Alfie Kohn Quotes
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I'm not Carl Lewis the athlete any more. I'm growing into a new person with new interests and new goals.
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I like to frequent antiques shops and flea markets like the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
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The U.K. crowds always have a lot of energy, and I've done some milestone shows there that I'm very proud of.
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If someone breaks your heart, just punch them in the face. Oh sure, it seems obvious now, but you'd be amazed at how many people don't think of it when it's relevant. Seriously, punch them in the face and go get some ice cream.
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I yearn for that livin' large, but mama I ain't done yet/Sit back and watch your son rise, kick back and know your son set
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Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.
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My feeling as a Christian points me to my Lord and Savior... I am fighting for the work of the Lord.
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Whoa, lady, I only speak two languages, English and bad English.
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Jimmy and I have stayed friends for 37 years. I speak to him at least twice a day. He is the most remarkable person.
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I have hair that I audition with, my sitcom hair which is a curly wig. I have my long chic hair that I wear to my son's school so they know I'm not playing around. I always tell people that my husband gets a different woman every night when I come home from 'The View.' Hair makes you feel a certain way, like putting a power suit on.
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My grandmother sang, too, and she was really loud. It was this wild kind of singing. I count her among my influences.
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Put your arm around the buddy next to you. And if you don't have any friends, I'll be your best friend in the whole world.
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How many mental health problems, from drug addiction to self-injurious behavior, start as attempts to cope with the unbearable physical pain of our emotions? If Darwin was right, the solution requires finding ways to help people alter the inner sensory landscape of their bodies. Until recently, this bidirectional communication between body and mind was largely ignored by Western science, even as it had long been central to traditional healing practices in many other parts of the world, notably in India and China. Today it is transforming our understanding of trauma and recovery.
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My label can mold me into whatever they want me to be. Even with my own style of music, it's pretty much universal. Anybody can listen to it and find something that they like on it. I never really got pressured to be a certain way.
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I only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk, and I like to put that to good use
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There hasn't been a day in my life since I started Latin in ninth grade that I haven't benefited by the lives of the ancients.
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Language instruction should start in the first grade. Writing, also.
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We know that negative reinforcement or punishment works well for behavior that should be eliminated. And we know from feedback theory that the best kind of feedback is descriptive because the client can then make the evaluation. These are valid guidelines but they don’t solve some of the subtle issues that can arise in the relationship.
