"Sometimes the most brilliant and intelligent minds do not shine in standardized tests because they do not have standardized minds."

-- Diane Ravitch

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“If you're in a position where you can help other people, there is nothing better in life than helping other people. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!”
“The world begins with every kiss.”
“I think it is really important to put out what you want so the world knows what to give you.”

Source : "Ester Dean’s EGOT Future". Interview with Elizabeth Banks, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 15, 2015.
“Even if someone is competent, it's so damned easy to crucify him as long as he's only working on his father's account. So at the beginning I certainly wanted to prove myself to my father and the rest of society. That quickly turned into a greater challenge. My lifestyle hasn't changed as a result.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“Letting go of fixation is effectively a process of learning to be free, because every time we let go of something, we become free of it. Whatever we fixate upon limits us because fixation makes us dependent upon something other than ourselves. Each time we let go of something, we experience another level of freedom.”
“He had the innate sense that something bad was just around the bend, but a hope that something incredible was waiting in the distance. It had to be. His burning love for her cursed through him until he felt so full he didnâ€™t know whether he would fit through the portal.”
“Everything was perfectly healthy and normal here in Denial Land.”
“We always come back to our first love.”

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