Alison Gopnik Quotes
Developmental scientists like me explore the basic science of learning by designing controlled experiments.
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I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for country music. I always enjoy that.
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Most of the people who act and sing do so for their own pleasure and that of their friends and family.
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There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a mistake to start believing that. But, at the same time, it is important to be confident.
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The stratosphere is a hostile place.
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Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.
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France is a fantastic country. It's between the Anglo-Saxon and Latin cultures. We have some of the Anglo-Saxon rigor, and some of the Latin quirkiness.
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I'm definitely a foodie.
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I think pride is more important sometimes than making money.
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Oh, I find it very easy to fall in love.
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A friend of mine encouraged me to try rapping, so I started experimenting with it, writing verses, seeing if I could fit an extra word or syllable into each line without tripping myself up.
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I had a long period of writing what I think of as 'save the world' novels. 'Fledgling' was a chance to play.
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Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States.
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My job is making money, helping other people make money. I am spending money, trying to make sure more people get rich, because you cannot spend a lot of money, right? So my job is spending money, helping others. This is a headache.
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Small lending institutions lack the capability of their larger counterparts to hire the additional manpower necessary to deal with the hundreds of additional regulations created by Dodd-Frank.
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I only get to spend about six to eight weeks in Australia now and I really miss my family and friends.
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Beauty is boring because it is predictable.
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If you aren't born here, to be a real New Yorker, you have to bring your talent, be a successful mentor, and support the New Yorkers who made the city by giving back.
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Memory is a way of telling you what's important to you.
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I know people are going to put the main focus on stopping me, so I need to learn how to make my teammates better by passing and creating opportunities for them.
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You only have to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down.
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I have a job to do on policy. And I think that's what people want their governor to do. Not politics, policy.
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We can transform the government and the economy, as well as democracy, in Malaysia.
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It was when I was shooting for a Telugu film in Hyderabad when director Meher Ramesh approached me for 'Veera Kannadiga.' I was game to explore a new language and said yes.
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Developmental scientists like me explore the basic science of learning by designing controlled experiments.
