Wendy Kopp Quotes
A core part of Teach For America's mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system.
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Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.
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I think India has several advantages in the knowledge sector, in the software sector.
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I am enjoying my face changing, as well as realizing that at the same time, as you get older, the machine isn't as well-oiled as it was.
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When I'm in my 50s, I kind of think I'll want to be in a garden.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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I don't think it's necessary to shout if you have a good story. But I also don't think you should shy away from being bold in the statement that you're making.
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I don't get offered leading parts. I suppose I've become a kind of character actor or sideman. I think it had to do with probably in the '90s, I refused so many leading roles that they gave up on me, or I just became unpopular, or I became old. All those reasons.
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I think the next set of media companies are going to be created on the web and that YouTube is going to be a big part of that.
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First, I was Bavarian State Minister of Justice, and after the ministries of justice in the various states were dissolved I became Reich Minister without portfolio.
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I had such a normal and amazing childhood. I've been so lucky. My parents are cool and normal. They don't talk about the business, and I still have stuff to do at their house.
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People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.
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I have seen the Gore documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth,' just released in the States, and admired the acutely revolutionary delivery of the slideshow assisted talk he has now been giving for some 16 years.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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If I don't get healthy food, my staff cooks for me.
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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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A weightlifter should be able to do everything and borrow things from other sports to beat competitors.
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The list of my favorite experiences would almost equal the list of plays I've been in. There are a few exceptions, but out of politeness I'm not going to mention them. If you don't have a few stinkers, you can't appreciate the good ones.
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I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.
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I wasn't one of those girls who always dreamed of being an actress. I went to a normal school and then these film auditioners turned up when I was nine. Then I just fell into this whirlwind.
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My experience of children on a film set, especially on a big film set like the 'Potter' one, is not wholly positive.
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I have never had a plan when it comes to my career: America came to me with an opportunity.
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Once in 1979, [Zbigniew] Brzezinski gave an important slogan: "Bye-bye PLO." After two months, I was in Tehran saying to him: "Bye-bye Brzezinski." Who can imagine that America will lose one of its strongest bases?
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We need someone who is a strong representative of our value system.
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A core part of Teach For America's mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system.
