Sendhil Mullainathan Quotes

Our soft hearts are what tell us that, whatever the circumstances of birth, everyone must be given opportunities to do well.

Sendhil Mullainathan

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OpportunitiesCircumstancesBirthUs

I still can't manage to keep a journal, and people have been telling me to since the fourth grade.

John Darnielle

PeopleMeJournalKeepBeenStill

I used to just daydream all the time about being in movies, from the age of, like, four onwards. I would sit down and watch movies with my father and my grandfather, and always pretended that I was in the stories.

Aneurin Barnard

FatherAgeTimeDownGrandfather

My homes are similar in style because the same design principles run through all areas of my work.

John Rocha

WorkStyleDesignRunPrinciples

Memory and creativity are essential to education, but if you teach memory incorrectly, it is a total waste of time, and it will inhibit learning.

Tony Buzan

EducationLearningTimeCreativity

Did you know that nearly one in three children live apart from their biological dads? Those kids are two to three times more likely to grow up in poverty, to suffer in school, and to have health and behavioral problems.

Tony Dungy

LiveChildrenHealthSchoolProblems

I feel like I've been playing Spider-Man my whole life. He's a character I've been pretending to be in my bedroom since I was a kid - so I've been preparing for this forever, I think.

Tom Holland

LifeCharacterThinkFeelBedroom

Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love. I'd stepped in it a few times.

Rita Rudner

LoveHusbandNeverBeforeMetFew

I can have a real long day; I can have a 14-hour day of intense work and then get home, and it's just me and TCM on into the night.

Michael McKean

WorkHomeDayMeNightLong

You know, there's a difference between politicians and leaders. Politicians read poll numbers and compromise. Leaders do what's morally right.

Josh Fox

CompromiseYouNumbersKnowRight

From Dickens's cockneys to Salinger's phonies, from Kerouac's beatniks to Cheech and Chong's freaks, and on to hip hop's homies, dialect has always been used as a way for generations to distinguish themselves.

Christopher Moore

WayAlwaysUsedGenerationsBeen

In New York, we had primary elections for mayor. To improve their chances, all five candidates changed their name to Rudy Giuliani.

Conan O'Brien

New YorkNameNewImproveChances

There was a time I thought I'd never see the sun again.

Anthony Ray Hinton

TimeSunThoughtNeverSeeAgain

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