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William A. Henry III
"Where a generation ago people felt entitled to a chance at education, they now feel entitled to the credential affirming that they have completed a course of study regardless of their actual mastery." --
Source : William A. Henry, III (2015). “In Defense of Elitism”, p.48, Anchor
William A. Henry III
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“Gears of War: Exile was an unannounced game that I can't give any details about that has since been cancelled.”
Source : "Gears Of War: Exile Canned" By Colin Campbell, www.ign.com. April 9, 2012.
“Paris Hilton is going on a goodwill mission to Rwanda. It’s the first time an entire Third World country will have to get immunizations for a visitor.”
“"Developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers...."”
“With every song I have a person in mind who, in a perfect world, would perform with me. Usually I end up not getting that person, and I'm forced to settle for someone else”
“I reached this level by sheer dint of hard work, toiling away at scores of tricks and experiments. I used to play with the ball from dawn till dusk and just kept practising. If I wasn't playing matches, it was trying out one on one or two against two with a tennis ball. Then I used to try aiming at certain targets. That's the only way to learn. And if I missed the target, I kept trying until I scored”
“I started collecting couture when I was about 10 or 11 years old, and the very first piece I bought was a Balenciaga suit from 1962.”
“The proper response to a great work of art is to enter it as though there were nothing else in the world.”
“It's often said that God works in mysterious ways. You have to really think about what He's trying to do. You can't be lazy and believe in God; He doesn't make it that easy. It takes spirit and faith and passion to really believe. Like most things worthwhile in life, you get back what you put into it. Only with faith, you get back a lot more.”
Source : David Baldacci (2011). “The Christmas Train”, p.228, Pan Macmillan