Jonathan Kozol Quotes
The inequalities are greater now than in '92. Some states have equalized per-pupil spending but they set the 'equal level' very low, so that wealthy districts simply raise extra money privately.

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I've never said I was a chef - I think I make great food. I will never open a restaurant to do, like, tasting courses.
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We must strive to become good ancestors.
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I've done a lot of practical anthropology, living in villages with people and realizing how difficult it is to get out of poverty. When in poverty, people use their skill to avoid hunger. They can't use it for progress.
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In the music world, ageism is a big issue. It's about youth and youth culture. There's no other art form that I know that requires you to be a certain age.
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I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world.
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Nocebos often cause a physical effect, but it's not a physically produced effect. What's the cause? In many cases, it's an unanswered question.
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As awful as crime can be, it's what happens afterward - the struggling to get out of bed, to put one foot in front of the other - that alters people.
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I like certain subgenres within science fiction and fantasy, and one of those is urban fantasy, and another is steampunk.
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For me, rockabilly is very, very exciting music. It's electric and kind of wild, you know? It's 'make your hairs stand up on the back of your neck' kind of music.
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Prestige is the shadow of money and power.
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I just don't see where I could possibly fit in directing a feature.
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In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order.
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We are quick to stick labels on others - especially those who don't fit in with the norm. 'Harold Fry' is about a broken marriage; 'Perfect' is about a broken person. They are both about finding kindness where you least expect it.
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I think that we have to do our job well, investigate thoroughly and then describe very honestly what we see to the Security Council. And some of the things might please people there and other things may not please the people.
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I'm a bit of a Libertarian.
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Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.
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I don't do office work at home.
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I have an obsession with mortality. I saw a friend die when I was 18, and I can't get over it.
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Family and God - that is what's important. Money, cars, those are things that come and go.
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Our society spends a lot of money on prison bars. For the sake of our kids, let's invest in monkey bars.
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. . . you did not seem to me over-fond of money. And this is the way in general with those who have not made it themselves, while those who have are twice as fond of it as anyone else. For just as poets are fond of their own poems, and fathers of their own children, so money-makers become devoted to money, not only because, like other people, they find it useful, but because it's their own creation.
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The train slows down, it's the Cais do Sodré. I arrived to Lisbon, but not to a conclusion.
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I'm so single. It's funny. I'm usually a relationship girl. I love being in love and having a partner in crime. But it's good to be your own partner in crime. God, that makes me sound like I have multiple-personality disorder.
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The inequalities are greater now than in '92. Some states have equalized per-pupil spending but they set the 'equal level' very low, so that wealthy districts simply raise extra money privately.