Deborah Tannen
Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES I'm blessed and I couldn't be more grateful. Do you want to know why? Because I'm a mother, but that... ADRIANNA STEPIANO When “Here Comes the Sun” started, what happened? No, the sun didn’t come out, but Mom opened ... MARIA SEMPLE SARAH ADDISON ALLEN Mothers and daughters together are a powerful force to be reckoned with MELIA KEETON-DIGBY ERIN HUNTER A mother isn’t the person who births you; it’s the person who rears you and shows you love. RAQUEL CEPEDA HANNAH ARENDT BARBARA CORCORAN DEBORAH TANNEN Lord, please be with me as my daughter and I get older; she's getting faster and I'm getting slower. KAT BEA DEBORAH TANNEN But I wanted to cook. I needed to cook. Mom had raised me with the implicit understanding that cooki... SASHA MARTIN DANTE ALIGHIERI The power to make the very ugly to become beautiful,is by getting used to seeing their faces. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to accomplish almost anything in life is by first getting used to the idea in your mind. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to become dominant in business is by making the consumer get used to your product. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to live long is by learning to develop a positive mental attitude about issues of life. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to know an ovulating lady is by observing how suddenly gay she has become. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to command everything to suddenly become cheap is by getting used to buying them. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to become a leader is by learning to have vision,integrity & control. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to have more money is by learning to spend less than you earn. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to live without almost anybody in life lies within you,just get used to their absence. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to overcome procastination is by learning to do things today. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to overcome dissappointment in life is by learning to attempt one more time. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to make a person to feel bigger than he currently is & then quickly get what you want from... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to live without a person for one hour can also be extented & magnified so that you can als... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to make no name or face sound or look strange is by getting used to calling or seeing them... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to tame a stubborn child is by learning to direct his aggresiveness into success in other ... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to become a cassanova is by getting used to being embarassed. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The more a daughter knows the details of her mother's life [...] the stronger the daughter. ANITA DIAMANT MY MOTHER GETS DRESSED DAPHNE GOTTLIEB OLIVER STONE The mother must socialize her daughter to become subordinate to men, and if her daughter challenges ... CAROL P. CHRIST JANE D. HULL I love to hang out with my friends and go to the movies. My mom and I are involved in the Mother/Dau... HAILEE STEINFELD We will do everything in our power to support both them and their daughter in the challenges ahead. ALAN RODGER There's a new movement which sees corporate power, government power and police power as merging toge... DON WHITE RICK RIORDAN JOAN DIDION J.K. ROWLING Listen kid, it’s just you and me now, so let’s help each other out. Always be honest with me, an... RAQUEL CEPEDA We have tears in our eyes ROALD DAHL JIM BUTCHER JODI PICOULT NEIL GAIMAN Having a little girl has been like following an old treasure map with the important paths torn away. HEATHER GUDENKAUF Mothers show their daughters how to become strong, fathers make them RAFIA SHUJAAT The power to defeat sexual temptations in life is by learning to transmute your sexual urges into ot... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power never to allow money change your character is by having strong determination never to allo... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power never to allow money corrupt your mind is by learning not to revere money above people. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to know what the future holds for us,is by finding what scientists are currently researchi... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to always arrive on schedule or before time,is by learning to be a servant of time. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to know if a relationship is on the precipice is by knowing how hard you try not to offend... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to know whether your spouse is enjoying sex with you or not is by learning to discern the ... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The body power;The body never respect the personality wearing her ,for her sole mission in life is j... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to have the experience to master poverty is by first learning to serve it. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to activate your inactive sex life is by learning to use the magical tool called pornograp... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to have a functional imagination faculty,is by learning to activate it through constant re... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to never get bored of sex is by learning to become adventurous in the art. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to defeat sexual temptation in life is by learning to distance yourself from the seducer. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to become good in bed is by learning to defeat your sexual instinct. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to become a great politician in life is by learning to serve for only one term,so that the... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to get along well with people is by learning never to expect too much from them. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to defeat unwholesome anger is by learning to divert your anger from the person to the act... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to become a reader in life is by first getting used to reading a page per day. