Maryanne Wolf Quotes

There's an old rule in neuroscience that does not alter with age: use it or lose it. It is a very hopeful principle when applied to critical thought in the reading brain because it implies choice.

Maryanne Wolf

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But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some sort of duty to participate in the process in some way other than just blindly getting behind a political party.

John Cusack

DemocracySorryThinkPoliticalYou

We already have a professor who's using an online social network of MIT alums to help educate students in programming. Just imagine expanding that in Facebook-fashion to tens or hundreds of millions of people around the world.

Anant Agarwal

PeopleWorldHelpProgrammingSocial

Base souls have no faith in great individuals.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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When you sell cars in the U.S., it forces you to be the most competitive.

Anand Mahindra

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My son is an integral part of my life; the fact of life is that parents and children need you; wife doesn't really need you.

Sonu Nigam

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The problem with politicians getting to know the issues in indigenous townships is that we tend to suffer from what Aboriginal people call the 'seagull syndrome' - we fly in, scratch around and fly out.

Tony Abbott

PeopleFlyProblemKnowOutSuffer

President Obama can talk about having no grand schemes and making no big gains, but the reality is he can't get anything of significance through Congress.

Robert Dallek

RealityCongressPresidentTalkBig

There are lots and lots of good actors out there, and often it's just luck if what you bring to the table syncs with the director's vision.

Rosamund Pike

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The fact that he didn't get credit for a while is more the story of social injustice. But his own spirit wasn't driven by that, and wasn't dependent upon that. He just wished he had the cash to go to medical school.

Mary Stuart Masterson

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There is a company in Barcelona called Headless, and I was a huge fan. I love their style. I had been trying to work with them for years. 'A Monster Calls' was the perfect project to work on with them.

Juan Antonio Bayona

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We aspire to be a top performer in every area of our business, and that includes leading in the communities where our employees and their families live and work.

Dennis Muilenburg

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I always like to write myself into a corner. I think the best stuff comes from only having a few ways out.

Courtney A. Kemp

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