"I refuse to allow prejudice to defeat me."

-- Dionne Warwick

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“As a filmmaker, I've had films that over-achieved and I've had films that under-achieved. You always go in trying to do your very best.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“But all was false and hollow; though his tongue Dropp'd manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, 4 to perplex and dash Maturest counsels.”
“I do not think we are ever going to be able to, for a long time, get the kind of quality of school personnel that we need in our schools, especially in the areas of science and math. One of the answers to that problem is to use more educational technology.”
“I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.”

Source : Incidentals (1907) p. 8
“Life is meant to be fun, and joyous, and fulfilling.”
“You get an image in the first couple of years of your career, and then whether you like it or not, you are stuck with it for the rest of your life.”

Source : "Rahul Dravid: a Gentleman Player". news.bbc.co.uk. March 07, 2008.
“So you actually need spectacles,â€ Leo finally said. â€œOf course I do,â€ Marks said crossly. â€œWhy would I wear spectacles if I didnâ€™t need them?â€ â€œI thought they might be part of your disguise.â€ â€œMy disguise?â€ â€œYes, Marks, disguise. A noun describing a means of concealing someoneâ€™s identity. Often used by clowns and spies. And now apparently governesses. Good God, can anything be ordinary for my family?”
“Some have said that I can accept inadequacies in my players but not in umpires. That completely misses the point. I can't tolerate anyone's mistake.”

Source : Earl Weaver, Terry Pluto (1984). “Weaver on Strategy”, Macmillan Publishing Company

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