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> [I went to a liberal arts college, and as part of my background, I was majoring in mathematics and physics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/i-went-to-a-liberal-arts-college-and-as-part-of-my-background-i-was/)

[James Heckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-heckman/)

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## More by James Heckman

> [Cognitive and character skills work together as dynamic complements; they are inseparable. Skills beget skills. More motivated children learn more. Those who are more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/cognitive-and-character-skills-work-together-as-dynamic-complements/)

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> [Some kids win the lottery at birth; far too many don't - and most people have a hard time catching up over the rest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/some-kids-win-the-lottery-at-birth-far-too-many-don-t-and-most-people/)

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> [Religion gives you a sense of certainty. It makes you feel that you have the right answers to really big questions and that youve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/religion-gives-you-a-sense-of-certainty-it-makes-you-feel-that-you/)

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> [The cognitive skills prized by the American educational establishment and measured by achievement tests are only part of what is required for success in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/the-cognitive-skills-prized-by-the-american-educational-establishment/)

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> [I remember that, one day, I was visiting one training center in the 1990s that was teaching people how to fix Volkswagen engines from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/i-remember-that-one-day-i-was-visiting-one-training-center-in-the/)

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> [I had always had a deep interest in social science, history. So even when I was in high school, I was debating, and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/i-had-always-had-a-deep-interest-in-social-science-history-so-even/)

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> [The separate water foundations, park benches, bathrooms and restaurants of the Jim Crow South startled me. These experiences motivated my lifelong study of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/the-separate-water-foundations-park-benches-bathrooms-and-restaurants/)

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> [There is a responsibility that goes with winning the Nobel Prize, and the responsibility is that if you have a forum, you should use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/there-is-a-responsibility-that-goes-with-winning-the-nobel-prize-and/)

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> [My family life is a deep source of satisfaction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/my-family-life-is-a-deep-source-of-satisfaction/)

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> [Schools should look behind classroom doors and determine the factors that contribute to the kinds of interactions between teachers and students that promote student…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/schools-should-look-behind-classroom-doors-and-determine-the-factors/)

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> [I remember sitting there on my father's couch or my mother's couch, listening to this lecture about how there were two groups and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/i-remember-sitting-there-on-my-father-s-couch-or-my-mother-s-couch/)

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> [The traditional story of economists has been to say education explains what the returns are to school. I say, 'Okay, that's fine, but what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/the-traditional-story-of-economists-has-been-to-say-education/)

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> [Early intervention programs enrich adverse family environments. The largest effects of the early intervention programs are on noncognitive traits. Now, what do I mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/early-intervention-programs-enrich-adverse-family-environments-the/)

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> [There's no question that we have great value on the sanctity of the family, and there are a lot of competing visions about exactly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/there-s-no-question-that-we-have-great-value-on-the-sanctity-of-the/)

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> [The goal, I think, of American education, for decades, and across many, many scholars, was basically to teach people broad lessons in how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-heckman/the-goal-i-think-of-american-education-for-decades-and-across-many/)

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