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I gave them the opportunity to go or to stay. It was a business decision first.


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KEN ROBINSON I believe this passionately: that we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it. Or rather, w...
KEN ROBINSON Whether or not you discover your talents and passions is partly a matter of opportunity. If you'...
KEN ROBINSON What you're doing now, or have done in the past, need not determine what you can do next and in ...
KEN ROBINSON The arts, sciences, humanities, physical education, languages and maths all have equal and central c...
KEN ROBINSON Now the problem with standardized tests is that it's based on the mistake that we can simply sca...
KEN ROBINSON All children start their school careers with sparkling imaginations, fertile minds, and a willingnes...
KEN ROBINSON Learning happens in the minds and souls, not in the databases of multiple-choice tests.
KEN ROBINSON Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value. It is a process; it's not ra...
KEN ROBINSON You can't just give someone a creativity injection. You have to create an environment for curios...
KEN ROBINSON This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done.
JACKIE ROBINSON Passion is the driver of achievement in all fields. Some people love doing things they don't fee...
KEN ROBINSON It's a lot of fun. We're going to get to make a lot of noise.
BEN ROBINSON I've always been fascinated by the culture of India.
BEN ROBINSON This is an important trip for several reasons. It's going to be a huge help to the people of India b...
BEN ROBINSON We thought the dream would be over at a quarter to six last night. The dream lives on. It's fantasti...
BEN ROBINSON It's like winning the Lottery and the (football) pools on the same night.
BEN ROBINSON That is the short-term solution. In the summer we have to spend a lot of money having it rectified m...
BEN ROBINSON You didn't have to go on location if you could just shoot down City Hall, LA.
ANN ROBINSON Theologians talk about a prevenient grace that precedes grace itself and allows us to accept it. I t...
MARILYNNE ROBINSON I think Carrot Top is hilarious.
CRAIG ROBINSON Pleasure is the carrot dangled to lead the ass to market; or the precipice.
ROBINSON JEFFERS The truly longstanding tradition in the church is that some are called to celibacy. Some feel called...
GENE ROBINSON The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with ...
FRANK ROBINSON