Alison Gopnik Quotes

What we want in students is creativity and a willingness to fail. I always say to students, 'If you've never at some point stayed up all night talking to your new boyfriend about the meaning of life instead of preparing for the test, then you're not really an intellectual.'

Alison Gopnik

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LifeCreativityNightTalkingYou

If I had stayed in Belfast, my life there wouldn't have as easy as it was in Scotland. I see the strain on the people who stayed. Always worrying about the safety of their children.

Joan Lingard

LifeChildrenPeopleSafetyMy Life

I am going to embarrass myself. I have accepted that fact, and that's just how it's going to be.

Jen Lancaster

MyselfI AmGoingJustAcceptedHow

I think anyone who has a job in the entertainment industry that is ongoing and then decides they get bored and doesn't want to do it anymore is foolish!

Melissa Rivers

JobThinkWantEntertainmentBored

Growing up, I mostly read comic books and sci-fi. Then I discovered the book 'Jane Eyre' by Jane Austen. It introduced me to the world of romance, which I have since never left. Also, the world of the first-person narrative.

Meg Cabot

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That's like the greatest experiences of my life still, 'Friends,' so it's not something I want to get away from, but I do want to try and show something new.

Matthew Perry

LifeMy LifeFriendsNewWantTry

I just like playing interesting, complex, complicated characters. I like films that also have an element of humor.

Steve Buscemi

HumorInterestingComplicatedComplex

Over the last few years, I've started to look more closely at the way coaches work to learn from them - not just here at the club but with the international team as well.

Robin Van Persie

WorkTeamLearnLookWayMore

I was born in India, and we came from a poor family and lived in a rural village. My dad came over to Canada as a refugee, and years later, we were able to join him.

Rupi Kaur

FamilyBornIndiaCanadaVillage

For many years now, my source for salvific chicken soup has been the Sanamluang Cafe on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Kingsley Drive: crystalline broth, flecks of fried garlic, and a moist, steamed bird nesting on thick rice noodles and bean sprouts has stanched many a misery.

Michelle Huneven

BirdDriveSoupHollywoodChicken

All the stories in 'The UnAmericans' required interviews, travel, hours and hours in the archives. All of that stuff is so important in the beginning, but I reach a point where I have to shuck it away.

Molly Antopol

BeginningTravelReachImportant

A small behavioral change can also lead to embracing a wider checklist of healthier choices.

Chuck Norris

ChangeSmallChoicesLeadEmbracing

Evolution is a constant state. You evolve and become comfortable in situations in which you might have felt alien in the past.

Arjun Kapoor

PastYouAlienEvolutionBecome

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