I'm numb from the toes of my left foot to about the top of my rib cage, and then I do get some vision troubles in my left eye.


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LORENZO BOOKER
They're new, and this year, they're getting a lot of hype because they're nationally ranked, but we ...
LORENZO BOOKER
I liked all the players when I went up there to visit, and the town is similar to Paris. It will be ...
MICHAEL BOOKER
I was living as a young single mom. I was 19 when I was divorced, and my daughter was a year old, an...
WENDY DAVIS
As human beings we do change, grow, adapt, perhaps even learn and become wiser.
WENDY CARLOS
People always come up to me and say that my smoking is bothering them... Well, it's killing me!
WENDY LIEBMAN
One rose says more than the dozen.
WENDY CRAIG
When 'Twin Peaks' happened the first time, I was a stage actor in Seattle. I was called in f...
WENDY ROBIE
I took an acting class. After the first day, the teacher quit, so they said take another. When I saw...
WENDY LIEBMAN
I've been pitching a show of five female stand-up comedians through the generations, from Phylli...
WENDY LIEBMAN
My mother always said don't marry for money, divorce for money.
WENDY LIEBMAN
I don't think I was funny until college. I lived with some Harvard MD/PhD students - they were s...
WENDY LIEBMAN
Is there a doctor in the house? My parents want me to marry you.
WENDY LIEBMAN
My mom was a ventriloquist and she always was throwing her voice. For ten years I thought the dog wa...
WENDY LIEBMAN
I think there have always been funny women, from Carol Burnett to Joan Rivers. When the audience see...
WENDY LIEBMAN
I've been on so many blind dates, I should get a free dog.
WENDY LIEBMAN
We aspire to be equal opportunity, but all across the country where a student is born, their race, t...
WENDY KOPP
Technology has enormous potential to address educational needs more efficiently, help teachers impro...
WENDY KOPP
More often than not, the most effective leaders have been shaped by teaching successfully in high ne...
WENDY KOPP
All over the world, children facing the challenges of poverty attend schools that aren't designe...
WENDY KOPP
We must broaden the definition of who our neighbors are, and extend the boundaries of our interest a...
WENDY KOPP
Research shows that whether you are low-income or not, mindset is a bigger predictor of success than...
WENDY KOPP
The U.S. has a long history of walking up to the precipice of rigor and then walking away. As voters...
WENDY KOPP
Few things are more important to our country's future than recruiting and keeping great teachers...
WENDY KOPP
We look for people who demonstrate perseverance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence ...
WENDY KOPP
Education is the gateway to the American Dream. But today our immigration laws make higher education...
WENDY KOPP
Our laws guarantee all students the right to a K-12 education, regardless of their immigration statu...
WENDY KOPP
Research confirms that great teachers change lives. Students with one highly effective elementary sc...
WENDY KOPP
I think the way to understand Teach for America is as a leadership development program.
WENDY KOPP
People think of teachers who are born to teach, and you think of all these charismatic folks. Some o...
WENDY KOPP
Charter laws do something really important. They give educators the freedom and flexibility that the...
WENDY KOPP
There's no how-to guide for how to change the world. But it's easy to get hung up by misconc...
WENDY KOPP
We should be individualizing instruction, utilizing that data to actually give teachers the tools ne...
WENDY KOPP
We are looking for a set of personal characteristics that predict success, the first and foremost of...
WENDY KOPP
People are everything in education, just as in the corporate world.
WENDY KOPP
When you're young, you're stupid.
WENDY HILLER
Luckily, West End audiences seem to rather like very old people.
WENDY HILLER
I was unbelievably lucky.
WENDY HILLER
I love the ultimate escapism of paranormal and fantasy - all of the otherworldly creatures, magic, a...
WENDY HIGGINS
I gather inspiration from all aspects of my life and things I see: love, heartache, mistakes, hopes,...
WENDY HIGGINS
I tend to lean toward romance, characters, and relationships when I write, so I have to add to the s...
WENDY HIGGINS
I've always been open about my life not because my story is unique, but because it isn't.
WENDY DAVIS
Texas has waited too long for a governor who knows that quid pro quo shouldn't be the status quo...
WENDY DAVIS