James Heckman Quotes

Some kids win the lottery at birth; far too many don't - and most people have a hard time catching up over the rest of their lives. Children raised in disadvantaged environments are not only much less likely to succeed in school or in society, but they are also much less likely to be healthy adults.

James Heckman

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I attribute the quarrelsome nature of the Middle Ages young men entirely to the want of the soothing weed.

Jerome K. Jerome

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Movies like 'The Interview' and 'Team America: World Police' don't often show the realities of life in North Korea and the human rights violations perpetrated by the government there.

Jennifer Armintrout

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What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in cultural prejudice. The term 'jazz' has come to mean the abuse and exploitation of black musicians.

Maxim Gorky

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We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.

Max de Pree

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I welcome all interviews with 'Rolling Stone' magazine, and I'm sure people will talk to me in the future.

Michael Hastings

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People knew that Murdoch's media estate in the UK was too powerful and it was doing very unpleasant things.

Meredith Whitney

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I don't have a specific favorite product, but I deep condition my hair regularly. When I can, I'll avoid heat styling and wear my hair in a bun.

Jasmine Tookes

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I like kids but I also like the option to close the door. Becoming a parent is a whole other life, and it doesn't stop.

Jon Hamm

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Obama has a strong record on immigration enforcement, outdoing both Republican and Democratic predecessors. He has deported over 1 million immigrants, focusing on those with criminal records. As documented by many nonpartisan sources, by 2011, Obama had reduced illegal immigration crossings to net zero.

Donna Brazile

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I was eleventh-grade class president. That was the first elective office I held until I came into Congress.

Donna Edwards

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I take Wellbutrin because I'm afraid to go into stores. I'm afraid people are going to yell at me.

Christina Ricci

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I believe that any candidate who supports the war should not receive our support. It doesn't matter if they're Senator Clinton or whoever.

Cindy Sheehan

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