Sam Levenson Quotes
Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn't poor.
Quotes to Explore
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Every child needs to have for itself not only its loving parents and siblings and friends of its own age, but a grown-up friend.
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The good news is that parents are the leading influence on kids' decision not to drink alcohol.
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My parents got to see all my hard work pay off.
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The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated.
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I used to watch 'Top of the Pops' when I was a kid and say 'Yeah!' or 'Boo!' at every single song. So there was nothing in the middle. You brutally put it on one side or another.
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I'm worried about parents who aren't parenting.
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My parents' divorce made an important change in my life. It affected me.
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When I was born here in Gulfport in 1966, my parents' interracial marriage was still illegal, and it was very hard to drive around town with my parents, to be out in public with my parents.
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My parents were divorced and I would spend weekends with my father.
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My dad died, I think, at 87. So I'll be lucky if I make 87. But in a lot of cases, the younger people live longer than their parents. And they know more. My dad used to tell me he ate the hog from his rooter to his tooter. So do I when I'm not trying to lose weight.
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My parents always supported me and complimented me on other things, not just my looks. They told me I was capable, that I was smart, that I was creative.
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I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him.
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Because my parents are Indian, everybody speaks Hindi to me, and I have no idea what they are saying.
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So the proposition that the ideal parents for any child are its biological parents is a statement with which we can all agree in the generality, but which does not apply, for one reason or another, in many particular circumstances.
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I've been my mom's kitchen helper since I was a little kid.
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My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians.
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I was into Spider Man when I was a kid and that was the only comic I've ever read.
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My brother and I were separated when I was a child; we went with different parents.
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Every youth owes it to himself and to the world to make the most possible out of the stuff that is in him.
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I haven't actually spoken to my parents since the hurricane.
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I think, ultimately, open always wins out. It wins out because you cannot lock data in; you can't lock people in. They will find a way out.
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I think people are uncomfortable talking about the racist history of this country and what we need to do to undo the impact of racism.
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I admit that I am hopelessly hooked on the printed newspaper. I love turning the pages and the serendipity of stumbling across a piece of irresistible information or a photograph that I wasn't necessarily intending to read.
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Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn't poor.
