Jonathan Kozol Quotes
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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Ninety percent of the comic books I've written in the past had little or nothing to do with Islam.
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Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.
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I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'
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A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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You want your coach's blessing.
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Celine Dion is my major inspiration.
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Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.
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A liberal to me is one who - and it suits some of the dictionary definitions - is unbeholden to any specific belief or party or group or person, but makes up his or her mind on the basis of the facts and the presentation of those facts at the time. That defines what I am.
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A lot of children remember seeing cartoons, 'Pinocchio' or 'Bambi' or something that breaks their heart. I remember seeing 'The Blue Angel' and it breaking my heart. It was the first time I realised there was an adult world - that adults could damage each other or destroy each other emotionally.
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Really, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes.
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I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
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I'm not graceful.
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Children in their young teens are just moving into the moment when they are most receptive to philosophy and psychology. You can explore these things in stories and, in doing so, give them power and control.
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For me, the love really flowed when I found out the baby was a boy. That's when I could finally bond, once I knew 'it' was a him.
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On the ground, Pakistan is the most virulently anti-American state on the planet.
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I don't seek validation outside, not even with the audience. Today they like me, but tomorrow they may hate me. I don't want to be anybody's role model.
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I'm pretty goofy. I really do like to sing and dance in real life. I'm a rhythmic person. I love comedy; I love making people laugh. That's my brand.
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I hope for my children, and for all Mexicans, that they can be proud to be Mexican, proud of their heritage, and proud that they have a peaceful, inclusive, vibrant country that is playing a role in the world.
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I like structuring verses, choruses, but sometimes the verses might be a tango and the choruses might be death metal.
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Actors should avoid talking about their personal lives.
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I have an enormous sense of having failed in life.
