Ken Robinson Quotes
There isn’t an education system on the planet that teaches dance everyday to children the way we teach them mathematics. Why?
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I was fortunate enough to get an author-backed role in Aamir Khan starrer 'Talash.'
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If they understand, which I believe they really are sensing, that the alternative the Republicans have been offering is to repeal what we've done, to go back to Bush policies - and if you asked the public what would you prefer, Bush economic policies or Obama economic policies, they take and prefer Obama economic policies.
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It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.
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I can't relate to skinny, perfectly sculptured, tanned men singing about gold chains and Ferraris because I'm not that way.
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To me hair dressing means shape. It's very important that the foundations should be right.
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One who works for his own profit is likely to work hard. One who works for the use of others, without profit to himself, is likely not to work any harder than he must.
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Purgatory fire will be more intolerable than all the torments that can be felt or conceived in this life.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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Tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel on Earth. Because producing it consumes so much energy, a gallon of tar sands crude generates 17 percent more carbon pollution than conventional crude oil.
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I get to meet different directors and different people.
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Whenever I hear that I'm on the brink of stardom, I feel like I want to run into a cave.
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I think Hollywood wants to be safe. The things you do first become your calling card, and I think people just sort of go, 'Well, we know he can do that.' They kind of put you in that hole.
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It was really fascinating for everyone involved in 'Fargo' that Marge Gunderson became the iconic character she did. I think it was something about the cultural zeitgeist and what was happening with women in the workplace.
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I don't get hung up on weight.
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When you are in the public eye, you have to protect yourself. There are so many people judging you. I just try to be myself.
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I think a lot of people have a problem with the fact that I've adopted an African child, a child who has a different color skin than I do.
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I'm convinced that the place, if you have your druthers, to go to have that experience is New York City.
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If your child is born with a port-wine stain, they should be seen immediately by a pediatric dermatologist. Your pediatrician does not understand these birthmarks as well as a specialist.
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I think filmmaking is largely about preparation and taste and luck. If you have all of those three things, I think you will find you can work somehow.
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It's not what people do that matters, it's why they do it.
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No Child Left Behind's fourth-grade gains aren't learning gains, they're testing gains. That's why they don't last. The law is a distraction from things that really count.
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Onions and bacon cooking up just makes your kitchen smell so good. In fact, one day I'm going to come up with a room deodorizer that smells like bacon and onions. It's a fabulous smell.
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Even if a woman is abused a very long time ago, it comes out in her life in a negative way.
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There isn’t an education system on the planet that teaches dance everyday to children the way we teach them mathematics. Why?
