Albert Bandura Quotes
The content of most textbooks is perishable, but the tools of self-directedness serve one well over time.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't like to rate myself; others can do that.
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It's hard to bring up your children on benefit. It's easier if you can do part- time work, or even full-time work, and actually have a better standard of living, and that's the direction in which we are going.
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Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
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To gastroenterologists, the concept of a germ causing ulcers was like saying that the Earth is flat.
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Discipline is not a nasty word.
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Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.
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For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norms, even our cultural ideal.
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We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.
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I don't like baseball movies. I like movies about moral courage and people who are indomitable and courageous and right.
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Honesty is something you can't wear out.
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Every day is like Halloween or Christmas eve for me. I go to bed, and I'm so excited to get back to work. I'm very lucky that I have a career like that 'cause not many people do.
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No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a thing of the past. Heroes are now flawed, and have terrible tempers, you know? They're real people.
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If transportation technology was moving along as fast as microprocessor technology, then the day after tomorrow I would be able to get in a taxi cab and be in Tokyo in 30 seconds.
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If we want to recruit and retain high-quality teachers, it starts with a fair wage, adequate working conditions, and the resources and support to succeed. Remember: teachers' working conditions are students' learning conditions.
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Yeah, I lost court cases and misdemeanor juries, but of felony jury trials I was successful 105 of 106 times.
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Looking beautiful isn't just about what you apply on your face. It's the little things you do that matter. A combination of a good diet, exercise, healthy habits, discipline, dancing etc. is what my beauty routine consists of. Also, I have no bad habits; I don't drink or smoke. All these contribute to me being fit and looking good.
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I was a total bad girl growing up.
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I love a good loser.
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The more time passes in your life, I think the greater you understand perspective. So I'm happy that I've had experiences that have reminded me that most exciting things might not feel so exciting later, and the most disappointing things might not be so disappointing later, either.
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Here's my advice to my brown friends: The next time you're on an airplane in the U.S., just speak your mother tongue. That way, no one knows what you're saying. Life goes on.
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Cities are drivers of growth and wealth, and at the same time, cities are becoming increasingly violent.
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The content of most textbooks is perishable, but the tools of self-directedness serve one well over time.
