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Alvin Toffler Quotes

The biggest tragedy I had was the loss of my daughter from neuromuscular disease in 2000, at age 46.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: October 4, 1928 - June 27, 2016

Topics

Daughter Age Loss Tragedy Disease

The cooperation of the two retina in one field of vision, whatever is its cause, must rather be the source of all the ideas to which single or double vision may give rise.

Johannes P. Muller

Vision Ideas Rise Cooperation Single

As an actor on sets, I've always clocked how hard the crew works, how much longer their days are, how much lesser their glory is - and the fact that their commitment to the work and project is unwavering, no matter the budget.

Jennifer Westfeldt

Work Commitment Budget Glory Actor

The top priority is leaving no child behind. We want accountability in the system, and we want schools to recognize they have a responsibility to teach students.

Responsibility Child Accountability

We come to Selma to be renewed. We come to be inspired. We come to be reminded that we must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.

Work Justice Equality Inspired Us

I think documentary filmmakers need as much protection as possible under journalist's privilege. How else is the public to know what is going on?

Think Know Privilege Possible Need

I didn't grow up in a regular upbringing. I ended up at my grandmother's house past a certain age, so I took care of things myself. I moved out of home when I was 16.

Home Age Myself Past Care Grow

My real name is Alfonso. My grandfather and dad are also Alfonso, so I was the third. So my mom just gave me the nickname Trey because I was the third.

Me Mom Name Grandfather Real Just

I never appreciated 'positive heroes' in literature. They are almost always cliches, copies of copies, until the model is exhausted. I prefer perplexity, doubt, uncertainty, not just because it provides a more 'productive' literary raw material, but because that is the way we humans really are.

Positive Uncertainty Literature Doubt

A recent police study found that you're much more likely to get shot by a fat cop if you run.

Police Fat You Run More Study

I think my parents were happy that I'd gone to university and gotten a degree in history so they thought, 'Well if acting doesn't work for him, he can always become a history teacher or something.' Fortunately, the acting worked out.

Work Teacher History Happy Parents

Oh I am trying to remember, we would read the script after we did the show.

I Am Remember Trying Show Would Did

'Lovelace' was really great. I got to work with the wonderful Amanda Seyfried, Hank Azaria and Peter Sarsgaard, so it can't get no better than that, right? I had a blast, and the film is a very, very well put together movie - from the director to the writing the cast.

Work Great Together Writing Better

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