Wendy Kopp Quotes
On average, our corps members stay in the classroom for eight years. But again, given the systemic nature of educational inequity, we know it is vital that some of our alumni take their experience outside the classroom.
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People always ask me about 'Girls' with this kind of hesitation. What do I think of it? I love it. It's awesome. I get a lot of Where do you come down on this? I come down on the side of 'Yay, Lena Dunham. Congratulations. I'm jealous.' She's doing something so fantastic. Maybe it's not for everybody, but it certainly is for me.
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Any constitutional amendment that simply gives Congress the option of regulating campaign finance fails to immediately achieve what the American people want, and that is a complete reversal of Citizens United and other Supreme Court decisions that have allowed corporations and the wealthy few to drown out the voices of everyday voters.
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I was noticed by a person from a local model agency, and he proposed that I participate in a beauty contest Miss Chelyabinsk.
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The politics have always been difficult in medicine. There is some truth in the way medical practice is portrayed in TV dramas.
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A remarkable feature of the humanitarian movement, on both its sentimental and utilitarian sides, has been its preoccupation with the lot of the masses.
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I wanna create a character that's really memorable... like Julia Roberts did in 'Pretty Woman.'
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Boating on the lake is one of my favorite summer activities.
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I've never wanted to do anything but be a newspaperman ever since I was 13.
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There's, what, 300 films at the Telluride or Toronto or something. How many are those people gonna see? How many of those are actually gonna be in a theater, you know? You know, as an actor, I mean, I learned a long time ago that the fulfillment in this business is the doing of it because you can't rely on anything coming out.
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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
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I don't watch television. I'm not a TV guy.
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The acting bug just seemed to stick with me. I loved going to theatre school in college and continued to train in film classes and had been auditioning for T.V. and movie roles since I was in my late teens. My career has been slow and steady, and I kind of like it that way.
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Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains.
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I used to do school plays. I never really took any acting classes. I'm just a natural ham, I guess.
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Jealousy... is a mental cancer.
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Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset.
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There is nothing in this world which men desire and struggle for, and that is good for them, of which there is not enough for everybody.
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I'd like to say that I'm a rock star, but I'm not - I'm honestly more of a relationship kind of guy. I'm a guy you could take home to meet your mum rather than a guy your mum wouldn't like.
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The efficiency, credibility, and liquidity of the financial markets have been foundational to the largest economy in the world.
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At the end of the day, I am not my dad and have my own journey to make.
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Naked dudes are inherently funny.
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There are moderates in Israel. There are moderates in Iran, there are moderates in the Republican Party, moderates in the Democratic Party. What we need to do is we need link all of these moderates together and to figure out a way by which this particular coalition can speak to important issues to marginalize the voice of the extremists.
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A paralyzed man who wants to walk OR an agile man who does not want to walk will both remain neutral in nature.
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On average, our corps members stay in the classroom for eight years. But again, given the systemic nature of educational inequity, we know it is vital that some of our alumni take their experience outside the classroom.
