"The Oscar seems to have been confused with the Nobel Peace Prize."

-- Janet Maslin

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“But you also are facing an uphill battle if you are trying to be the first teacher who asks students to think in class and they are already 16 years old.”
“Any swagger is just defense. When youre reminded so much of who you are by people - not a fame thing, but with my size, constantly, growing up - you just either curl up in a corner in the dark or you wear it proudly, like armor or something. You can turn it on its head and use it yourself before anybody else gets a chance.”
“Duty does not have to be dull. Love can make it beautiful and fill it with life.”
“I think it likely that some of my pupils will reach unusual distinction.”
“You will never become who you want to be if you keep blaming everyone else for who you are now.”
“Giving the cat a name, like marriage, is not an easy thing. Soon I experienced the selection of name for a baby, a dog, a book, a warship, a sports team, even the king, the pope or a hurricane is just child's play compared to the selection of the cat's name.”
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
“I do not ask for my music to be interpreted, but only for it to be played.”

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