Quote by Anna Quindlen
The future is built on brains, not prom court, as most people can

The future is built on brains, not prom court, as most people can tell you after attending their high school reunion. But youd never know it by talking to kids or listening to the messages they get from the culture and even from their schools. – Anna Quindlen

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But its important, while we are supporting lessons in respecting others, to remember that many of our youngest kids need to learn to respect themselves. You learn your worth from the way you are treated. – Anna Quindlen

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In the family sandwich, the older people and the younger ones can recognize one another as the bread. Those in the middle are, for a time, the meat. – Anna Quindlen

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Children should have enough freedom to be themselves – once theyve learned the rules. – Anna Quindlen

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I dont know what the future may hold, but I know who holds the future. – Ralph Abernathy

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Smiles form the channels of a future tear. – Lord Byron

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I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. Its seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. Its seeing what other people dont see And pursuing that vision. – Howard Schultz

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I just dont want to live like I used to. And at some point, Im going to put a gag order on myself in terms of talking about the past. Ive got to slam the door and deal with the present and the future. – Charlie Sheen

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Children, even infants, are capable of sympathy. But only after adolescence are we capable of compassion. – Louise J. Kaplan

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People are so bad at driving cars that computers dont have to be that good to be much better. Any time you stand in line at the D.M.V. and look around, youre like, Oh, my God, I wish all these people were replaced by computer drivers. – Marc Andreessen

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Architecture begins where engineering ends. – Walter Gropius

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