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Nina Easton Quotes

Community colleges are popular among political leaders of both parties. But because of the lack of funding and a lack of direction, they have lost their critical edge in preparing workers for a 21st-century economy.

Nina Easton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: October 27, 1958

Topics

Community Direction Political Edge

Since the conception of our country, America has held that parents, not schools, teachers, and certainly not courts, hold the primary responsibility of educating their children.

John Doolittle

Children Responsibility Parents Hold

Mostly, my flying has been solo, but the preparation for it wasn't. Without my husband's help and encouragement, I could not have attempted what I have. Ours has been a contented and reasonable partnership, he with his solo jobs and I with mine. But always with work and play together, conducted under a satisfactory system of dual control.

Amelia Earhart

Work Together Preparation Control

I would have taken whatever hand I was dealt. Space was it.

Story Musgrave

Space Hand Whatever Dealt Would

I don't want to ever be categorized. I want to be able to hit every genre.

Ski Mask the Slump God

Want Able Genre Hit Every Ever

When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all.

Roger Zelazny

Better Die You Company Than About

I am a former newspaper reporter turned church secretary turned vampire novelist. I wrote my first complete novel, 'Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs,' at night while I was working as the receptionist for a Baptist church. That was an interesting conversation with the pastor.

Molly Harper

I Am Night Church Interesting Nice

I remember the excitement of finding a great pancake recipe in 'Gourmet.' It felt as if it were mine. And it was Berkeley, of course - everybody cooked together. Cooking is what one did.

Mona Simpson

Great Cooking Together Remember Mine

I got into shape because I took kick-boxing lessons every day to prepare for a fight scene with Taylor Lautner. I really wanted to lie down and eat Chinese food, but I kick-boxed every morning and ran. If someone was filming you with your kit off, you'd do the same thing.

Jason Isaacs

Morning Food Day Lie Fight Someone

You can say a lot of things about me, but you can never say I don't take risks.

Diego Maradona

Risks Me You Say Never Take

What the war did was give me the opportunity of three years of continuous reading, and it was in the course of reading that I became convinced that I should become an economist.

Douglass North

Opportunity War Me Reading Three

I'm big on showing people versatility. I'm constantly trying to push myself to break barriers and the idea that we have to stay in one lane.

Dawn Richard

Myself People Push Trying Barriers

In comedy it helps if there's a friendly atmosphere on the set.

Chris O'Dowd

Comedy Friendly Atmosphere Set Helps