Maria Schmidt quote: "We're talking about students who may not have even envisioned themselves as college-bound learners. One of the things we try to accomplish is to give them this validation -- that college is a real possibility. It's not going to happen by chance; you need to work very hard, but it will happen."

Even before the movie was such a big hit, we asked (Focus Features) for memorabilia. Next thing we k...
MARIA SCHMIDT

With all the nominations, we knew it would be big, but we didn't know it would be this big. This is ...
MARIA SCHMIDT

We're overwhelmed by the bidding. This is already way over what any of us thought the shirts would b...
MARIA SCHMIDT

When life gives you lemons, make grape juice, and let the rest of the world wonder how you did it.
MARIA

Google was founded to get information to everybody. A by-product of that strategy is that we invente...
ERIC SCHMIDT

My education has been pro-England. I have been an England-minded citizen of Hamburg, and I am still ...
HELMUT SCHMIDT

The markets would like to see some statement that the G7 are quite happy with the dollar-yen rate an...
ADRIAN SCHMIDT

The issue is will [Greenspan] have a more hawkish stance than he has (had) before. I think he will b...
ADRIAN SCHMIDT

People still see the likelihood of a rate cut this year and certainly not an increase in rates. Ster...
ADRIAN SCHMIDT

People have reacted to the idea that the Fed may not do anymore after the next move -- its possible ...
ADRIAN SCHMIDT

[However, some economists warn about interpretation of the OECD's signals.] While their analysis is ...
ADRIAN SCHMIDT

While their analysis is seen as proper, it is also somewhat out of date. If it was up to date it wou...
ADRIAN SCHMIDT

Oil damps growth everywhere but the high oil price may well be hurting Asia and Japan a lot more. Oi...
ADRIAN SCHMIDT

The increased production being touted by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait is not going to be enough to dent t...
ADRIAN SCHMIDT

The performance was stronger than the headline numbers suggest. It suggests that manufacturing is ac...
ADRIAN SCHMIDT

In the second half they will probably be a bit below the average, but not substantially.
ADRIAN SCHMIDT

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.
HELMUT SCHMIDT

You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
WALT SCHMIDT

The price for independence is often isolation and solitude.
STEVE SCHMIDT

If you forgo your plan, you also have to forgo fear.
ERIC SCHMIDT

We have an opportunity for everyone in the world to have access to all the world's information. This...
ERIC SCHMIDT

None of us is as smart as all of us.
ERIC SCHMIDT

I sort of ride the fence on that whole steroid era issue. I don't have a definite opinion like s...
MIKE SCHMIDT

The rise of Google, the rise of Facebook, the rise of Apple, I think are proof that there is a place...
ERIC SCHMIDT

Your car should drive itself. It's amazing to me that we let humans drive cars... It's a bug...
ERIC SCHMIDT

Any time you think you have the game conquered, the game will turn around and punch you right in the...
MIKE SCHMIDT

Virtually every civilized society today holds sacred the right to peaceably bury their dead.
MIKE SCHMIDT

The characteristic of great innovators and great companies is they see a space that others do not. T...
ERIC SCHMIDT

When I became a soldier, I was drafted in 1937, and instead of being released two years later, I had...
HELMUT SCHMIDT

The best way to stimulate emancipation is to start to educate your sons to be humans instead of men,...
ANNIE SCHMIDT

The vieuw that women are surpressed I have never believed. They have a lot of power, not on a social...
ANNIE SCHMIDT

I think that men are more surpressed then women. At home their wife is boss, and seldom they are bos...
ANNIE SCHMIDT

Every story has a happy ending, you just need to know when to stop.
ANNIE SCHMIDT

A dutch novel is like a lame coitus
ANNIE SCHMIDT

The critical thing about Western democracy is the fact that you usually have a transition of power w...
HELMUT SCHMIDT

I am an astronomer, and my job is to look to the heavens to better understand the universe and our p...
BRIAN SCHMIDT

Australians have a free spirit and an ability to think outside the box, and that is why I like Austr...
BRIAN SCHMIDT

The average American doesn't realize how much of the laws are written by lobbyists.
ERIC SCHMIDT

If you think about the history of the PC industry, the PC industry has essentially been nothing but ...
ERIC SCHMIDT

