- Attended
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most Quotes
The extremes people notice most.
This page collects quotes built around superlatives — including a direct critique of George W. Bush's domestic policy priorities, alongside genre-film commentary on luck and poor decision-making. For a look at priority and value elsewhere, see Important quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Civilised
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- Nov 07, 2020
The sign of a civilised society is how we treat the most vulnerable and our social care system is not up to scratch.
- Cards
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- Nov 07, 2020
I collected baseball and football cards. My most valuable was probably a Mark McGwire rookie card.
- Nov 07, 2020
The most difficult and, in some ways, the most rewarding thing I've ever been through was emigrating as a teenager.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Money: power at its most liquid.
- Bad Habits
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even the most fickle are faithful to a few bad habits.
- Cognitive
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- Nov 07, 2020
I work in a mix of areas and am informed by them all: child development, psycholinguistics, education, and most especially, cognitive neuroscience.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
The acquisition of literacy is one of the most important epigenetic achievements of Homo sapiens. To our knowledge, no other species ever acquired it.
- Accurately
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most basic definition of fluency is simply the ability to read text accurately and quickly.
- Nov 07, 2020
Most problems I work on are related to geometric structures on surfaces and their deformations.
- Enroll
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- Nov 07, 2020
To drive a semi-truck, a driver needs a commercial driver's license. While formal training isn't required, most drivers enroll in a program to help prepare them for the written and practical exams in their states.
- Meet
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some of my most enjoyable moments as a writer have come while conjuring a meet cute.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had no support, no opportunity, no sponsors backing me for most of my career.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020