Whitney wanted to eradicate the idea that in the case of a language we are dealing with a natural faculty; in fact,… — Ferdinand de Saussure Copy Share Image
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Asian people are very practical and come from a conservative world. The parents want their kids to be doctors and lawyers. There… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's nice to be with a male energy as opposed to a female energy. It's very different. — Lindsay Mendez Copy Share Image
Elevating female voices is important to me, but I'm absolutely not opposed to bringing the men in. — Alex Cooper Copy Share Image
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I'd rather be just a Korean musician as opposed to, you know, a K-Pop musician. — Tablo Copy Share Image
Events sometimes are the biggest teachers, as opposed to words, lectures, and that kind of thing. — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Ah, there's a director. Astonishing, Spike Lee. A feisty guy, but a guy who's, I think, incredibly misunderstood. I think people review… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
I guess people might be surprised to know I read comic books. I'm a Marvel girl, as opposed to DC. — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
But I would have executed much greater things, had not government always opposed my exertions, and placed others in situations which would… — Adam Weishaupt Copy Share Image
There's a popular concept of 'intelligence' as book smarts, like calculus or chess, as opposed to, say, social skills. So people say… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
People come to my shows on purpose as opposed to coming to a 'comedy show.' Which was always my goal. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
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The second trial was a fair trial. I do not call it a second trial. I call it a fair trial, as… — Sam Sheppard Copy Share Image
I'm not opposed to auditioning. I love auditioning. It's one of my favorite things. — Judy Greer Copy Share Image
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Free is really, you know, the gift of Silicon Valley to the world. It's an economic force, it's a technical force. It's… — Chris Anderson Copy Share Image
I think that winning creates chemistry, as opposed to other way around. I've been on a lot of friendly teams that couldn't… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
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