"Today in America, we are trying to prepare students for a high tech world of constant change, but we are doing so by putting them through a school system designed in the early 20th Century that has not seen substantial change in 30 years."

-- Janet Napolitano

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“We are full of rhythms . . . our pulse, our gestures, our digestive tracts, the lunar and seasonal cycles.”
“We cannot distribute more wealth than is created. We cannot in the long run pay labor as a whole more than it produces.”
“Intimate singing had a wonderful style in the '30s and '40s. It came out of Broadway and the jazz of Louis Armstrong and Billie Holliday. But Sinatra created the best romantic era that we've ever had.”
“I think it's important to really press on with the song writing and just go with it. There's no code, there's no craft... it's just let yourself shine through your music. If it's meant to be loved and heard, it'll happen.”
“At the beginning of the season, I set my goal to see if I can lead the league in scoring, because I feel I have that kind of ability. A lot of guys say it, but it's not really in their grasp. I feel that's really in my grasp.”
“Imitation is for shirkers, like-minded-ness for the comfort lovers, unifying for the creators.”
“In the 1980s, there were occasions when it made sense to say, 'it is too difficult to maximize the likelihood function, and besides if we do, it will blow our model out of the water.”
“To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts.”

Source : Roger Ebert (2011). “Life Itself: A Memoir”, p.291, Hachette UK

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