Alison Gopnik Quotes

Teaching is a very effective way to get children to learn something specific - this tube squeaks, say, or a squish then a press then a pull causes the music to play. But it also makes children less likely to discover unexpected information and to draw unexpected conclusions.

Alison Gopnik

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MusicChildrenLearnInformationSay

I could never understand why they did that to Barry Sanders in Detroit. I know that's one of the reasons why he retired, because they took him out on third down and let someone else catch the ball. I thought they must be out of their mind because Barry is such a threat.

Jim Brown

MindThoughtSomeoneDownKnowWhy

The Epistle is a correction of profession without life, and most valuable in this respect.

John Nelson Darby

LifeRespectWithoutValuableMost

I kind of like working fast.

Robert Rodriguez

FastKindWorkingLike

Life is but a moment, death also is but another.

Robert H. Schuller

LifeMomentDeathAnotherAlso

We know that the way to decrease unplanned pregnancies and abortions is to make birth control and family planning services accessible and affordable, not micromanage the type of medical information and reproductive health counseling that women around the world receive.

Jeanne Shaheen

FamilyWomenHealthMedicalWorld

When I look in the mirror, I see someone who's happy with how he looks, because I was never one of the handsome Hollywood people. And I've had success as I've gotten older, because I'm able to play characters. I no longer get the girl, but I get the part.

Michael Caine

SuccessGirlMirrorHappyPeople

If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.

Alphonse de Lamartine

TravelWorldSingleGazeGiveHad

In a thriving culture, you celebrate your achievements. In an exhausted one, you proclaim your disadvantages.

Tom Hollander

CultureCelebrateYouExhaustedYour

I shot film with the Coen brothers on 'Hail, Caesar!' That's fine. I'm sentimental about film; I've shot film for forty years or something.

Roger Deakins

FortyYearsSentimentalSomething

Salif Keita's one of my favorite artists.

Lizz Wright

ArtistsFavorite

My songs are like my children. I love every single one of them.

Dionne Warwick

LoveChildrenSingleLikeSongs

The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval.

Denis Waitley

AchievementYourselfStrivingWorthy

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