Alex Spanos Quotes
The best way to learn is by doing. The only way to build a strong work ethic is getting your hands dirty.
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When I was travelling in Rajasthan people were waving hands, and it felt like I was visiting my own constituency.
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I think we should be encouraged to learn from Columbine and let it be a battle cry for all of us.
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Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?
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When we watch stories, we learn empathy, we learn compassion, and hopefully we achieve some sort of understanding.
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Appropriate assessments are a crucial part of effectively educating students. But they only measure a narrow segment of what kids need to learn.
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My hands were constantly blistered or bloody; my ears were always ringing. I tore through drumheads and drumsticks like there was no tomorrow.
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You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
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I work out, I go to pilates, I walk and I eat everything I can get my hands on.
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I used to be really insecure about my self-education. I'm definitely always learning. But there's many ways to learn. There are many, many ways to always be a learner.
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I want to be a better writer. I want to learn and grow, to know how to tell stories in a different and more challenging way. I've learned it doesn't get easier each time. It actually gets harder.
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I want to make sure that people know that I can only be myself - I can't be a spokesperson for people with disabilities, because everybody has a completely different experience. I'm glad that I'm able to inspire parents to see one way to deal with it, but at the same time, I tell a lot of dirty jokes.
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When I read about genetics, I see breakthroughs every day. And while I'm trying to learn more about behavioral science, I must say that I don't feel I get tremendous intellectual stimulation from most of the things I read.
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For me, any book I'm writing is also a chance to get in and research and read and learn things that I maybe only knew a little bit about before.
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I do not shake hands from a sanitary standpoint.
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I didn't belong to the sort of family where the children's classics were laid on. I went to the public library and read everything I could get my hands on.
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I started the class late. The teacher said I would have to learn as much in half a year that the others learned in a year. I did it.
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I mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.
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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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The whole thing for me is that I did 'Full House' and 'America's Funniest Home Videos,' and I look like a dentist, and I'm a dad. Being known as a dirty comedian turned into this weird thing. It's people's image of me.
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I think I've become more modest as the years have gone on.
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An artist must be very careful not to look for models. As soon as one artist takes another as model, he is lost. There is no other point of departure than reality.
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My dad has worked so hard his whole life. He doesn't deserve to see his daughters going out embarrassing themselves and flashing their knickers. I want to make my parents proud.
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I've been very lucky in this second marriage. It's just luck. It's absolute luck. And I can only marvel at it. So many other things could have happened that didn't, so overall I feel blessed.
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The best way to learn is by doing. The only way to build a strong work ethic is getting your hands dirty.
