Jesmyn Ward Quotes
As a reader, sometimes, I just want to not think. You know, I want to read something that is purely enjoyable: that is, like, escapist.
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Beginning with the No Child Left Behind law and continuing today with Race to the Top, the federal emphasis on standardized assessments has become so excessive that it has modified state and district behavior in troubling ways.
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I don't know how people do it these days - paparazzi and that kind of thing. That's something I can't even imagine.
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What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?
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When punk began to be a genre, people were going to go out and try to mine it. Some of the better groups, like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols, were very artificial.
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Does that mean we should give up? Probably. But there are two issues worth considering. The first is - is it really true that drugs destroy the integrity of the game?
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Jail is definitely not cool. Education is.
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The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down the hill.
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I would not do anything to besmirch my reputation any further than it has already been.
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Just keep challenging yourself. I think that's a great thing.
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Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire.
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What goes on between the actor and director is sacred.
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Unity is power; without unity women cannot fight for their rights anywhere.
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He knew, better than the cynic, that if you look out over the arc of history, human beings should be filled not with fear but with hope.
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But coercion never produces harmony. How harmonious are people who are being forced to act against their will? Most likely, those who are coerced will resent those who benefit from the coercion. This sets group against group; it doesn't bring them together.
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It seems to me I've heard that song before.It's from an old familiar score.I know it well, that melody.
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«What we have done, which you did not do, is to deceive people.»
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Only in Canada could somebody with a voice like mine win 'Vocalist of the Year'.
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Sometimes the person who is the most logical is the person whom we call insane.
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The president's priority is to protect the safety and security of the American people. That's the physical security of the American people as well as the prosperity of the American people.
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I can't help seeing 'Waste Land' as the third in a triptych with my earlier films 'Devil's Playground' and 'Blindsight,' and not least in the awe and gratitude I feel for the group of people who were courageous enough to share their stories with us - and to live lives so rich in inspiration for us all.
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We have to look good... our hair does get damaged due to straightening... tonging. We have to do something that helps our hair look good and healthy.
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Mental health is personal for our whole band. As touring musicians, self-care can quickly become make it or break it on the road.
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As a reader, sometimes, I just want to not think. You know, I want to read something that is purely enjoyable: that is, like, escapist.
