Alison Gopnik Quotes

Knowing what to expect from a teacher is a really good thing, of course: It lets you get the right answers more quickly than you would otherwise.

Alison Gopnik

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GoodTeacherYouMoreKnowingRight

I learned a lot from Vietnam veterans, especially as some of them turned against their own war.

Robert Jay Lifton

WarVeteransOwnVietnamAgainst

If I'm going to be the best in what I do, I have to study what I'm doing, I have to see what I'm doing. I have to see it, I have to hear it. I'm just starting to appreciate myself - not starting, but appreciating myself in a way where I can look at myself back in a movie or listen to myself as much as I do now.

Mary J. Blige

MyselfBestAppreciateDoingLook

I've actually had a melody on my guitar since the day I learned how to play it, back when I was 7. And for some reason I can't add lyrics to it.

Miley Cyrus

DayGuitarBackPlayReasonMelody

You always feel pretty good after a bye, after a couple of days off. Not having a game, you freshen up a little.

Logan Mankins

GoodGameFeelYouAlwaysDays

I guess the news is this: If you're a Republican and you smile, liberals don't like it. Maybe that's because Democrats are afraid that I've been able to show an optimistic vision for this country.

Cory Gardner

SmileVisionYouCountryNewsBeen

I want to give back and show my gratitude to the indies. At the same time, cherish the mainstream projects I've been getting.

Coco Martin

GratitudeTimeBackWantCherish

I'm very rigid about my schedule. I sit down at 8 A.M., and the Internet blocker goes on. My standard time is 120 minutes. I'm a compulsive writer, so it reminds me to stop writing... If I write more than that, I turn into an ogre for my kids.

Claire Cameron

TimeMeWritingInternetDownStop

When I was into my 30s, I became increasingly depressed by rejection letters. I had had the feeling that by the time I was 30, I would be established. But I was not at all. By the time of 'Lives of Girls and Women,' I was into my 40s and I had become more thin-skinned.

Alice Munro

WomenTimeRejectionFeelingBecome

The minute there's a map, there is no art. Paint by numbers is not art. Paint by numbers is a mechanical activity.

Seth Godin

ArtNumbersMapPaintMechanical

The most important skill you need is the ability to learn how to change and grow.

Scott Cook

ChangeGrowLearnYouSkillNeed

If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.

Martin Farquhar Tupper

ArtCircumstancesMasterLittleHarm

Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just have a special affection for Dumbo.

Leonard Maltin

TimeMeCrySpecialAffectionSame

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