Andreas Schleicher Quotes
The test of truth in life is not whether we can remember what we learned in school, but whether we are prepared for change.
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I didn't audition for 'SNL.' I sent in a tape to 'SNL' the year before I started writing there, but I got the job there through doing stand-up on Fallon.
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.
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It is possible to tolerate anything as long as it only affects you. But the method of collective punishment is bigger than that.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done.
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I don't need drugs to make my life tragic.
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The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough.
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I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works.
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In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.
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The Barenboim Foundation has nothing to do with politics.
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I don't really approach a character as to whether or not it's good or bad. I just approach a character as to where it lives in me.
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At 39, I was back in a Red Wings uniform and loving it.
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I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
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It is not often that idealism of student days finds adequate opportunity for expression in the later life of manhood.
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I will run against anybody.
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Koranic teaching still insists that the sun moves around the earth. How can we advance when they teach things like that?
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Fortunately for me I was able to do well here, and it really did great things for my career and now hopefully I can go out there and continue to do what I did.
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I came to L.A. for pilot season, and it was so brutal. So brutal. But still, I just want to be making forward progress. There's lots of ideas about being a superstar. But my idea of being a superstar is just going forward and having new challenges and trying out new things.
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I spent seven years in France. Then, I went to Asia for five years. I came to London in 1984 and then America in 1985. In 1991, I opened my first restaurant in New York City.
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Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.
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In China, especially in the cities, if someone fainted on the streets, or if someone was knocked over by a car, you'll find lots of gawkers and gloaters, but rarely will you find someone willing to extend a helping hand.
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It's better to bet on this life than on the next.
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The test of truth in life is not whether we can remember what we learned in school, but whether we are prepared for change.
