Sugata Mitra Quotes
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You don't have a peaceful revolution. You don't have a turn-the-cheek revolution. There's no such thing as a nonviolent revolution.
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Networking is never easier than when people are coming to you.
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I'm attracted to heartbreakers.
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When everything is going well, the role of the state in the economy should be limited. When we are in a crisis, it's different.
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A linguistic system is a series of differences of sound combined with a series of differences of ideas.
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I was relatively technically adept. I can edit and wire up a light.
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One of the most effective tools that the Cheney-Bush junta has used to marginalize dissenting or even mildly inquisitive American citizens has been the accusation of being unpatriotic.
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Jobs mean freedom for workers to support their families.
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At 93, I'm not looking forward to fame and fortune.
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Spaces I love to do - the uglier the better - tend to be really old, dated basements - especially from the '60s to the '80s. I love those.
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I'm going to be acting all my life. But, while doing that, I will try to avoid the trappings of fame.
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I guess that I'm primarily thought of as a rocker, largely because of 'Frankenstein' being such a heavy song - you know, it was really hard rock, almost a precursor of heavy metal and just the image of the synthesizer. I happened to be the first guy to get the idea of putting a strap on the keyboard.
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No CEO ever says, 'Damnit, we need to increase research!' I want to encourage them to do that.
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The principle of responsibility and collective sanctions is incompatible with the Western concept of justice.
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Any cut to Pell Grants means low-income must take out additional loans or work longer hours - risk factors that increase their odds of dropping out of school.
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I can memorise lines quickly. Knowing Telugu now has helped improve my performance.
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I wanted to be a serious actress, but of course that didn't really happen.
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I have many times marveled at how I could feel so good about myself while eating peanuts in a middle seat on Southwest Airlines and yet feel so condescended to in first class on United.
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Picture this scene. A critic arrives at the gates of heaven. 'And what did you do?' asks Saint Peter. 'Well', says the dead soul. 'I criticised things'. 'I beg your pardon?' 'You know, other people wrote things, performed things, painted things and I said stuff like, "thin and unconvincing", "turgid and uninspired", "competent and serviceable,"...you know'.
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I have known lots of millionaires who were not happy men; they had not got all they wanted and therefore had failed to find success in life. A Singalese proverb says: "He who is happy is rich, but it does not follow that he who is rich is happy." The really rich man is the man who has fewest wants.
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After seeing 'Big,' I wanted an elevator that opened directly into my apartment, just like Tom Hanks did.
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God answers prayer in three ways: yes, no, and wait awhile.
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He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.
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Ask BIG questions, find BIG answers.
