"The government doesn't save enough, it borrows too much and it doesn't invest enough in the next generation. It's like what parents are trying to get their kids not to do, but if they look at the federal government, that's what they're doing."

-- Maya MacGuineas

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“If sex evolved so that your children are not condemned to be just like you, intelligence evolved so that you are not condemned to be just like yourself.”

Source : Alison Jolly (2001). “Lucy's Legacy: Sex and Intelligence in Human Evolution”, p.62, Harvard University Press
“All of you are aware of the journey I've taken this past year and I just want to relay to all of the people that sent along their prayers and well wishes, my heartfelt thanks. It was truly overwhelming to me and my family the outpouring that we received from the Twin Cities community and from across the Midwest.”
“Some girls are apparently born with dates; some through much personal activity, achieve them; but others seem by necessity to have dates thrust upon them.”

Source : Bess Streeter Aldrich (1988). “A White Bird Flying”, p.75, U of Nebraska Press
“That's the thing with sci-fi and action roles. You have to play the danger as real. If you don't, you end up with egg on your face. You have to commit. You can't think about how stupid it might look without the special effects.”
“I could stop and say, Well that was a D minor, G seven, but I really don't want to know that. I just want to know that there's a combination of notes that makes a sound.”
“There's a ceiling when it comes to genetics. I'm a huge believer in the mind. I feel like anticipation is a key to the success of the game and I feel that's where I thrive. Being able to anticipate, prepare and live in the details of the game.”
“To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away.”
“The majority of mankind is lazyminded, incurious, absorbed in vanities, and tepid in emotion, and is therefore incapable of either much doubt or much faith.”

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