"A primary reason for my success in the classroom was that I couldn't forget that schooling was changing me and separating me from the life I enjoyed before becoming a student."

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Source : "Hunger of Memory". Book by Richard Rodriguez, 1982.

Richard Rodriguez

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“Success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination, initiative, tolerance, honesty, humility, patience, and enthusiasm.”
“My aesthetic is derived from my point of view which is one of optimism and hope. The camera became a conduit for my need to create a more beautiful world around me.”

Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
“Every tax cut I call for is targeted, it's responsible and it is paid for within my balanced budget plan. My tax cuts will not undermine our economy. They will speed economic growth.”
“I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty.”

Source : "OTRC: Oscars 2012: Octavia Spencer backstage: I hope I can be 'beacon of hope'". abc7.com. February 26, 2012.
“Walking around without makeup all the time! I know that you should not do, but this is what I like to do and now it's really comfortable and fun. In this chaos is really nice to have someone where you can sit on the couch and not worry about it.”
“Luckily for me I have a very supportive family and a loving group of friends.”

Source : "STAGE TO SCREENS: Andrew Rannells, From The Book of Mormon to TV's "The New Normal"". Interview with Christopher Wallenberg, www.playbill.com. September 11, 2012.
“Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have remover their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever.”
“Even when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I'd always go off book and start improvising.”

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