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		I think the big challenge that we've got on education is making sure that from kindergarten or prekindergarten through your 14th or 15th year of school, or 16th year of school, or 20th year of school, that you are actually learning the kinds of skills that make you competitive and productive in a modern, technological economy.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barack Obama 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		When you wash your hands, when you make a cup of coffee, when you're waiting for the elevator - instead of indulging in thinking, these are all opportunities for being there as a still, alert presence. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Eckhart Tolle 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Acting was a slow-burn thing. I found it was something I really, really liked doing, but it wasn't until my third year at drama school that I actually thought, 'Oh, right, I'm trained for this now; I'd better see if I can do it.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Natasha Little 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Almost anything worth doing involves some measure of risk - from learning to ride a bike, moving to a new city, and certainly, starting your own business. The point is that no one has ever started a business or created a new product with a guarantee of success. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Fabrizio Moreira 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I played the trumpet for nine years, and then I joined the choir after that, and then I was in musicals in high school. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Bebe Rexha 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		In the United States we have the great Harvard Business School, but America is the country with the greatest debt in the world. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		A lot of people tell me, 'You are from North; how do you manage to get along in the South?' I don't know what to say to them. I've always felt at home here, and by learning to speak Telugu, my connection with the place has gotten that much stronger. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Rakul Preet Singh 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		The good part is if I play a solid round of golf, it will be very hard for the others to beat me. And that's all I'm thinking about. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Adam Derek Scott 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Dalai Lama 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When I was younger, I always liked acting. You know, like, acting locally, or community theater at school. But it's not an especially insured career choice, so I was like, 'It's a hobby. Whatever.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Tavi Gevinson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The last time I was pulled over was in 2005. I was going 55 in a 35 mile per hour zone - which I don't understand because you can barely even idle at 35 miles per hour. Anyway, I was ordered to go to traffic school. It was an 8-hour class and really painful. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Danica Patrick 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I've done loads of things people have never seen - dramas on BBC4 and plays upstairs at the Royal Court and the Bush - and because I didn't go to drama school, they gave me an education. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Rafe Spall 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Learning from the experiences of our ancestors, let us together create knowledge for all that benefits all. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Kailash Satyarthi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		There is something to be said for people who have to work hard, be creative, produce what they have with little - or no - means. Those of us from poor homes have the advantage of thinking for ourselves and of knowing that when times get hard, things could always be worse. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Mary Beth Patterson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		In Britain, the centrally prescribed welfare to work system short-changes the young unemployed. Transport, housing and education are over centralised. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				David Miliband 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Phones and soundtracks and Muzak and fountains replace genuine and unpredictable human contact with a seamless soundtrack from a bad movie and a cliche that makes us believe we must all be happy. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Margaret Heffernan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I've run my whole life - for more than exercise, for mental health. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Wendelin Van Draanen 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Death can't be considered because, if you're afraid to die, there's no room in your life to make discoveries. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				James Dean 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think the big challenge that we've got on education is making sure that from kindergarten or prekindergarten through your 14th or 15th year of school, or 16th year of school, or 20th year of school, that you are actually learning the kinds of skills that make you competitive and productive in a modern, technological economy. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barack Obama