Alfie Kohn Quotes
To be well-educated is to have the desire as well as the means to make sure that learning never ends.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't really care about gossip. I care about building great businesses.
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I want to top expectations. I want to blow you away.
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OS X is sweet: it's simple and intuitive, and I think GNOME shares a lot of values with it.
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My daughter Lila loves the smell of gasoline - she always says, 'Mummy, keep the door open,' when I'm filling up the car. I've heard it is one of the most preferred scents in the world - maybe that's something to study for my next fragrance!
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You have to turn the noise off a little bit. Fortunately, I'm not really on social media. I've been able to live in a bit of a black hole.
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From day one, I got addicted to being on stage and getting the applause and laughter.
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I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.
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Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly.
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I don't believe in politics; I don't understand any of it.
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I am fortunate enough with my career that I can speak out to the masses and hopefully be a part of initiating change.
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No one is born evil; it's just the choices that they make.
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Here is the amazing thing about Easter; the Resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us the greatest illustration of forgiveness possible.
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I usually eat a salad for lunch and before a game since it keeps me feeling healthy and energized on the field. I love piling on the toppings: the more colorful the better! I usually do nuts, fruit and avocado, but I also mix up my creations with different toppings and lettuces.
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My singing led into acting, and that is how I discovered acting.
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My deepest regret from my years in public service is the failure of the United States and the international community to act sooner to halt these crimes.
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The essayist … can pull on any sort of shirt, be any sort of person, according to his mood or his subject matter - philosopher, scold, jester, raconteur, confidant, pundit, devil's advocate, enthusiast...
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At that stage my heart ruled my head'.
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And me I'm in the bathroomcrying out my eyelids because it's hard to be a manwhen you're scared, just like a little kid.
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Can anything be more disgusting than to hear people called 'educated' making small jokes about eating ham, and showing themselves empty of any real knowledge as to the relation of their own social and religious life to the history of the people they think themselves witty in insulting? The best thing that can be said of it is, that it is a sign of the intellectual narrowness—in plain English, the stupidity which is still the average mark of our culture.
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Bomb, bomb! Bomb, Iran!
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The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
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My dear Duke, I know nothing of the joys of homo-sexuality. You must speak to my friend Oscar about that. And yet, if Shakespeare had asked me, I would have had to submit.
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To be well-educated is to have the desire as well as the means to make sure that learning never ends.
