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Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is

Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the empathy and imaginative sympathy and cultural outlook of children. – Michael Gove

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Children themselves know they are being cheated. Ultimately we owe it to our children. They are in school for 190 days a year. Every moment they spend learning is precious. If a year goes by and they are not being stretched and excited, that blights their life. – Michael Gove

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The current leadership of the Labor party react to the idea that working-class students might study the subjects they studied with the same horror that the Earl of Grantham showed when a chauffeur wanted to marry his daughter. – Michael Gove

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The big shift in approach on education that we are taking – which is different from what happened before – is that we trust teachers and we trust heads. – Michael Gove

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Without feeling abashed by my ignorance, I confess that I am absolutely unable to say. In the absence of an appearance of learning, my answer has at least one merit, that of perfect sincerity. – Jean Henri Fabre

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Also, the more youre not focused on showbiz and instead focused on life, learning about other people, and keeping your eyes open and trying to be aware of the world. – Jason Schwartzman

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I dont think any other city in the world… the sun doesnt shine the same way anywhere as it does in New York. And then I guess everyones very good at hanging out. Not in a crazy way, but youre just constantly interacting and learning. – Ben Lovett

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Its hard to be perfect, It really is. I keep learning things after Ive already bungled it. – Tina Weymouth

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