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Mae Jemison Quotes

The drills we do, where you're telling kids to memorize things, don't actually work. What works is engaging them and letting them do things and discover things.

Mae Jemison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: astronaut
Nationality: american
Birth: October 17, 1956

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Work You Things Where Kids Discover

As dismayed as Americans are with the influence of the special interests that finance election campaigns, they've been reluctant to embrace the alternative: taxpayer-financed elections.

John Harwood

Finance Influence Election Embrace

I recognize in thieves, traitors and murderers, in the ruthless and the cunning, a deep beauty - a sunken beauty.

Jean Genet

Beauty Deep Thieves Traitors Cunning

There are two trilogies I admire: Robertson Davies's 'The Deptford Trilogy' and Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

Amy Bloom

Dark Admire Two Materials His

Any film you make is a crap shoot.

Robert Englund

You Shoot Film Make Crap Any

During the Eighties, when I was hurting for money, I thought, 'Hang on a minute - I can paint.' I was living in New York and I thought it would get the grocery money coming in, and it escalated from there.

Ronnie Wood

Money New York Thought I Can Living

I'm such a profound believer that timing is everything; I would tattoo that on my arm.

Drew Barrymore

Timing Tattoo Profound Everything

I almost write to formula, because there's a historical beginning, then the plots get convoluted.

Clive Cussler

Beginning Write Historical Get Then

During the session of the Supreme Court, in the village of -, about three weeks ago, when a number of people were collected in the principal street of the village, I observed a young man riding up and down the street, as I supposed, in a violent passion.

Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

Passion Man People Down Village

Politics is involved when you don't tackle inefficiency and burden people with higher tariffs.

Piyush Goyal

Politics People You Burden Tackle

I do a lot of CG stuff for fun.

Rick Baker

Fun Stuff Lot

Art is something that opens up and enhances your emotions and that's what I like to think I'm doing.

Nile Rodgers

Art Think Doing Emotions Up Your

An artist is made to entertain. That's their primary goal, to entertain you. But some artists record the moments of time. You wouldn't know what was happening in the '20s and '30s; you got to check the song or art.

Rza

Time Art Song Moments You Goal