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to remain humble for life, is by understanding the fact that we are nothing but dust in it... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to miraculously make things happen in your life is by learning to throw in the towel & the... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to implement a drastic change in your life or business is by learning to introduce the cha... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to live without eating for 1hour can also be extended & magnified for you to live without ... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to defeat laziness in life is by learning to get used to work. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to know that life is a temporal abode is by learning never to underate death. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to become the character you desire to be in life is by learning how to condition your thin... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to miraculously make things happen in your life,is by learning the art of throwing in the ... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to make tomorrow flourish is by having absolute belief in today. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to stop your beneficiaries from quarreling over the content of your will when you are gone... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to overcome the thing you greatly fear is by learning never to leave the thing you fear al... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to be able to forecast how rich a person will be ,is by first measuring the size of his th... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to be able to purchase whatsoever you desire is by learning to always positively use the p... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to know those that don't believe in you nor your dreams,lies in those that repeatedly refu... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) DON DELILLO C. JOYBELL C. We found that mothers showed no differential behavior toward their sons versus their daughters. They... ELIZABETH LONSDORF LOUISE ERDRICH The profound ability to use aural and written language has enabled our species to collectively explo... KATHERINE VUCICEVIC ANNE RICE The phenomenon develops calmly, but it is invisible, unstoppable. One feels, one sees it born and gr... LEON FOUCAULT One thing I found very interesting about comedians around the world was their knowledge of stuff out... HASAN MINHAJ C. JOYBELL C. AMIT KALANTRI Such was the hidden power of nature, capable of producing extreme beauty and cruelty at the same tim... KENNETH EADE Never underestimate the power of denial. WES BENTLY Never underestimate the power of passion. EVE SAWYER Never underestimate the power of revenge. MITTA XININDLU From the point of view of a spiritual life, it is not what you do that matters most, but the way in ... THE MOTHER HEIDI KLUM ...you are my rainbow to keep. My eyes will always be watching you; never will I lose sight of you. VESNA M. BAILEY Oh here's a nice one, he brown recluse spider. This once resides in wooded areas. In other words, ne... YVONNE PRINZ Why should she dress in a cap and gown and sweat in the sun, when her mother was not there to pose i... BRIT BENNETT MAYA ANGELOU
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There was a certain power beautiful mothers held over their less beautiful daughters. 
I know there’s something troubling you. I’m not going to ask what it is, if you don’t want to ... 
Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appe... 
Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct. 
Each underestimates her own power and overestimates the other's. 
For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless... 
Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that... 
Today, Arizona's sons and daughters, mothers and fathers are proudly serving their country. 
The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never... 
My mother 'gave teas' the way other mothers breathed. Her own mother 'gave teas.' Al... 
For that was the terrible power of the dementors: to force their victims to relive the worst memorie... 
Because I know my daughter," she said. "And I know very well that the only way to absolutely ensure ... 
All I know is that I carried you for nine months. I fed you, I clothed you, I paid for your college ... 
How big are souls anyway?" asked Coraline.
Never underestimate the power of the State to act out its own massive fantasies. 
I feel so honored to be able to say "What I do is for my son" without that being an excuse to do stu... 
To join the company of women, to be adults, we go through a period of proudly boasting of having sur... 
The beautiful know they have power, and she had, in her diminutive charm, a certain power of which s... 
The best love in the world, is the love of a man. The love of a man who came from your womb, the lov... 
Don't overestimate your emotions and underestimate your intelligence. 
Never underestimate the power of the ocean. 
love. she liberated me to life, she continued to do that. and when she was in her final sickness i w... 
The word 'sister' evokes an ideal of connection and support, like the friendships that made ... 
Wrought upon at length, you may say, by an enthusiasm and frenzy that could brook no control - I bur... 
Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only... 
Encourage, lift and strenthen one another. For the positive energy spread to one will be felt by us ... 
Personally, I think if a women hasn't met the right man by the time she's 24, she may be lucky 
When you're true to who you are, amazing things happen. 
I've been blessed, acne never knocked on my door. I think I look pretty darn good. 
I became an actor in that important drama with an inflexible resolution to persevere through the las... 
I believe the wedding vows are sacred and precious, and it's been one of my goals as a writer to... 
The scripture is God's plan on how we are to live our lives here and what we are to do to have e... 
As I was born to be unfortunate, my sun soon clouded. 
Letting go is the hardest part... but you have to look at it through their eyes and realize the pain... 
I would love to be bilingual. I think having a second or third language at my bidding would open up ...