James Heckman Quotes

Cognitive and character skills work together as dynamic complements; they are inseparable. Skills beget skills. More motivated children learn more. Those who are more informed usually make wiser decisions.

James Heckman

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WorkCharacterChildrenTogether

Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished.

Jeremy Bentham

IgnoranceLawLegalLawyersOnly

When someone asks if you want to play Brittany Murphy, who you idolized as a child and grew up loving and who you wanted to be, you can't say no. Even if it's the most terrifying thing someone asks you to do.

Amanda Fuller

ChildSomeoneYouLovingPlayWant

Like all paradises, Topanga is pitched at the tipping point of promise and peril.

Steve Erickson

PointPromiseLikePerilTipping

Don't get too comfortable with who you are at any given time - you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be.

Jon Bon Jovi

OpportunityTimeYouWantBecome

I hate that word dysfunction.

Jonathan Franzen

HateWordDysfunction

In many respects, Arizona is a model for the rest of the country on best practices for water management.

Doug Ducey

WaterBestManagementRestCountry

To me, the ultimate crime in an adaptation is the crime of reverence. A novel is one form of media, a screenplay is another, and a movie is yet another. There's even reverence to a screenplay.

Christopher McQuarrie

MeMediaCrimeReverenceEvenMovie

I think 'Amazing Race' is sometimes like being on tour.

Corin Tucker

AmazingThinkSometimesRaceBeing

Over the years, I've enjoyed working for WFAN and MSG - two sports giants in the industry. There couldn't be a better fit due to the long-standing history both entities have had with NY sports.

Boomer Esiason

SportsHistoryBetterTwoOverFit

If you think about it, everything we do in life is set to some kind of music.

Peabo Bryson

LifeMusicThinkYouKindSet

There are considerable advantages to using many degrees of freedom to store information, stability and controllability being perhaps the most important.

Seth Lloyd

FreedomInformationImportantBeing

Man, I just feel blessed... I was in a situation where the only way I could come out of it was by putting my faith in God. No matter how good my lawyers were, no matter how much celebrity I had, everything was just stacked up against me.

Sean Combs

GoodGodFaithManMeBlessed

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