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John W. Gardner Quotes

One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.

John W. Gardner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: american
Birth: October 8, 1912 - February 16, 2002

Topics

Learning Failure People Stop Become

Money is usually attracted, not pursued.

Money Attracted Pursued

We have the largest economy and the strongest military in the world. Our core values of freedom and opportunity are ascendant around the globe.

Opportunity Freedom World Values Our

The writer creates the role on the page and then the actor takes it and makes it their own.

Page Actor Own Role Writer Takes

The real important thing about Digital-Original publication goes beyond the fact that authors make more money off each sale than through traditional publishing. It's that we get to bypass a system of gatekeepers who have more than 'quality' as criteria for what they choose.

Michael A. Stackpole

Money Quality Choose Important More

When I looked at the state of women's MMA, what I saw was that it was missing rivalries or anything theatrical about it. Everybody was trying to be Miss America, unwilling to go under any kind of criticism, and taking the safe answers. I thought I needed to do whatever I could to get attention.

Women Criticism Thought America Kind

The Iraq war was fought by one-half of one percent of us. And unless we were part of that small group or had a relative who was, we went about our lives as usual most of the time: no draft, no new taxes, no changes. Not so for the small group who fought the war and their families.

Time War Small New Group Changes

'Diversity' is like, 'Ugh, I have to do diversity.' I recognize and celebrate what it is, but that word, to me, is a disconnect.

Diversity Me Celebrate Disconnect

I've been embracing aging. I always have, since I was a kid. When you're the kid on the set for so long, you just, like, daydream about being older.

Aging Long You Kid Always Been

I never thought I'd be doing TV. I've always loved it, but I felt like I was just going to do Broadway because that was what I wanted to do the most.

Shanice Williams

Thought Loved Doing Never Always

We had a cat in college named Chloe, and it was the most evil, awful cat in the world... When we left, we used to close the door, and its paw would come underneath and try to paw us.

College Door Evil World Try Cat

I look up to people that are much older than me, so being a mentor is a full time job.

Time Job People Me Look Mentor

Trans folk, especially of color, should not be obligated to help cis folk play catch-up on our experiences. The effort can detract from our work to protect and liberate ourselves.

Work Effort Color Help Play Protect

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