David Elkind Quotes
When we are polite to children, we show in the most simple and direct way possible that we value them as people and care about their feelings.
Quotes to Explore
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Maybe the real secret to America's greatness is that we hate one another.
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Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny - Did you ever try buying them without money?
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I don't see myself as ever being like anybody else.
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One of the biggest lessons I've learned during my time on 'Oprah' is that everyone wants to be heard. We all want to have our humanity acknowledged - to have others see us for who we truly are. We all want to know that we are valued, we are heard, we are understood.
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What I love is dropping into someone else's life and exploring it.
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I don't have any message in the music. Music will be fine as long as you take care of yourself.
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I think America has a brilliant future.
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I don't really see myself as a celebrity, but more as a sort of mitre.
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We use the same possessive pronouns for everything, but do we own our lives or sisters or husbands in the same way we own our shoes? Do we own any of them at all?
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I think, for the majority of my twenties, I was always so concerned with what I didn't have, or what I still wanted.
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You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give.
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I'm the Chris Martin of hip-hop.
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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I think the key to a great romcom is to not fight against the genre. The trend more recently has been to apologise or be snarky, so it's an anti-romcom. Just lean in and embrace the fact it's a love story, and it's funny, and it's light. It can still be uber-smart and deal with zeitgeist issues.
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I've always been about how will digital be transforming established businesses, and that's what I've done.
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It's actually harder to write a fun song.
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'Game of Thrones' has multiple story lines, multiple countries, and it's complete fantasy.
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I ate better in Liberia than I did in Ohio.
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If people had told me that I would have the stamina to conduct 'Ring Cycles,' I would have been amazed. I still am.
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I was born in London, England, in 1938, a few months before the war, and spent the first years of my life there, although I was evacuated a couple of times for short periods. My schooling was very interrupted, both by frequent moves and by ill health.
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Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.
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I am always more interested in performance and character depiction, and my direction says as much.
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When we are polite to children, we show in the most simple and direct way possible that we value them as people and care about their feelings.
