Mildred Dresselhaus Quotes

One of the over-riding things for many who grow up in poverty is the simple desire to escape. I think it was sort of obvious to me that escape had to be through education.

Mildred Dresselhaus

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 11, 1930 - February 20, 2017

Topics

EducationSimpleMeThinkGrowUp

We live in a dominant culture of ceaseless Departure and Progress that has so far lasted two or three centuries.

John Berger

LiveCultureProgressThreeTwoFar

There are certain pieces of music that are always attached to certain books.

Maurice Sendak

MusicAlwaysPiecesBooksAttached

Choreographers, historically, are born, not made - their talents drive them to it.

Robert Gottlieb

DriveBornTalentsMadeThem

Empirical and observational data along with a healthy dash of intuition often have to be combined as business owners begin to look outward, not inward, at what solutions they can provide to their customers.

Michael Gerber

BusinessDataLookHealthyBegin

I'm not stereotypically Canadian. I don't really follow hockey. I don't feel like anything other than myself, basically.

Michael Cera

MyselfHockeyFeelFollowAnything

Conservative talkers love to throw numbers around: their ratings and their audience size. And to be sure, they have a sizable audience which numbers in the tens of millions. But having people tune in and being able to dictate their actions are two different things.

John Ridley

LovePeopleNumbersConservativeTwo

In no relationship at the top of any walk of life is it always easy, least of all in politics which matters so much and which is conducted in such a piercing spotlight.

Tony Blair

LifeRelationshipWalkPoliticsEasy

I don't sing. If I could sing or dance, I would have done something really gross in a G-string by now - when I wasn't working and was desperate - and ruined my career.

Jason O'Mara

DanceCareerDoneNowSomething

I toured Ontario in the winter of '48, in a touring company of The Drunkard, in which I played the bartender.

Jonathan Frid

WinterBartenderCompanyPlayed

There are times when you see how ridiculous is this life, how ludicrous it is, you know, leaving your house every morning and being followed by paparazzi.

Johnny Depp

LifeMorningYouHouseKnowLeaving

I'm more concerned with getting them to find and strengthen their original voice as writers rather than imposing my own subjective tastes, judgements or sensibility on the project.

Douglas Wood

VoiceFindMy OwnMoreProjectOwn

Carmakers do not lobby to remove safety regulations on their vehicles, but the NRA constantly lobbies to keep restrictions off deadly weapons.

Bob Beckel

SafetyKeepOffRestrictionsRemove

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