"While it is OK to give school children prizes for 'effort' -- my kids get them all the time -- I think international statesmen should probably be held to a higher standard,"

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Source : "What did Obama do to win the Nobel Peace Prize?" by Gideon Rachman, www.ft.com. October 9, 2009.

Gideon Rachman

#Children Quotes #School Quotes #Kids Quotes

“You listen to Handel operas, right? And there are a thousand of them, right? And they all sound alike. If I look back on my work, maybe it's the same thing.”
“Peaceful coexistence cannot be limited to the powerful countries if we want to ensure world peace.”
“You just can't take a crash course to be a tango dancer in a movie.”
“The guitar is a much more efficient machine than a computer. More responsive.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!”
“To bring a child into the world that you cannot feed, clothe, house, and educate is the moral equivalent, in my opinion, of a drive-by shooting.”
“Joe Paterno was a dictator.”
“No single step in the persuit of enlightenment should ever be considered sacred; only the search was.”

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