There is a science to managing high tech businesses, and it needs to be respected. One of them is th...
ERIC SCHMIDT

I had a rule that I had to go to bed before the sun came up. So I used to look up the sunrise times ...
ERIC SCHMIDT

I remember the youth movement in 1968. It started on American university campuses as a protest again...
HELMUT SCHMIDT

I'm a huge candy fan. My favorite growing up was always Sour Belts or Sour Straws.
KENDALL SCHMIDT

The Internet is the first thing that humanity has built that humanity doesn't understand, the la...
ERIC SCHMIDT

I think the language to open it up to 'him' or 'her' language is important to do to keep the charter...
BUD SCHMIDT

It was a major tune-up instead of what they thought was going to be a minor tune-up.
BUD SCHMIDT

We're hoping to look at this again and we may have to downsize this. We may not get to $1.9 million....
BUD SCHMIDT

We're going to get a new library here.
BUD SCHMIDT

It was editing up to date. That's the main issue and you ought to do that to your charter once in a ...
BUD SCHMIDT

We were trying to get the word out, but they were stranded.
BRIAN SCHMIDT

You can throw it out or you can do what you want.
BRIAN SCHMIDT

Beating my brother's place would be great. It feels good to place. I want to get in the top four at ...
BRIAN SCHMIDT

They learn about how important community is.
BRIAN SCHMIDT

Our goal would be that all existing agricultural land, accurately and honestly defined, is mitigated...
BRIAN SCHMIDT

You have to be careful (in accusing people of taking bribes), because sometimes what people perceive...
BRIAN SCHMIDT

We have people from all over the world ask us, 'how much will it cost to play our material?' The iss...
BRIAN SCHMIDT

It's not easy. Payola is something that is not readily identified because it can take so many forms.
BRIAN SCHMIDT

These results are remarkable. Based on this success, we will continue to use Cohorts to tailor our m...
BRIAN SCHMIDT

They're going to line up and try to pound us. That's the kind of challenge we like.
BRENNAN SCHMIDT

Having [Brooks] there right behind me literally on the field is a great feeling. You know you can co...
BRENNAN SCHMIDT

I don't think we were necessarily tested for our style against Western Michigan because of all those...
BRENNAN SCHMIDT

When you end up on a bad note, it motivates you.
BRENNAN SCHMIDT

He's learning how to control that big body of his. It's scary that he's only a freshman.
BRENNAN SCHMIDT

We weren't going to get to their quarterback, so it became all about getting our hands up in his fac...
BRENNAN SCHMIDT

Two gap is not an easy thing and it's not a sexy thing either. But for the hard-nosed guy, it's perf...
BRENNAN SCHMIDT

We know they're familiar with this game and we know they're going to run the ball as much as possibl...
BRENNAN SCHMIDT

He definitely doesn't get as much recognition as I think he should. I go against some of the best of...
BRENNAN SCHMIDT

They're a physical team. They don't do a lot of jazz and all that stuff. They run the ball right at ...
BRENNAN SCHMIDT

I'm pleased, because, after 30 years, something had to be done. That's very good news.
BILL SCHMIDT

I personally would have interest in sitting down and talking with him. But it's all starting with hi...
BILL SCHMIDT

The 30-second television commercial just isn't the shining answer anymore. It's more about reaching ...
BILL SCHMIDT

Momentum-St. Louis has been experiencing an annual growth trend of over 30 percent in the past three...
BILL SCHMIDT

Very enthusiastic and very intelligent. I know he'll work at it.
BILL SCHMIDT

To run a series of numbers accurately, wait for the response, I think that is going to add some time...
BILL SCHMIDT

We're not even getting the $10-an-hour jobs. We're still putting an emphasis on retail stores. They ...
BOB SCHMIDT

If you take a long-term view of the market, you sit there quietly and you believe that over time, (s...
BOB SCHMIDT

You buy a stock because it's a good industry, it's a good company, it has a good product.
BOB SCHMIDT

I don't understand how people can get nervous. The market washes itself on a continual basis It's co...
BOB SCHMIDT

We're still in search-and-rescue mode. We're in the saving life and limb thought process.
BOB SCHMIDT

