John Thorn Quotes
The heroes of our youth grow old - 'the boys of summer in their ruin', in Dylan Thomas's verse - yet we seem the same.
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All I suggest is to make K-12 like higher education. Higher education in the United States is the best in the world because these institutions compete with each other for your tuition dollar. Let's just bring competition to public education.
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I want to lay all my cards out on the table and walk away with no regrets.
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Real parent engagement means establishing meaningful ways for parents to be partners in their children's public education from the beginning - not just when a school is failing. The goal should be to never let a school get to that point.
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When caught in the clutches of a predator, the jelly produces a light display that is a pinwheel of light that is basically a call for help. It serves to attract the attention of a larger predator that may attack their attacker, thereby affording them an opportunity for escape.
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It's hardly even noticeable that so many artists, designers and architects live here. It isn't reflected in the cityscape or in the museums. Many of the artists, for example, exhibit around the world, just not in Berlin.
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But you are absolutely right that when the international community decides to help in a meaningful manner a country like Afghanistan, then coordination between the various actors that are involved in these processes is very, very difficult indeed.
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My parents live in the part of the United States that is Canada. It is so far north that Minnesota lies in the same direction as Miami. They have four distinct seasons: Winter, More Winter, Still More Winter, and That One Day Of Summer.
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Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.
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I'm not interested in being Franchise Boy.
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Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example.
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His mother should have thrown him out and kept the stork.
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Due process gives teachers the latitude to use their professional judgment in their classrooms, to advocate for their students, and to not fear retribution for speaking the truth or teaching controversial subjects like evolution. As political winds shift in school districts, due process also wards off patronage or nepotism.
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By that time I was thinking a little about pro ball and hopeful that someone would draft me.
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Writing a book, you can only get stopped by yourself.
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Our true nationality is mankind.
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The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities.
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My children are grown now, they are more independent.
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The world is full of people who would like nothing better than to spend six hours on a golf course. I would rather be chopping shallots.
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Basically, I want to make all of humanity more efficient by exploiting the human cycles that get wasted.
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There is only one purpose of pentecost; that is to effectively evangelize lost souls.
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My parents would always tell you that I was the crazy princess growing up. I was a drama queen.
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We are proving that Latinos have the power to connect with an audience on a global level without having to leave our identity behind.
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It's like being at the kids' table at Thanksgiving - you can put your elbows on it, you don't have to talk politics... no matter how old I get, there's always a part of me that's sitting there.
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The heroes of our youth grow old - 'the boys of summer in their ruin', in Dylan Thomas's verse - yet we seem the same.
