Gary Locke Quotes
The U.S. tries to provide immigrants who grow up here with a world-class education and imbue them with the can-do attitude that has long defined American innovation.
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We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.
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It's an honor to be a part of Magic Shave as their new ambassador. One of the problems that some African-American men have with shaving is razor bumps. Magic Shave is perfect because once you eliminate the razor, you eliminate the bumps, and it's so easy to use.
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First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us - especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges like climate change? Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman?
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My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.
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Upper education used to open doors. Not so true anymore. The degree used to be a screening tool, but that is falling by the wayside as there are a glut of college grads on the market.
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Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world.
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I was brought up by the English side of my family, who are very repressed and working class. Absolutely lovely, but very English.
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San Francisco has long been a leader in the arts, nurturing generations of painters, sculptors, poets, novelists, playwrights, film-makers, and performing artists and innovators of every kind.
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The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.
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Me being able to beat up Austin Powers? I mean, how great can that be?
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In America, any boy can grow up to become president. Or, if he never grows up, vice president.
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We have people around the world who live in the United States, and these people don't deserve to be called traitors.
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In Congress, I'll work hard to encourage investment in education, particularly with respect to technology and bridging the digital divide.
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
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Stand-up, by far, is my favorite.
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I had no luck when I started out as a model. I keep telling people that it's the only career in the world that you can't choose for yourself - you have to be chosen.
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There is no doubt that Formula 1 has the best risk management of any sport and any industry in the world.
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There are over 200 million illiterate women in India. This low literacy negatively impacts not just their lives but also their families' and the country's economic development. A girl's lack of education also has a negative impact on the health and well-being of her children.
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Shakespeare - I was very influenced - still am - by Shakespeare. I couldn't believe that a white man in the 16th century could so know my heart.
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There are people who are destined to embrace endless pain and suffering, and there are people who desire to dream. Everybody dreams, of course. But does anybody desperately want to dream more than the people of North Korea?
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Theories cannot claim to be indestructible. They are only the plough which the ploughman uses to draw his furrow and which he has every right to discard for another one, of improved design, after the harvest.
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The subject of history is the gradual realization of all that is practically necessary.
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The U.S. tries to provide immigrants who grow up here with a world-class education and imbue them with the can-do attitude that has long defined American innovation.
