Lifelong Quotes - Page 13

• The captain, thinking over this event afterward, realized that by his own lifelong standards he had a crew composed entirely of lunatics, with himself well to the front in degree of aberration; but he was fairly sure that this particular form of insanity was going to be useful.

  Hal Clement

  Thinking, Insanity, Aberration

  "Mission of Gravity" by Hal Clement, (Ch. 9), 1954.

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• We believe that this initiative is a critical first step in our nation s effort to provide every student with a comprehensive, content rich and complete education. These standards have the potential to support teachers in achieving NEA s purpose of preparing students to thrive in a democratic society and a diverse, changing world as knowledgeable, creative and engaged citizens and lifelong learners.

  Lily Eskelsen Garcia

  Teacher, Educational, Believe

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• To improve our schools, we have to humanize them and make education personal to every student and teacher in the system. Education is always about relationships. Great teachers are not just instructors and test administrators: They are mentors, coaches, motivators, and lifelong sources of inspiration to their students.

  Ken Robinson

  Teacher, Art, Educational

  "Why We Need to Reform Education Now". "Why We Need to Reform Education Now" by Ken Robinson, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 3, 2013.

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• It's a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.

  Paul McCartney

  Meditation Practice, Meditation And Yoga, Meditation Life

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• My brother is the lifelong musician, he made the choice to do that when we were very, very young kids. I remember him playing in bands and listening to the music he was writing in the house - he's nine years older than me.

  Kevin Bacon

  Brother, Writing, Kids

  "Bacon Brothers Q&A: Getting the Band Back Together". Interview with Zach Dionne, www.billboard.com. November 20, 2012.

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• I can't promise that every child with learning differences will become a novelist, but I do think all children can become lifelong readers.

  Rick Riordan

  Children, Thinking, Differences

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• I'm particularly happy that the Ronald Reagan Building is both public and private, and embraces his lifelong belief... in free and open trade.

  Nancy Reagan

  Belief, Building, Embrace

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• The decision to speak out is the vocation and lifelong peril by which the intellectual must live.

  Kay Boyle

  Acceptance, Speaks Out, Decision

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• I had a lifelong quarrel with God, but in the end we made up.

  Thomas Carlyle

  Faith, Christianity, Ends

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• As long as I sit at Henry Clay's desk, I will remember his lifelong desire to forge agreement, but I will also keep close to my heart the principled stand of his cousin, Cassius Clay, who refused to forsake the life of any human, simply to find agreement.

  Rand Paul

  Cousin, Heart, Agreement

  "Rand Paul Speaks of Slavery, Spending and Compromise in First Senate Speech" by Wes Barrett, www.foxnews.com. February 02, 2011.

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• As a lifelong pacifist, Quaker, and a gay man, I despair that gays and lesbians are expending energy trying to get into the military when they should be using that same energy getting rid of the military completely.

  Ned Rorem

  Military, Gay, Men

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• Whatever happens when we die, it would be really weird if it was what we had expected. Even if you were a lifelong Christian believer, it would be kind of weird if there actually were pearly gates.

  George Saunders

  Christian, Would Be, Be Kind

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• I went to elementary school in Goodeve, Saskatchewan, a small Ukrainian town. I played a lot of hockey, a lot of ball. Because of that I fit in - everyone wanted me on their team. The guys knew I was a hunter, and they were farmers. They just accepted that. I have lifelong friends from Goodeve.

  Perry Bellegarde

  Team, School, Hockey

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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• I am a lifelong career artist, which itself is a bit of a miracle. It's really challenging to be a career artist. I would say that the argument for grant funding is not only did my movie do some social good - hopefully it opened people's eyes - but you created a working artist. I'm hiring cinematographers, I'm hiring production designers, I'm hiring producers.

  Kimberly Peirce

  Eye, Artist, Miracle

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• It is no exaggeration to say that rising inequality has driven many of the 99 percent into a financial ditch. It also helped spawn the housing bubble that gave us the financial crisis of 2008, the lingering effects of which have forced many OWS protesters to try to launch their careers in by far the most inhospitable labor market we've seen since the Great Depression. Even those recent graduates who manage to find jobs will suffer a lifelong penalty in reduced wages.

  Robert H. Frank

  Jobs, Careers, Suffering

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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• I've always loved playing live shows. I love traveling, seeing the country. I've made a lot of lifelong friends on the road at shows. It's so neat to see that so many of our fans have become friends. There are these nice little groups of "X People" everywhere.

  Exene Cervenka

  Country, Nice, People

  Source: www.washingtontimes.com

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• I have never been prouder to be a lifelong New Yorker than I am today with the passage of marriage equality.

  Cyndi Lauper

  Marriage Equality, Today, Passages

  "Gay Marriage Bill Passes In New York; Governor Cuomo Signs Same Sex Marriage Bill Into Law", www.huffingtonpost.com. June 24, 2011.

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• Never take biblical interpretation lightly. Never assume you've arrived or learned all that you can. Be a lifelong learner, but always apply what you're learning to yourself in real-life situations. Accurate interpretation is meant to lead to obedience.

  Craig Blomberg

  Biblical, Assuming, Never Assume

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

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• We want lifelong good health and an end to fearing the aging process. By combining the fruits of modern neuroscience and timeless wisdom, you can achieve those goals. That is what your brain is designed for. The key is realizing that you are the user of your brain.

  Deepak Chopra

  Keys, Goal, Brain

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• Text a guy you like right now, "I'm thinking about you." If he says, "mmm are you in bed?" Never speak to him again he's a lifelong moron.

  Dane Cook

  Thinking About You, Guy, Bed

  Twitter post from Jun 10, 2013

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• After all, by providing early access to medicine, nutrition and stimulation, early childhood development creates lifelong improvements in health, cognitive development, school achievement, and social equality.

  Shakira

  School, Medicine, Achievement

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

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• In a proper pub everyone there is potentially, if not a lifelong friend, at least someone to lure into an argument about foreign policy or the Red Sox.

  Barbara Holland

  Red, Argument, Pubs

  Barbara Holland (2008). “The Joy of Drinking”, p.23, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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• Meditation is a lifelong process. Give it a try. As you get deeper and more disciplined into the process, you'll get deeper and more disciplined in your mind and life.

  Brendon Burchard

  Giving, Meditation, Mind

  "My Relaxation and Meditation Routine" by Brendon Burchard, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 16, 2012.

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• Knowledge is exploding, so you need to commit yourself to a plan for lifelong learning.

  Don Tapscott

  Needs, Lifelong Learning, Plans

  "The Seven Imperatives for Highly Successful Business Revolutionaries" by Don Tapscott, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 23, 2012.

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• Composition can't really be taught, it is a lifelong learning.

  Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

  Taught, Lifelong Learning, Composition

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