I feel very confident about the relays we have qualified, and it looks like Drake is going to be a r...
BOB SCHMIDT

It's a great milestone for our organization.
BOB SCHMIDT

Safe' is a very bad word in the stock market. There is no such thing as safe. 'Smart' is a good word...
BOB SCHMIDT

From the city's standpoint, there's really nothing we can do about it. I don't know of anything we c...
BOB SCHMIDT

We are using the other units in the building as income properties to support the cost of the new bui...
BOB SCHMIDT

Washington is an incumbent protection machine. Technology is fundamentally disruptive.
ERIC SCHMIDT

I have said nothing because there is nothing I can say that would describe how I feel as perfectly a...
KYLE SCHMIDT

I have my writing and acting and producing and directing, and my younger brother has his music and h...
KEVIN SCHMIDT

Yes is how you get your first job, and your next job, and your spouse, and even your kids. Even if i...
ERIC SCHMIDT

In a networked world, trust is the most important currency.
ERIC SCHMIDT

The Internet is the first thing that humanity has built that humanity doesn't understand, the larges...
ERIC SCHMIDT

The price for independence is often isolation and solitude.
STEVE SCHMIDT

Success is really about being ready for the good opportunities that come before you. It's not to hav...
ERIC SCHMIDT

In a world where everything is remembered and everything is kept forever, you need to live for the f...
ERIC SCHMIDT

A mind set in its ways is wasted. Don't do it.
ERIC SCHMIDT

The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.
HELMUT SCHMIDT

This is a wake-up call for Palm Beach County that we need to start looking at our wages and the gap ...
KATHRYN SCHMIDT

The game plan was not for A.J. to get two fouls in the first three minutes. Jeremy did a good job ca...
MARK SCHMIDT

If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on ...
MIKE SCHMIDT

The policy of America to deny visas to technically trained people in the U.S. and shipped to other c...
ERIC SCHMIDT

Before we offered Canvas collages, the biggest problem our customers had was selecting just one phot...
JOE SCHMIDT

Farmers are always conservative. They stick to what they have learned from their fathers and from th...
HELMUT SCHMIDT

People who bet against the Internet, who think that somehow this change is just a generational shift...
ERIC SCHMIDT

Medically, he couldn't take care of them, Well, I'm not Donald Trump.
PATRICIA SCHMIDT

Our guys had some lapses, but we held it together, held our poise and that's what you've got to do. ...
CURT SCHMIDT

If you look at the history of technology over a couple hundred years, it's all about time compre...
ERIC SCHMIDT

We were slammed when we went to do pick-ups. It took two days (as opposed to one in previous years),...
TOM SCHMIDT

Just don't. It doesn't make you cool at all. That's what I was. I was a social smoker. The more peop...
KATIE SCHMIDT

She (Olivo) called me the day before she left (for La Academia USA). She was so excited and her enth...
DAVE SCHMIDT

In whatever number of years I have on Earth, I think that promoting the values of free expression, t...
ERIC SCHMIDT

Even though Google may do very well, there will always be an alternative to what Google is doing, an...
ERIC SCHMIDT

Other than last year, with Meijer and Coca-Cola, we didn't have a clue what we were doing and never ...
SAM SCHMIDT

I washed a sock. Then I put it in the dryer. When I took it out, it was gone.
ROD SCHMIDT

It appears that an inmate inflicted the wounds with a home-made knife.
YURY SCHMIDT

I have been described by one of my colleagues as a 'militant agnostic' with my tagline, '...
BRIAN SCHMIDT

I used to say that you'll have 10 IP address on your body... and it looks like that's going ...
ERIC SCHMIDT

It really helped me get the edge. It helped me get that explosive power. ... And people noticed how ...
ALBERT SCHMIDT

Fast learners win.
ERIC SCHMIDT

I had a Jewish grandfather. We managed to hide this fact from the authorities by falsifying document...
HELMUT SCHMIDT

We look forward to exploring other areas of collaboration.
ERIC SCHMIDT

I immediately realized the unprecedented value and collectibility of the gemstone. I used state of t...
JOHN SCHMIDT

The insecurity is still there. As long as this insecurity is still there, there won't be major movem...
CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT

