Chris Gabrieli Quotes
Many expanded-time schools have generated extraordinary results. In some cases, they have completely closed the achievement gap, all while installing curricula with a richness rivaled only by elite private schools and those in the most upscale suburbs.
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Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you really are.
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I paint for the sheer joy of painting. I have never sold any of my paintings. I'd rather give them to people for free.
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In the CIA, they recruit you to be an officer, an ops officer, in part due to how well you cope with stress and how well you adapt to new situations.
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I write better in Cape Breton... too many people around in Ontario. Down there I meet all sorts of non-human people, but they don't bother me, and I don't feel I have to apologize on behalf of my species quite so often.
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Modesty means admitting the possibility of error, subsuming the self for the good of the whole, remaining open to surprise and the gifts that only failure can bring. There are many ways to practice it. Try taking up golf. Or making your own bagels. Or raising a teenager.
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People make the mistake of thinking they've got to perform just because someone has said something about their potential.
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Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.
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You don't want to take the world over with a whole hamper full of dirty clothes. That's the main thing people overlook. And take a shower, take a bath every day.
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A lot of actors know they want to be actors a little bit earlier on. I didn't even really start studying until I was about 22.
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What we want to do is put a price on greenhouse gases. Because if they're more expensive, businesses will find a way to be more efficient or switch to solar or hydro or wind power. So that will reduce emissions.
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I think that we, as a civilization, need to sit down and figure out how to solve political problems over a table, not over a battlefield.
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I've seen descriptions of advanced TV systems in which a simulation of reality is computer-controlled; the TV viewer of the future will wear a special helmet. You'll no longer be an external spectator to fiction created by others, but an active participant in your own fantasies/dramas.
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I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life.
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I procrastinate all morning. That's when I get my office work done and answer e-mails and see what's on the Internet and do laundry.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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I always have to have my lipstick. Sometimes I have more than one shade: start with one color for the morning, one for night. Sometimes I have a couple shades just in case I need something more powerful for the day.
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A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users.
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TV has grown so much. It is like a powerhouse medium.
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I think, no matter what, when you're writing songs, most people write about the extremes of their experiences.
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I don't have an alarm clock. If someone needs to wake me up, then I have my BlackBerry next to me.
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You try to say every week that you're facing a faceless opponent. No matter who it is, you want to have the same mindset, no matter what type of game it is - first game of the season, last game of the season.
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When I concentrate on a specific site or place for which I am going to design a building, I try to plumb its depths, its form, its history and its sensuous qualities.
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I try to teach my son about sanitation, especially when handling foods like chicken that could be dangerous. I remind him to wash his hands all the time. When my son cooks with me, he stands on a step stool so he can reach the stove. I teach him about safety and fire.
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Many expanded-time schools have generated extraordinary results. In some cases, they have completely closed the achievement gap, all while installing curricula with a richness rivaled only by elite private schools and those in the most upscale suburbs.
