William Glasser Quotes
There is plenty of competition in a Glasser Quality School in that there is winning but no losing.
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I think Dilbert is actually a radical strip.
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I've always liked working really hard and then doing nothing in particular. So, consequently, I didn't overexpose myself; I guess I maintained a kind of mystery. I wasn't ambitious.
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We really accomplished what we set out to do with the Recovery Act programs, which was to fill the lending gap created by the crisis.
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Because pandemics almost always begin with the transmission of an animal microbe to a human, it's work that takes me all around the globe - from rain forest hunting camps of central Africa to wild animal markets of east Asia.
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I'm still overwhelmed and, at the same time, kind of star struck that I am part of this New England Patriots organization.
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All the great evils which men cause to each other because of certain intentions, desires, opinions, or religious principles, are likewise due to non-existence, because they originate in ignorance, which is absence of wisdom.
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The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.
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I always had a very strong sense of independence. I really liked being able to buy my Alanis Morissette 'Jagged Little Pill' album. I wore that as a badge of honor. I love not having to rely on anyone.
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I don't read newspapers, and I've said I don't watch the news. I love books, but I don't read much. What I do is I get people to read to me, and I put the stories in my head.
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I graduated with an English degree and worked for awhile in academic publishing.
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I always read the translator's draft all the way through - a very laborious business.
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Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.
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I love doing every role I do!
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It's an odd mix, the life of a playwright.
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A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb.
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I am fascinated by Omega's history. Particularly the First World War stuff, when they made watches for the flying corps, and the NASA side of it.
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I loved the time I got to spend in Denver. My boys, Arin and Ryan, were growing up. I got to spend time with them without being pried upon. There was no public scrutiny. I was free and could take them to the supermarket or to the park without being noticed or looked at.
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Don't be afraid to look silly.
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My way of joking is to tell the truth. It's the funniest joke in the world.
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Poetry can unleash a terrible fear. I suppose it is the fear of possibilities, too many possibilities, each with its own endless set of variations... With basketball, you can correct your own mistakes, immediately and beautifully, in midair.
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It's hard work to ensure that all schools are safe and welcoming places for all children. It means changing policies, practices and cultures; providing school support personnel; and funding programs like restorative justice - not simply resorting to excessive and often discriminatory discipline.
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I was grinding like I was winning the tournament.
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Growing up in the south, N.Y.C. always seemed like a destination to visit but not to live in.
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There is plenty of competition in a Glasser Quality School in that there is winning but no losing.
