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I studied harmony and composition in a very spontaneous manner. ↗

— Alejo Carpentier

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I know General Grant better than any other person in the country can know him. It was my duty to study him, and I did so day and night, when I saw him and when I did not see him, and now I tell you what I know, he cannot govern this country. ↗

— Edwin M. Stanton

#better #cannot #country #day #did

I told the students that whatever they did in class was for the wastebasket. ↗

— Imogen Cunningham

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I was told that I had to give grades to the students, which I wasn't particularly interested in doing. ↗

— Merce Cunningham

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Some people say I appeared on the Phil Donahue show to tell "my" sex change story but I've never appeared on his show for any reason... not even as a member of the studio audience. ↗

— Eileen Davidson

#appeared #audience #change #even #his

I was a Jewish rabbinical student for 12 years, and studied the Bible all the time. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

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High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list. Make it collaborative: The students will feel ownership, and everyone will dig in. ↗

— Dave Eggers

#collaborative #dig #everyone #feel #get

My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what I did. And that required going to New York and studying and working in the theater. ↗

— Shirley Knight

#famous #goal #going #good #i

When I was younger and studying acting, I never ever saw myself in the sitcom world; it was drama that really turned me on and still does. ↗

— Matt LeBlanc

#does #drama #ever #i #me

I continued to study Math and Physics on my own, but one and a half years later I realized that I did want to be a composer, and after that I never changed my mind. ↗

— Gyorgy Legeti

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