Debecker Institute Quotes & Sayings

School just speeds things up ... Without school it might take 70 years before you wake up and are able to count. — Louis Sachar

This is Tez Jones," I said. "He's a police detective from Tampa."
"Oh, my," said Martha, blinking up at him. "Is something wrong?"
"Nope," said Tez, grinning at her and offering a saucy wink. "I'm just the boyfriend."
"Well, then." She sized him up, and nodded."It's about time Elizabeth found someone who deserved her."
"I worship at her dainty feet. — Michele Bardsley

My friend lost his mother when we were at college. I spent a lot of nights talking with him. Lot of nights." He pauses. "I know what it's like. You don't just get over it. And it doesn't make any difference if you're supposedly a "grown-up". And it never goes away, — Sophie Kinsella

Culture and society determined sexual desirability as what makes us important so long that it's part of our sensibility from birth.Little girls know. From around 2 or 3, the pretty ones already know how and why they get attention. And how quickly they learn to play it. Use it. And how quickly the rest of us figure out we don't have it. — Cris Mazza

I've created tens of thousands of jobs over the years. — Donald Trump

Sadly, I really want to be Batman ... and I just never will be. — Virginia Madsen

I believe 0% is luck. I think you create your own luck, so I don't believe in luck. — Joey Logano

There's a clear and strong connection between fertility reduction and women's literacy and empowerment, including women's gainful employment. If you look at the more than 300 districts of India, the strongest influences in explaining fertility variations are women's literacy and gainful economic employment. — Amartya Sen

I think if you had to choose between running a tabloid and being president of the United States, of course you'd run the tabloid, especially in New York. — Pete Hamill

Once upon a time, we soared into the Solar System. For a few years. Then we hurried back. Why? What happened? What was 'Apollo' really about? — Carl Sagan

Each of us needs what nature gives us, when nature gives us. — Marcus Aurelius

So much of making movies is about discovery on the day, what you're figuring out. If you know everything going in, then it's not worth doing - it's already done. — Brad Pitt

I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience. — Viggo Mortensen

Frankly, goin' crazy was the best thing that ever happened to me. I don't say it's for everybody; some people couldn't cope. — Jane Wagner

Everyone in the entertainment business gets crappy contracts when we start out, and into the middle of our careers. It's the nature of the business. — J. Michael Straczynski