"But, before we in America critique East Asia, we must also recognize that we are - unfortunately - taking on some of the same characteristics. Getting in the top institutions has become far more difficult and the value placed on one school over another in terms of education and careers has been much exaggerated."

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Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Henry Rosovsky

#School Quotes #Careers Quotes #America Quotes

“In pregnancy, there are two bodies, one inside the other. Two people live under one skin. When so much of life is dedicated to maintaining our integrity as distinct beings, this bodily tandem is an uncanny fact.”

Source : Joan Raphael-Leff (2001). “Pregnancy: The Inside Story”, p.8, Karnac Books
“With the first kid, you micromanage it, making sure there's no hair out of place when it goes off to school. But by the third kid, it's more like, "Oh, you want to wear a splatter-painted, Hard Rock CafÃ© T-shirt for seven days in a row and not brush your hair? Go for it. Be who you want to be."”
“Martin Luther, when he walked in the woods, used to raise his hat to the birds and say, â€˜Good morning, theologiansâ€”you wake and sing, but I, old fool, know less than you and worry over everything, instead of simply trusting in the heavenly Fatherâ€™s care.”

Source : Richard Wurmbrand (1968). “Christ in the Communist Prisons”
“Stories have a way of changing faces. They are unruly things, undisciplined, given to delinquency and the throwing of erasers. This is why we must close them up into thick, solid books, so they cannot get out and cause trouble.”
“There's somewhat of a real fascination with American bands and American mythology in London, so I think we've tapped into some of that. Maybe because of the way the press works or whatever, they have extremely knowledgeable music fans over there. People who will sit there and talk to you about some record that came out in 1967 out of Memphis that you've never heard before.”
“I am a closet metal fan.”

Source : Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. May 15, 2007.
“There's a new hit rock group or singer every five minutes, but with country music, you have one hit and those people love you forever.”
“Ancient history is oddly short on incorrect omens.”

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