Jennifer Pahlka Quotes

If there's one thing government needs desperately, it's the ability to quickly try something, pivot when necessary, and build complex systems by starting with simple systems that work and evolving from there, not the other way around.

Jennifer Pahlka

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I try to play real people who inspire me through something in their journey.

Toni Collette

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I won a scholarship with the Brixton School of Building. I screwed around, not putting in a proper attendance.

Ronald Biggs

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Decisions should be based on facts, objectively considered.

Marvin Bower

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When you're young, influences count.

Derek Walcott

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I, for one, struggle a little bit with a $250,000 education for a philosophy degree. They are a wonderful people, but we can't employ philosophers in manufacturing in the United States. We need a one- or two-year technical add-on for a high school.

Douglas R. Oberhelman

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I was the angriest daughter on earth, and also, one of the most devoted.

Anne Lamott

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A beautiful face is a mute recommendation.

Publilius Syrus

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You cannot separate sexuality from cheerleading. It is inherently what it is - growing up with the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and all of that stuff.

Peyton Reed

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Two of my grandfathers had been artists, lifelong oil painters, so I was exposed to art very young. I've always been interested in it, although I never pursued it as a career or even as an avocation.

Susan Vreeland

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To me, I will be a stronger person if I'm moving forward, doing the work I want, and continue to drive: force the purpose that I want to create versus doing what other people think I should be doing, which is never a way to live.

Payal Kadakia

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Every challenger has come forward and said he's going to challenge me and win because I'm out of touch with the constituents. We run a race, the election comes, and the majority of voters disagree with them.

Scott Garrett

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'Noah' is about a man whose mission is to obliterate Earth's past and godfather its future. Replacing the word 'God' with 'Creator' and taking other scriptural liberties, the movie risks confusing those who don't take the Bible literally and alienating those who do.

Richard Corliss

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