"The idea that no one is perfect is a view most commonly held by people with no grandchildren."

-- Doug Larson

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“I'm very proud of my heritage.”

Source : "Now It's J.J. Abrams' Turn to 'Trek'". Interview with Danielle Berrin, jewishjournal.com. May 6, 2009.
“I believed that, if I put a chocolate on the market that was better than anyone else was making, or was likely to make, and keep it absolutely uniform in quality, the time would come when the public would appreciate it and buy it.”
“Even the world, that despises simplicity, does not profess to approve of duplicity.”
“It is the pursuit of happiness that makes people unhappy.”
“I love movie-making. I'm interested in writing and directing, and I've dabbled, but I haven't done anything I care to brag about. Yet.”
“Specific protection must be granted to human rights defenders and whistleblowers who have in some contexts been accused of being unpatriotic, whereas they perform, in reality, a democratic service to their countries and to the enjoyment of human rights of their compatriots.”

Source : "UN Expert Calls on Countries to Strengthen Protection of Civil Society Voices, Whistleblowers". news.un.org. September 11, 2013.
“The important outcomes of schooling include not only the acquisition of new conceptual tools, refined sensibilities, a developed imagination, and new routines and techniques, but also new attitudes and dispositions. The disposition to continue to learn throughout life is perhaps one of the most important contributions that schools can make to an individual's development.”

Source : Elliot W. Eisner (2002). “The Arts and the Creation of Mind”, p.240, Yale University Press
“You don't have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream.”

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