Alison Gopnik Quotes

Because we imagine, we can have invention and technology. It's actually play, not necessity, that is the mother of invention.

Alison Gopnik

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I wanna do Broadway one day in New York. That would be an ultimate dream of mine.

Jessica Lowndes

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You must keep people happy backstage because that affects what's onstage. During a run, the playwright feels like the mayor of a small town filled with noble creatures who have to get out there and make it brand new every night. When a production works, it's unlike any other joy in the world.

John Guare

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The reason Donald Trump was elected was that we automated away four million manufacturing jobs in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. If you look at the voter data, it shows that the higher the level of concentration of manufacturing robots in a district, the more that district voted for Trump.

Andrew Yang

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I don't watch TV. I don't watch anybody else's saga but my own.

Michael Beasley

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To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.

Alphonse de Lamartine

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I pretty much made a conscious decision to make projects a lot of people can relate to.

Trevor Paglen

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There is no question in my mind that the health care system has to work.

Ron Williams

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What matters is that my daughter is surrounded by love. I believe in the right to go down the path that feels best for you.

Monica Cruz

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One must work; one must work. I have done what I could.

Louis Pasteur

WorkDoneMustCould

There's different ways of getting into character. There's what's called 'the outside,' in which is finding the physicality of the character first. To give an example, in 'Gettin' Square' - Johnny Spitieri - that's how I found that character. I knew those people that I'd seen up at Kings Cross. I knew how they sounded.

David Wenham

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Generosity has built America. When we fail to invest in children, we have to pay the cost.

Bob Keeshan

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Physical attributes can make you appealing, but to keep the appeal going, one has to draw from within. You have to be a real person. Your fans and the people you associate with have to be able to see beyond your looks. You have to be a good friend, dutiful son and a good family man.

Arjun Rampal

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