Rick Smolan Quotes
The goal of 'Data Detectives' is to spark the imagination of students around the globe by making them think about new technologies that will impact humanity in ways similar to language and art.
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I would describe my sound as classic Motown.
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I'd love to do a movie like 'Bullitt.'
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Through PETA, we rescue animals in roadside zoos and circuses. They are some of the most abused animals in the country.
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I was always quite good with accents - I always had quite a good ear - so from the age of about 13, I used to do a lot of voiceover and dubbing for foreign films.
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I not only work online through my various projects, but I am an avid user of online technologies to connect and engage with friends as well.
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In a democratic age, you can't buck demography - except through civil war.
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You do not chop off a section of your imaginative substance and make a book specifically for children, for - if you are honest - you have no idea where childhood ends and maturity begins. It is all endless and all one.
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Going 3-13 is not acceptable.
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When I moved to Bombay, it was very harsh. I was nothing like what I am today. I couldn't speak a word of English. In England, people might be very understanding about that, but in Bombay, they're not very forgiving. 'If you don't speak English, how do you expect to work in Hindi films?'
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Relationships based on obligation lack dignity.
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Fashion nowadays is all about product - bags and shoes - and you're kind of a product yourself, aren't you?
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You know, grieve your wife, this is an impulsive thing and you have no idea the kind of trouble you're getting yourself into it. And of course he doesn't listen to me and he adopts this child.
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Men are my bread and butter. It's what I live for! I have no shame about that.
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Nothing wrong with making money.
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I love animals, and I feel more of a connection to animals than people.
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Let's face it: fitness is boring. But it's critical to be extremely dedicated to whatever you decide to take up to achieve a desired result. There's no way you are going to get there without dedication, which is the key for me.
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Miami's not anybody's poor cousin. It's an aspiration to live in this town, not something you have to do to promote yourself like some of the larger cities.
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If Christ can die in a barn, I think the death of a human in a van is not so bad.
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In summation, like your beloved pet rock, Twitter is useful only in your imagination.
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I don't teach my students, I provide the circumstances in which they can learn.
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I think it's cool to do stuff in a different language. Basically, I learned English through listening to rap. A lot of people think it's funny. But it's true; I used to try to get the accents.
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The worst thing about all this staining power of the world is the way in which we come to think of it as inevitable. ... It is not true. ... Social life is lighted up with the lustre of the white, unstained robes of many a pure man or woman who walks through its very midst.
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The goal of 'Data Detectives' is to spark the imagination of students around the globe by making them think about new technologies that will impact humanity in ways similar to language and art.
