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title: "4 Jackson Crawford Quotes - Famous Linguist"
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# Jackson Crawford

(1985)   Linguist

 **4** quotes in **11** categories

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Jackson Crawford is a linguist.

## Quick Facts About Jackson Crawford

Born August 28, 1985

Profession Linguist

## About Jackson Crawford

American professor and historical linguist... \| Jackson W. Crawford is an American scholar, translator, and poet who specializes in Old Norse. He previously taught at University of Colorado, Boulder (2017–2020), University of California, Berkeley (2014–2017), and University of California, Los Angeles (2011–2014). Crawford has a YouTube channel fo

##  Quotes by Jackson Crawford

> [“Fire is best for mortals, and sunshine— and also good health, if you have it, and living beyond reproach.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackson-crawford/fire-is-best-for-mortals-and-sunshine-and-also-good-health-if-you/)

[Jackson Crawford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackson-crawford/)

[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c81/jackson-crawford-72993_death_fire-is-best-for-mortals-and-sunshine-an_1485505.jpg)

> [“Tell your secret to one person, never to two— everyone knows, if three people know.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackson-crawford/tell-your-secret-to-one-person-never-to-two-everyone-knows-if-three/)

[Jackson Crawford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackson-crawford/)

[Secret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/secret/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec9/jackson-crawford-72993_quote_tell-your-secret-to-one-person-never-to_2242827.jpg)

> [“It’s a long and crooked walk to a bad friend, even if he lives nearby. But it’s an easy road to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackson-crawford/it-s-a-long-and-crooked-walk-to-a-bad-friend-even-if-he-lives-nearby/)

[Jackson Crawford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackson-crawford/)

[Bad friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-friend/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aca/jackson-crawford-72993_bad-friend_it-s-a-long-and-crooked-walk-to-a-bad-fr_2376384.jpg)

> [“Men become friends when they can share their minds with one another. Anything is better than being lied to: a real friend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackson-crawford/men-become-friends-when-they-can-share-their-minds-with-one-another/)

[Jackson Crawford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackson-crawford/)

[Friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friend/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30a/jackson-crawford-72993_friend_men-become-friends-when-they-can-share-t_2499531.jpg)

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