[The Bush campaign wasted no time in releasing a blistering response.] John Kerry has made up a fals...
STEVE SCHMIDT

ADRES has surpassed what I had hoped for. The goal was to replicate the real world with its diversit...
ZENY SCHMIDT

I used to think Brian Giles was the best hitter I ever saw when he was hot, but Randy Winn has toppe...
JASON SCHMIDT

I was surprised. I heard he'd been working out hard. The division is kind of up for grabs. I thought...
JASON SCHMIDT

I'd rather it was 10-0,
JASON SCHMIDT

Oh, yes, but hopefully not more.
JASON SCHMIDT

I assume I'm not (going to start), but you never know. Stranger things have happened.
JASON SCHMIDT

It's always embarrassing to come off the field, especially before throwing your first pitch, ... I w...
JASON SCHMIDT

That room's ready for a fresh coat of paint and a new judge.
ROD SCHMIDT

Pete's confession lacked one major thing in Bud's mind: remorse. I spoke to Bud later, and he told m...
MIKE SCHMIDT

You can only get a headline and a little copy on a postcard.
ERIC SCHMIDT

It's like a little United Nations. It's really great. Students from different backgrounds and cultur...
ZENY SCHMIDT

Pete Rose is the most likable arrogant person I've ever met.
MIKE SCHMIDT

It sounds like it's a very good experience. We'll get to perform in front of someone we don't see ev...
ANDREW SCHMIDT

Germany is one of the medium powers of the world. It is a non-nuclear power. It is in a lower class ...
HELMUT SCHMIDT

Half of Google's revenue comes from selling text-based ads that are placed near search results a...
ERIC SCHMIDT

I think the Baseball Hall of Fame should take a stronger position on a lot of issues,
MIKE SCHMIDT

I had more people come to me and say 'It was great to see a player of your caliber treat that honest...
MIKE SCHMIDT

You're trying your damndest, you strike out and they boo you. I act like it doesn't bother me, like ...
MIKE SCHMIDT

I could ask the Phillies to keep me on to add to my statistics, but my love for the game won't let m...
MIKE SCHMIDT

I don't think I can get into my deep inner thoughts about hitting. It's like talking about religion.
MIKE SCHMIDT

If you're associated with the Philadelphia media or town, you look for negatives. I don't know if th...
MIKE SCHMIDT

It's not a place to come and die; it's a place for them to come and get rehabilitated and readied fo...
JOE SCHMIDT

I will not be remembered in history. I have not been shot. I have not launched any great tragedy or ...
HELMUT SCHMIDT

I have a great relationship with everyone in my family, but I'm closer to my brothers than anyon...
KENDALL SCHMIDT

The drawers in our computer desk literally where the bottoms look like they probably stepped in them...
TENILLE SCHMIDT

I think some of the consensus numbers are a little stale some of the estimates that go into that don...
JAMES SCHMIDT

We were excited to go to Nashville because it came down to Nashville or San Francisco and either pla...
BRENNAN SCHMIDT

We concluded that although we weren't wild about the restrictions, it was even worse to not try to s...
ERIC SCHMIDT

Anytime you're in a pressure situation you find out who's going to step up and do it and who's going...
ERIC SCHMIDT

We're very, very pleased with the performance at every level. We're still very much in the early sta...
ERIC SCHMIDT

Most investors think this is a good deal and expresses fair value for Chiron. Our best guess is that...
ERIC SCHMIDT

Sydney played well. All year our coaches have been saying that it's going to be different players pl...
ERIC SCHMIDT

When you are serious about selling a company you approach likely buyers in a non-public manner. The ...
ERIC SCHMIDT

That's always nice to get everyone in. It's always going to be nice to get everyone varsity experien...
ERIC SCHMIDT

We had a solid season. Obviously, we were one game short of where you want to end up. You always wan...
ERIC SCHMIDT

Anytime a foreign substance is tested in humans, it carries risk. This seemed to be an unfortunate o...
ERIC SCHMIDT

Believe me, as a computer scientist, we have the ability to detect the invalid clicks before they re...
ERIC SCHMIDT

I think it's a good deal for both parties.
ERIC SCHMIDT

There's some cost savings here that's going to drive earnings upstream.
ERIC SCHMIDT

