Alissa Quart Quotes

Like other elements of childhood for the precociously gifted - private or home schooling, overstructured activity, and proto-professional training - edutainment products are part of a system that divides children into haves and have-lesses.

Alissa Quart

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I had never touched a computer in my life before I came to Pixar.

Andrew Stanton

LifeMy LifeNeverComputerTouched

Ultimately, I don't think you can teach a tone-deaf person how to sing. Some talents you're just born with, unfortunately.

Anna Camp

ThinkYouBornPersonTeachTalents

When I make a change, like when I found out I had high cholesterol, I just changed my lifestyle.

Amanda Peet

ChangeLifestyleOutHighJustLike

I want to put a ding in the universe.

Steve Jobs

BusinessUniverseWantPut

I like to make movies on the west side of the Mississippi River, and a lot of times, the movies I direct have horses and big hats in them and get called westerns, but that's okay. I used to resent that, but I don't anymore.

Tommy Lee Jones

RiverHatsMoviesOkaySideBig

'Hustle' is wonderfully enjoyable because all my life, I've made an effort to be with people who can make me laugh. That original cast - Marc Warren, Jaime Murray, Robert Glenister and Adrian Lester - are all funny. So I know every day I'll have a few good laughs.

Robert Vaughn

LifeFunnyGoodDayEffortPeople

Don't fear the terrorists. They're mothers and fathers.

Rosie O'Donnell

FearMothersFathersTerrorists

Films take up so much time, and with theatre, you do have to plan a period of time that you can be free.

Mike Figgis

TimeTheatreFreePlanYouUp

As a kid, I was always inspired by the comedy of Carol Burnett. I loved Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon's 'Mama's Family'.

Del Shores

FamilyLovedComedyKidAlwaysMama

I just kind of went into the blue-collar workforce at a really young age and discovered music, in terms of being a musician, around the same time. The good news is, I was probably 17 when I knew that's what I was going to do with the rest of my life, no matter what that meant.

Chris Cornell

LifeGoodMusicAgeTimeRest

In much the same way Ip Man embodied the struggles of the Chinese people, I wanted Gong Er to represent the changing role of women.

Wong Kar-wai

WomenManPeopleWaySameStruggles

I've been told by people that it's okay to cry but, you know what, it's been used against me.

Peter Steele

PeopleMeYouKnowCryOkay

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