“Punctuation is a courtesy designed to help readers to understand a story without stumbling.” Quote by Lynne Truss
“However, research in the years that followed found that in many of its important features, African American Vernacular English was becoming not less, but more different from other dialects.” YearsImportantDifferentFoundBecomingResearchAfrican AmericanFeaturesDialectVernacular Author:William Labov
“Well, American dialects have been studied for a hundred years or so.” YearsWellsHas BeensHundredDialect Author:William Labov
“I am now completing research supported by NSF and NEH that is mapping changes in the English language through all of North America, for both mainstream and minority communities.” AmericaLanguageCommunityResearchMinoritiesMainstreamEnglish LanguageNorth AmericaCompletingMapping Author:William Labov
“It’s for you to decide whether change is right for you right now. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. But either way keep the growth mindset in your thoughts then when you bump up against obstacles you can turn to it, it will always be there for you showing you a path into the future.” WayTurnsGrowthPathRight NowObstaclesMindsetGrowth MindsetBumps Author:Carol S. Dweck
“I didn't spend money on nothin'. Besides my daughter, bucket hats, and weed.” DaughterHatsMy DaughterWeedBuckets Author:Schoolboy Q
“History repeats itself and that's just how it goes.” RepeatsRepeating HistoryHistory Repeats Itself Author:J. Cole
“Far from the richest rapper, but my biggest personal achievement thus far in my life has been retiring my mom early from her job at the Post Office. It's a tiny payback for the sacrifices she made that allowed me to chase a far-fetched dream of becoming a successful artist. I'm forever grateful.” Has BeensMadeDreamJobsArtistForeverSuccessfulSacrificeMomBecomingOfficeAchievementGratefulMy MomTinyPostsRetiringRapperPost OfficePaybackForever GratefulPersonal AchievementSuccessful Artists Author:J. Cole
“Usually I start with a beat, I start making a beat, and my producer side is making the beat. And on a good day, my rapper side will jump in and start the writing process - maybe come up with a hook or start a verse. Sometimes it just happens like that. A song like 'Lights Please' happens like that.” WritingSometimesLightHappensSongProcessSidesPleaseBeatsCome UpProducersRapperVersesWriting ProcessHookGood Day Author:J. Cole
“I was just a goofy little funny kid, who was always getting sent to the principal. It wasn't serious because I was smart. I wasn't like a true troublemaker, just rambunctious - like, talkative and trying to be funny. That was me in middle-school.” TryingLittlesKidsSchoolMiddleSeriousSmartPrincipalMiddle SchoolGoofyTalkativeTroublemakerFunny Kid Author:J. Cole