"But the person who scored well on an SAT will not necessarily be the best doctor or the best lawyer or the best businessman. These tests do not measure character, leadership, creativity, perseverance."

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Source : Interview with Gerald Early, www.motherjones.com. September/October, 1996.

William Julius Wilson

#Perseverance Quotes #Creativity Quotes #Character Quotes

“Nothing has changed in Russia since Ivan the Terrible when it comes to the divide between the people and the state. The state demands a sacred willingness to make sacrifices from the people.”
“I like hip-hop, I like yay music.”
“There is a tendency to throw computers at third world problems, which I think is often a distraction. Putting computers in the schools is great, but it may be more important to put teachers in the schools.”

Source : "An Interview with Terry Winograd: Convergence, Ambient Technology, and Success in Innovation". ubiquity.acm.org. October 2008.
“If I could express the same thing with words as with music, I would, of course, use a verbal expression. Music is something autonomous and much richer. Music begins where the possibilities of language end. That is why I write music.”

Source : Interview with Berlingske Tidende, June 10, 1919.
“I try to do a lot of research beforehand so I know where I want to go with a scene. I try not to get too stressed about it, because I find that's the worst thing”
“Whenever a man seeks your advice he generally seeks your praise.”
“It is the responsibility of the sender to make sure the receiver understands the message.”
“I find it hard to focus looking forward. So I look backward.”

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