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to make someone want to do something
- What this means is that the students—and parents—who choose to opt out tend to be smarter and more academically motivated to begin with.p. 160.4
- He was a tall, good-looking, smart, tough man who knew how to motivate people.p. 106.4
- Here's a guess: anybody who bothers to change his name in the name of economic success is—like the high-school freshmen in Chicago who entered the school-choice lottery—at least highly motivated, and motivation is probably a stronger indicator of success than, well, a name.p. 192.3
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