#critical

To be a jazz freedom fighter is to attempt to galvanize and energize world-weary people into forms of organization with accountable leadership that promote critical exchange and broad reflection. The interplay of individuality and unity is not one of uniformity and unanimity imposed from above but rather of conflict among diverse groupings that reach a dynamic consensus subject to questioning and criticism. As with a soloist in a jazz quartet, quintet or band, individuality is promoted in order to sustain and increase the creative tension with the group--a tension that yields higher levels of performance to achieve the aim of the collective project. ↗

— Cornel West

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'Showgirls' was a critical point in my life. I had my head handed to me. At 21 years old, I had to find my self-esteem again. It was a very hard time. ↗

— Elizabeth Berkley

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It's critical - that the people that are benefiting today from Medicare and Social Security that they not see benefit reductions. It's awfully hard to tell someone who might be 82, that they've gotta go back to work, because their benefits are gonna be chopped. That's not gonna happen. ↗

— Fred Upton

#back #because #benefit #benefiting #benefits

My parents taught me to approach the world critically, but also to approach it with a sense of responsibility. ↗

— Chelsea Clinton

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For someone who's had the level of success I've had, there's been very little critical review of my work, which is pretty fascinating. ↗

— Billy Corgan

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At times he could be very critical. He didn't like prints on me. He didn't like stripes. He didn't like boldness. He said I was petite and that was taking away from my looks. ↗

— Priscilla Presley

#boldness #could #critical #i #like

The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach of government. ↗

— William O. Douglas

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A critical factor in its success was that the X developers were willing to give the sources away for free in accordance with the hacker ethic, and able to distribute them over the Internet. ↗

— Eric S. Raymond

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I've been involved with blood donation since the 1980s because there is a critical need. ↗

— Donna Reed

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I do think we know that a teacher who knows what he or she is doing, knows their subject matter, and knows how to impart knowledge to kids is a critical piece of closing the achievement gap. ↗

— Margaret Spellings

#closing #critical #doing #gap #how