Wendy Kopp Quotes
There is a perception in our communities that we have low educational outcomes in low-income communities because kids aren't motivated or families don't care. We've discovered that is not the case.
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I want to go into science class and awaken that spark that makes learning possible.
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Facebook can be an accumulation of different intelligences.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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The fact is we can only love what we know personally. And we cannot know much. In public affairs, in the rebuilding of civilization, something less dramatic and emotional is needed, namely tolerance.
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All the women in my family are very dramatic by themselves. They make the biggest things out of nothing. I think that's where I learned a lot about being emotional.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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The more activity around Chicago-based companies, and the more success that entrepreneurs have in Chicago, the better we as venture capitalists in Chicago will do.
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In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her.
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You don't have to feel confident to act confident. In fact, it's the most important acting job you can learn.
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What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know? I don't run it.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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It was difficult to realize, 'I'm lieutenant governor.' And Brown appropriately reminded me of that.
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If I had not been dyslexic, I wouldn't have needed sports. I would have been like every other kid. Instead, I found my one thing, and I was never going to let go of it. That little dyslexic kid is always in the back of your head.
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Poverty can teach lessons that privilege cannot.
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I'm very focused on what I do professionally, and I'm very focused on my family, and I don't really get too stressed out about what people say or what other people think. In fact, it's not on my radar at all. If there's anything negative, I don't want to know about it. I just do my own thing and get on with my life.
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I've always considered myself a filmmaker who writes stuff for himself to do.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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I think I really benefited from going to college.
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We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.
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My other family is Fleetwood Mac. I don't need the money, but there's an emotional need for me to go on the road again. There's a love there; we're a band of brothers.
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Death, only, renders hope futile.
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I have been busy working in order to make agriculture a priority sector not on a small scale, but into an agro-based industry.
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There is a perception in our communities that we have low educational outcomes in low-income communities because kids aren't motivated or families don't care. We've discovered that is not the case.
