. Eva Green
Me Drawn True Attract Unusual Normal Roles Stories Really
It's like I've experienced quite a weird and unusual life, you know, being with a mom who's a single parent and struggling with money and things like that. It's really hard. And it brings a lot of other insecurities in life and a lot of other issues in life, in school and a bunch of other things. Fefe Dobson
Life Mom You Money School Single Other Insecurities Parent Struggling Weird Like Know Unusual Single Parent Issues Lot Bunch Quite Being Experienced Really Hard Things Brings
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