There is a science of war, but how strange that there isn't a science of peace. There are colleges of war; why can’t we study peace?
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An actress is a female performer who takes on various roles in film, television, theater, or other media, using her acting skills to portray characters and tell stories.
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A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children with the protection they need from the hazards of poverty, labor exploitation and disease, and given them the knowledge, skills, and confidence to reach their full potential.
"It takes years as a woman to unlearn what you have been taught to be sorry for."
"I moved to Chicago in the early 1990s and I studied improvisation there. I learned some rules that I try to apply still today: Listen. Say yes. Live in the moment. Make sure you play with people who have your back. Make big choices early and often. Don't start a scene where two people are talking about jumping out of a plane. Start the scene having already jumped. If you're scared, look into your partner's eyes — you will feel better."
"[At Boston College] I started working on the kinds of skills that you need for comedy. It's about being creative and learning to use your gift for being able to let loose and be very unself-conscious. It took me time though before I was really able to get comfortable doing that."
"Education is power, it changes your whole life, it can create a life for yourself. So the more educated you are, the more you learn about what you care about, you become a more caring person. And if you can speak about what you care about to a person you disagree with, without denigrating or insulting them, then you may actually be heard. And you may even change their mind, or they may change yours."
"Change is the only constant. Learn to surf your life instead of planting your feet."
"I think we should stop asking people in their 20s what they 'want to do' and start asking them what they don't want to do. Instead of asking students to 'declare their major' we should ask students to 'list what they will do anything to avoid.' It just makes a lot more sense."
"When young girls are encouraged to explore what they find interesting, they grow up to be interesting women."
"Watching great people do what you love is a good way to start learning how to do it yourself."