Wendy Kopp Quotes
We go around and talk about what are each of the kids most proud of from the previous week.
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This is what we get paid to do, is to bring it every week, and I hope the guys would say I bring it every week. I mean, I love this game, and I bring energy.
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I do a lot of inspirational talks for kids, to motivate them to change their lives and give them hope.
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We want to encourage people to talk to one another.
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I realized, 'Oh, it's easier to get what I want if I embrace the sex symbol thing.' Microphones are more in my face, and I can say things about the kids that I mentor and open more access to more doors.
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Appropriate assessments are a crucial part of effectively educating students. But they only measure a narrow segment of what kids need to learn.
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I hope kids feel gratitude for what they do have.
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If I miss coaching that much, I could go to some little school where they didn't recruit, where all the kids wanted to go. I believe I could find somewhere to coach.
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People may remember something I did on the field for a couple of days, maybe a week.
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Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.
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I felt bad to have to get divorced. I wasn't proud of that.
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I loved my start. I'm proud of my spots. I don't feel embarrassed by anything that I did... It definitely helped me more than hurt me.
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Looking at acting, in the movies or the theater, and the way I like to look at it, it's just an extension of childhood play... Kids play and imagine in a very intense fashion and they don't need any director telling them, 'You really have to believe in it.' They believe in it completely.
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It was priceless. Being the UFC champion and having my kids in the Octagon, my wife, them holding the belt. That was like a movie.
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All the things that most kids hated, I loved. I loved that things were asked of me and that, much to my surprise, I was able to do them. I loved the 10 o'clock bedtime. I loved the responsibility.
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I was elected to the Senate in 2010 by people worried about our country, worried about our kids and their future.
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My wife is short, and my two kids are also small.
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I've learned not to hide behind a veil of irony - to talk about my work in a more honest way.
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Songs like Reach and S Club Party are pop classics. I'm really proud that I had a part in them.
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I have two daughters: One an open book, one a locked box. So the question of privacy is a challenging one. How much do kids need? How much should we give? How do we prepare them to live in a world where the very notion of privacy opens a generational chasm?
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I came here with a lot of things that I would like to get done for my community and my constituents. Shooting hoops at the White House was not at the top of the list but would certainly be a thrill.
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Every single person has the power to change the world and help people.
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I hate to lose. Sometimes, I let my emotions get out of control.
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We go around and talk about what are each of the kids most proud of from the previous week.
