Alex Pentland Quotes
Copying other people’s successes, when combined with individual learning, is dramatically better than individual learning alone.
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In terms of my involvement in 'don't ask, don't tell' and marriage equality and anti-bullying and social emotional learning in schools - these are all things that arise out of my relationship with the world and with my fans.
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For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well as for industries.
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I don't talk about success. I don't know what it is. Wait until I'm dead.
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The record business is dangerous to the health of bands and individuals, which is something I'm just now learning. But it's not dangerous in any of the ways people think; it's not that they try to make you compromise your art. That's not the problem.
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To have the kind of success I have had is really amazing, and I am incredibly grateful.
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I believe life is an 'experience ball.' You throw it at someone, it picks up their response... it grows. You play with that ball, learning what it teaches you.
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Generally, I like making my own mistakes and learning from them because that's what I think life is about.
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Learning from the experiences of our ancestors, let us together create knowledge for all that benefits all.
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Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
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Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.
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When 'The Shadow of the Wind' became a success I had already been a working writer, I'd been through the ups and downs, I'd seen how it worked.
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Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character.
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Being best is a false goal, you have to measure success on your own terms.
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Democrats believe in reigniting the American dream by removing barriers to success and building ladders of opportunity for all, so everyone can succeed.
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We owe our success to them, and also to the fact that, as the saying goes, two 'Eds' are better than one.
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Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.
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But TV has changed completely. It's not until you come into people's homes that everyone says, 'You're a success now.'
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The more important argument against grade curves is that they create an atmosphere that's toxic by pitting students against one another. At best, it creates a hypercompetitive culture, and at worst, it sends students the message that the world is a zero-sum game: Your success means my failure.
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Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.
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It is a very great mistake to imagine that the object of loyalty is the authority and interest of one individual man, however dignified by the applause or enriched by the success of popular actions.
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A woman who has style doesn't necessarily need designers - designer wear. A woman who has style can put on any frock or dress or pant or whatever and still bring something to it.
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Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.
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I have enjoyed writing my own stuff, and it's been a privilege to be able to scrap some money together to be able to make films from my own scripts.
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Copying other people’s successes, when combined with individual learning, is dramatically better than individual learning alone.
