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James Heckman has 18 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

• The best way to improve the American workforce in the 21st century is to invest in early childhood education, to ensure that…
• Schools should look behind classroom doors and determine the factors that contribute to the kinds of interactions between teachers and students that…
• We can change who we are. We can improve ourselves in various ways, and we can give ourselves possibilities.
• Early intervention programs enrich adverse family environments. The largest effects of the early intervention programs are on noncognitive traits. Now, what do…
• There is a responsibility that goes with winning the Nobel Prize, and the responsibility is that if you have a forum, you…
• The cognitive skills prized by the American educational establishment and measured by achievement tests are only part of what is required for…
• Self-control, openness, the ability to engage with others, to plan and to persist - these are the attributes that get people in…
• Cognitive and character skills work together as dynamic complements; they are inseparable. Skills beget skills. More motivated children learn more. Those who…
• Early investment in the lives of disadvantaged children will help reduce inequality, in both the short and the long run.
• I went to a liberal arts college, and as part of my background, I was majoring in mathematics and physics.
• I had always had a deep interest in social science, history. So even when I was in high school, I was debating,…
• Chicago is an exciting place which renews itself. The workshop system encourages close reading and frank discussions of papers and ideas.

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