Arne Duncan Quotes
I think every student needs access to technology, and I think technology can be a hugely important vehicle to help level the playing field.
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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No man ever quite believes in any other man. One may believe in an idea absolutely, but not in a man.
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If the 2016 election is any indication, every four years, millions more Americans will continue backing away from their own parties to choose a third party instead.
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I'm against a signature look, as that can be very outdating. But having said that, I also know my best qualities, so I'm not going to foolhardily give away my power.
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There's a big debate whether pentathlon or heptathlon is harder: five events in one day or seven in two.
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We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.
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Remember this: classics never make a comeback. They wait for that perfect moment to take the spotlight from overdone, tired trends.
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Many societal problems concern science, such as the energy crisis, genetic alterations of foods.
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You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
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I had seen some films made about the underground music world in Tehran, and most of them were short documentaries about 30 or 40 minutes long. And I always wondered why they weren't publicized more. Really, their only flaw was they were short documentaries.
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The real challenge that we face in our communications with others is to condition our hearts to have Christlike feelings for all of Heavenly Father's children. When we develop this concern for the condition of others, we then will communicate with them as the Savior would.
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Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.
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Do we exert our own liberties without injury to others - we exert them justly; do we exert them at the expense of others - unjustly. And, in thus doing, we step from the sure platform of liberty upon the uncertain threshold of tyranny.
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I have no problem being mainstream. I grew up in the '90s when the mainstream was amazing.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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For better or worse, a lot of people who build things don't want to part ways. They don't have the short exit plan that a lot of the investors have.
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I can never find a movie I want to watch, even though I've got hundreds to choose from.
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You have to be quite stupid to act.
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Wellcome Trust focuses on supporting outstanding researchers, accelerating the application of research, and exploring medicine in historical and cultural contexts. We believe passionately that breakthroughs emerge when the most talented researchers are given the resources and freedom they need to pursue their goals.
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You are mine, but you are not mine. I am yours, but you hardly know it.
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If a senator calls me up and asks me what should we do in Iraq, I'm happy to talk to him.
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The Nobel awards should be regarded as giving recognition to this general scientific progress as well as to the individuals involved.
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I think every student needs access to technology, and I think technology can be a hugely important vehicle to help level the playing field.
