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“Where I'm from, you learned about God before you learned to read and write. Our faith is what grounds us.”

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Octavia Spencer is an accomplished American actress known for her remarkable performances in film and television. Born on May 25, 1970, she has been recognized with numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Spencer is celebrated for her roles in films such as 'The Artist', 'The Help', and 'Hidden Figures'. more

“I can tell you that in my modern life I enjoy language. I enjoy words, their meaning, what they sound like to the ear, what they sound like to the listener. I strive to write the perfect sentence in all that I do, and when I write [the] perfect sentence I know it. If I had a second life I'd be a librettist for Broadway musicals.”

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Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

“I try to write in a way where you care deeply what the next paragraph will be. I hear the rhythm of prose and that, to me, distinguishes great writing from ordinary writing. By the way, I don't even claim that I'm good. I claim that I value it.”

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Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

“I'm not writing for myself. I'm writing as an educator, I'm writing to stimulate others.”

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Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

“There's nothing a teacher likes better than ten minute videos. It's not the whole class, but it's not too short, it's enough to wrap a lesson plan around.”

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Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

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