The shots that she hit were so big. She hung us in there. She's so tough, but it takes more than one...
ERIC SCHMIDT

Both teams are very similar as far as the expectations placed upon them.
ERIC SCHMIDT

This is why you compete, this is why you play.
ERIC SCHMIDT

We're not very big so that's the only way we're gonna be able to handle teams; is to get out and cre...
ERIC SCHMIDT

I thought their guards played a lot better than I thought they could. I thought we would be able to ...
ERIC SCHMIDT

We knew going in that we were the favorite and we just wanted to play well and stay injury free.
ERIC SCHMIDT

The size of this market is so much larger than anything we thought.
ERIC SCHMIDT

That was the game right there. We did a good job of closing out the half. We did a better job on the...
ERIC SCHMIDT

To the average fan, we probably look like the underdog. They're undefeated. And most people feel tha...
ERIC SCHMIDT

We are very pleased with the performance on every level.
ERIC SCHMIDT

Taylor was really aggressive yesterday and that was important for us. She does a good job catching t...
ERIC SCHMIDT

We're going to figure out our roles. And I think last night they were just a little confused at what...
ERIC SCHMIDT

We are very pleased with our results for the fourth quarter as we achieved excellent performance acr...
ERIC SCHMIDT

I guess that's something where justice was done. They were the better team and that's just how thing...
ERIC SCHMIDT

Pete Rose is the most likable arrogant person I've ever met.
MIKE SCHMIDT

You don't see much hazing. Most people are smart, educated individuals who don't want to subject the...
KYLE SCHMIDT

We're celebrating our seventh birthday...We had a pretty strong year, ... And we've sort of been str...
ERIC SCHMIDT

I went to a fancy french restaurant called "Deja Vu." The headwaiter said, "Don't I know you?"
ROD SCHMIDT

I burned what end of the candle I had to burn,
JOE SCHMIDT

taking into consideration the area of the Big Creek Marsh basin, the number of days the pumps were i...
KEN SCHMIDT

If I ever had to emigrate, I would probably go to America.
HELMUT SCHMIDT

It is strictly limited and it should not turn into an unlimited mission.
CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT

It is as well correct to state that 'against the background ofthe policy of peaceful reunification ...
HELMUT SCHMIDT

He pulled the trigger, as far as I am concerned. It was caused by that pervert.
KEN SCHMIDT

This is 'St. Louis Tickle' I'm playing. This is a loud old banjo. They don't make them like this any...
GEORGE SCHMIDT

It's a reality. This team runs the ball very well, and they have the right personnel for the system ...
BRENNAN SCHMIDT

I was very pleased to be involved in making that happen.
BOB SCHMIDT

'Safe' is a very bad word in the stock market. There is no such thing as safe. 'Smart' is a good wor...
BOB SCHMIDT

Then we grew and bought the building in front and remodeled it.
BOB SCHMIDT

It is important for directors to do a good job in communicating with staff members and empower them ...
GERHARD SCHMIDT

Her hormones slipped into their sexy underwear with a grin.
JENNIFER SCHMIDT

We've been down that much in the past, but not this year. But I told the guys, it's a full game and ...
CURT SCHMIDT

John Kerry has made up a false measurement to support his ongoing efforts to talk down the economy, ...
STEVE SCHMIDT

John Kerry has received an F grade from both the [National Rifle Association] and the Gun Owners Ass...
STEVE SCHMIDT

John Kerry has made up a false measurement to support his ongoing efforts to talk down the economy. ...
STEVE SCHMIDT

John Kerry is right to say that this moment is a moment of truth, but that truth must include John K...
STEVE SCHMIDT

Apparently disregarding his own advice that Democrats make a 'mistake' in 'looking to' the South, Jo...
STEVE SCHMIDT

Last month, John Kerry was pushing for the extension of unemployment benefits. Today he had the chan...
STEVE SCHMIDT

They are so enthusiastic about it. It's amazing how they work together.
ZENY SCHMIDT

We're talking about students who may not have even envisioned themselves as college-bound learners. One of the things we try to accomplish is to give them this validation -- that college is a real possibility. It's not going to happen by chance; you need to work very hard, but it will happen.

Maria Schmidt

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