Angela Duckworth Quotes

I didn't tell my kids, 'You have to play viola, and you have to play piano.' They chose these things on their own, and I don't think we have to give kids every choice, but we do have to give them some choice because that autonomy is crucial for fostering passion.

Angela Duckworth

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PassionThinkYouChoicePlayTell

I don't fit into the traditional Republican box that the wingnuts who have hijacked my party think all Republicans should.

Meghan McCain

ThinkPartyRepublicanBoxFitWho

Have you ever noticed the fact that once you begin to think about something, you see it everywhere? Anyone who has ever begun the search for a new automobile can attest, from the moment you Google it, you begin to pass that model in traffic everywhere. Of course, they were there the whole time; we simply didn't have them at top of mind.

Michael Gerber

TimeMomentMindThinkSearchYou

When I wrote for Jordan Knight, I was 17 or 18, they were pretty much the only songs I was writing. By the time people like Christina or Usher came around, I was able to know that I was writing for different points of view and people that might not want to say certain things. So you have to be considerate of whichever artist you're writing for.

Robin Thicke

TimePeopleWritingViewYouArtist

I don't know the right number of immigrants to let in.

Marvin Olasky

ImmigrantsKnowRightNumber

I listen to a variety of music. The only common point is strong lyrics; I'm more obsessed with lyrics than music. I need to hear a form of truth, and if it's a hard truth, even better.

Lou Doillon

MusicTruthStrongBetterNeedHard

They say I live a fast life. Maybe I just like a fast life. I wouldn't give it up for anything in the world. It won't last forever, either. But the memories will.

Dennis Wilson

LifeLiveMemoriesWorldFastSay

It doesn't take much to make me angry.

Christopher Hitchens

AngryMeTakeMakeMuch

During Governor Jennifer Granholm's administration, Michigan has experienced job losses, declining personal incomes, diminishing home values, and the highest unemployment rate in the nation.

Tim Walberg

HomeJobValuesPersonalNation

Alec Baldwin is so funny.

Ryan Lochte

FunnyAlec

I know what it feels like to have the door slammed firmly in my face, so I'm cool with that.

Mos Def

CoolDoorFaceKnowLikeSlammed

When you learn about stories in school, you get it backward. You start to think 'Oh, the reason these things are in stories is because a book said I need to put these things in there.' You need a death, as my husband says, and you need a little sidekick with a saying like 'Skivel-dee-doo!'

Lynda Barry

DeathSchoolStartBookSayingYou

But in simple substances the influence of one monad over another is ideal only.

Gottfried Leibniz

SimpleInfluenceOverOnlyIdeal

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