Kalpana Chawla Quotes
The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get on to it, and the perseverance to follow it.
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If Harvard is $60,000 and University of Toronto, where I went to school, is maybe six. So you're really telling me that education is 10 times better at Harvard than it is at University of Toronto? That seems ridiculous to me.
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In recording, you're trying to make something work sonically - getting the right inflection on the right guitar sound - and maybe a part that would be musically great doesn't sound as cool.
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Some people say I chastise the Republican Party too much.
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I see myself as an artist who happens to do cartoons.
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For many years, the government of Canada has massively supported orchestras and the arts in general.
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When you look at the results that Newt Gingrich got when he was speaker, he got results for the American people.
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There were many years when I was hand-to-mouth and didn't know how I was gonna make rent. I've done every job under the sun, from busing tables, temping, and working in factories to SAT prep and detailing cars. So to be able to make a living where all I do is write is absolutely liberating.
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What in heaven's name is strange about a grandmother dancing nude? I'll bet lots of grandmothers do it.
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Obviously, I never want to make the same record twice. I want to keep moving forward. That's the real challenge, I think.
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The more you are getting older, you lose a little something. Of course there is another advantage, because of your long experience you can use it.
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I feel like a lot of directing is casting.
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I try to write about a woman finding her self-respect, valuing herself, and liking herself again. But what one desperately wants now is to write a proper novel.
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I've done some really off-the-wall stuff and stuff that people might not expect. That's one way to work through people's expectations of you.
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Iraq did not spontaneously opt for disarmament. They did it as part of a ceasefire, so they were forced to do it, otherwise the war might have gone on. So the motivation has been very different.
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After World War I the resentment of the working class against all that it had to suffer was directed more against Morgan, Wall Street and private capital than the government.
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In '94, we made the deal during collective bargaining that wasn't the right deal, just to save the season. Allowing the 'in the crease' rule, the foot-in-the-crease rule, we should have not done.
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Nobody knows 100% what affects the human body, mind or spirit.
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I think Trump is a very interesting candidate in this sense: I think he has cross-party appeal.
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Kids can't look up to girls who are trying to be growner than they are.
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I watched Leicester City lose in the 1969 FA Cup final with my dad and granddad when I was eight and cried all the way home. I have seen them get promoted and relegated. I played for them for eight years. I even got a group of like-minded fans and friends to stump up a few quid to salvage the club when they went into liquidation.
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The big success stories - Facebook, Zynga and Twitter - are leading to investing in ideas on a napkin, because no one wants to miss out on the next big thing.
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From age 16, I lived and breathed wine. I read every magazine and book about wine.
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I just want to push the barriers and see what I can do and how far I can go. I am just determined and driven.
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The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get on to it, and the perseverance to follow it.
