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“Actually, ambition won't get you that far. You'll shift gears. You'll see something that's shinier. But if you believe... then you're the long-distance runner.”
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“If you don't want to be a teacher, you'd better get off this planet.”
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“We anathematize those who presume to teach or explain any other creed.”
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“When I came across something I liked, I wanted to find out as much as I could about it. This was as true of hearing Hoagy Carmichael for the first time as it was later when I first heard Boulez.”
Source : "A life in music: Richard Rodney Bennett". Interview with Nicholas Wroe, www.theguardian.com. July 22, 2011. 
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“The brightest light makes the blackest mark.”
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“Parents are used to being made to feel guilty about...their contribution to the population problem, the school tax burden, and declining test scores. They expect to be blamed by teachers and psychologists, if not by police. And they will be blamed by the children themselves. It is hardy a wonder, then, that they withdraw into what used to be called "permissiveness" but is really neglect.”
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“The good news is" he paused, carefully choosing his words, "I kissed you, and you're still here.”
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“How I measure riches is by the friends I have and the loved ones I have and the people that I care about in my life, and that's where my values are and that's where my riches are.”
Source : "Ann Romney: I dont' consider myself to be wealthy". www.foxnews.com. March 6, 2012.
