Wendy Kopp Quotes

We aspire to be equal opportunity, but all across the country where a student is born, their race, their class affect where they end up.

Wendy Kopp

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 29, 1967

Topics

OpportunityEndBornCountryStudent

The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.

John Cage

BeautifulMyselfThinkYouWhyAsk

There's a whole thing now in the entertainment industry that's like, 'You need to write for yourself. Those are the people that are really valuable.' And it's just like, 'I don't want to! I just want to act!'

Jenny Slate

YourselfPeopleYouNowWantNeed

Maybe the universe is a giant practical joke and we don't know the punchline.

John Lloyd

UniverseKnowJokePracticalGiant

I see myself as a comedian rather than a female comedian. I happen to be a woman, but I am a comedian by trade.

Miranda Hart

MyselfWomanI AmSeeHappenI See

Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

RespectEqualityFreeImportantVery

People think that I work out but it's all t'ai chi.

Lou Reed

WorkPeopleThinkOutWork OutChi

As a songwriter, you always want to search for something that's right in front of you that you can twist into something new.

Jon Pardi

SearchYouNewWantRightAlways

Perfection does not consist in any singular state or condition of life, or in any particular set of duties, but in holy and religious conduct of ourselves in every state of Life.

William Law

LifePerfectionHolyReligiousSet

I won't perform in Cuba until there's no more Castro and there's a free Cuba. To me, Cuba's the biggest prison in the world, and I would be very hypocritical were I to perform there.

Pitbull

MeWorldFreePrisonMoreCuba

We need to recognise that what really matters isn't buying more and more consumer goods, but family, friends, and knowing that we are doing something worthwhile with our lives. Helping to reduce the appalling consequences of world poverty should be part of that reassessment.

Peter Singer

FamilyWorldFriendsDoingPoverty

The lesson of my field, behavioral economics, is that we need to understand the ways in which we differ from the rational human assumed in standard economic theory.

Richard Thaler

EconomicsLessonUnderstandNeed

It's a nice feeling to go out in the world and look for excellence - the best in man. My subject is very valid. It's about people, and about life.

LeRoy Neiman

LifeBestExcellenceManPeopleGo

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