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Sal Khan Quotes

We're so used to the tests telling me if I'm smart or not. It's telling me if I know the material or not.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: american
Birth: October 11, 1976

Topics

Smart Me Know Used Tests Telling

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!'

Yourself People You Now Want Need

I feel happy when I look at my grandson, who is 10 months old. That relaxes me.

Happy Me Feel Look Old Grandson

One thing I am really dying to do, while I'm still young and in shape, is an action movie. I would love to do a Lara Croft type of thing that's really physical and tough. I want to have a gun and do martial arts. I would love to get paid to get into the best shape of my life.

Megalyn Echikunwoke

Life Love Best I Am Action Tough

I don't feel alienated from American culture, but I understand people who do.

Culture People American Feel Who

We really wake up every day trying to build businesses. That is the goal of private equity. It's a misnomer out there that private equity profits by shrinking companies. In fact, it's just the opposite. Private equity creates value by growing great companies.

Stephen Pagliuca

Great Day Value Wake Up Trying Goal

I don't do sports, really.

Stellan Skarsgard

Like their predecessors, the Presidents of today just throw up their hands.

Stephen Ambrose

Today Hands Up Just Throw Like

For one thing, before the 20th century, there were plenty of genocides. We tend to forget about them, partly because they weren't as well documented and partly because, until recently, people didn't care. We used euphemisms like 'sackings' and 'sieges' instead of calling them 'genocides.'

People Care Forget Used Well Like

History: the category of human phenomena which tends to catastrophe.

History Human Category Catastrophe

My mother was born in June and later, feeling a vacancy, chose her birth month for her middle name. Marry to marry, had kids because that's what was done. Liked crossword puzzles, liked lilac trees, liked baking in the sun, and liked Bing Crosby.

Mother Sun Trees Name Baking Born

Words are important to me, but a song can work and function and be a good song with words that are fairly standard. But really great lyrics can't rescue a dog of a song.

Work Dog Good Great Words Song

I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need.

Christine Gregoire

Work Heart Equality Dignity Want

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