Jonathan Kozol Quotes
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We are living in difficult times. There are a lot of people out of work - am I going to stand there and whinge? No, because I am lucky to have such a wonderful job.
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It's just someone has labelled us as having a different label to do what you do. I find that labels are the worst thing in the world for artistic expression.
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Life can be a bore if you're constantly walking sidewalks instead of a tightrope once in a while.
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One of the recent love stories I enjoyed was Bhaskar's 'Bommarillu.'
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Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.
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But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls.
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I had a really good time in New Orleans, although I had some very tragic times in Baton Rouge. Some guys beat me up and threw my horn away. 'Cause I had a beard, then, and long hair like the Beatles.
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For me it's about the music, and it always has been. Maybe for some other people it's more about money.
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Middle English is an exciting field - almost uncharted, I begin to think, because as soon as one turns detailed personal attention on to any little corner of it, the received notions and ideas seem to crumple up and fall to pieces - as far as language goes, at any rate.
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Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.
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Suppose that every prospective parent in the world stopped having children naturally, and instead produced clones of themselves. What would the world be like in another 20 or 30 years? The answer is: much like today. Cloning would only copy the genetic aspects of people who are already here.
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My grandmother is this amazingly theatrical woman. She acted like a movie star, as far as looks and attitude, kind of like Susan Hayward.
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When I start a picture, I always have a script, but I change it every day. I put in what occurs to me that day out of my imagination. You start on a voyage; you know where you will end up but not what will occur along the way. You want to be surprised.
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People always say that you can't please everybody. I think that's a cop-out. Why not attempt it? 'Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.
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Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
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I conduct business, not dependent of public sentiment, but according to the rules of fair business.
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You just have to be yourself and make music you feel from your gut, and hopefully, your audience will respond.
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I just want to be the best Carly Rae I can be.
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Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.
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Though my stories aren't autobiographical, I do sometimes use things from my life.
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I grew up in the inner city of Chicago, and then I moved to Robbins, and it kind of raised me. When I was in college, I actually had them change the starting lineup to say 'from Robbins, Illinois' instead of 'Chicago, Illinois.'
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While it may seem small, the ripple effects of small things is extraordinary.
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Terrible errors are rarely made all at once. Usually they are performed one small misstep at a time.
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Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
