Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley Quotes
I know there are things I did in education that will never be reversed. I have not done that in film yet because I have only been here for about nine months.
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When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.
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The childhood poverty of both my parents and their minimal education did much to influence me and my two younger brothers in our education and career choices. One brother became a dentist and the other, a professor of anthropology with a Ph.D. degree.
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I knew it was called 'Dunkirk,' Christopher Nolan was directing it, and it was a war film. That was all anyone knew.
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I will only do a Hollywood film when there is something special offered to me.
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Bringing GIS into schools gets the kids very excited and indirectly teaches them different components of STEM education. That's been illustrated at school after school.
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On the clothes front, I have a designer who sits with the director for each film to chalk out a look for me based on the script.
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Because human development is the most specific and exalted mission of woman, studies in anthropology and theory of pedagogy are essential in girls' education.
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A film has its own life and takes its own time.
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Education, doing homework, is the way to lift up girls. Around the world, where girls are educated, the economy and the standard of living rise.
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It is the local community that needs to own the commitment to education.
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I was actually sacked from my first job. It was at a workshop for a short film this poet had written, about when she used to work in a strip club. After the first week, I was told not to come back.
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A film like 'The Sixth Sense' burns an image of who you are into people's minds.
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The important thing to note is that it is not important whether Malala was shot or not - Malala is not asking for personal favors or support. She is asking for support with girls' education and women's rights. So don't support Malala, support her campaign for girls' education and women's rights.
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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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The people are starving. They need food; they need medicine; they need education. They do not need a skyscraper to house the ruling party and a 24-hour TV station.
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One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education.
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In our education system, we are taught to munch figures and remember them for lifetime. But does it help? We are not taught how to make decisions.
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My family thought it was insanity for me to go into the theater rather than to get an education.
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My wife Victoria Harwood was art director on 'Far North,' and she had designed my student film, 'The Sheep Thief.'
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American films are less American every day, because you have to please a world audience. There's less authenticity, so it's more accessible.
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Central to achieving progress in Afghanistan - and to setting the conditions necessary to transition security tasks from the international community to the Afghan government - is increasing the size and capability of ANSF.
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Some people really like to get into Twitter, but it's not my thing.
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I think of the world as geographical regions, and it excites me to think about the opportunity that Europe can have if we consider it to be the 500-million-people region that it is.
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I know there are things I did in education that will never be reversed. I have not done that in film yet because I have only been here for about nine months.
