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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A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
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I had parents in the business and they made sure that the art was the biggest concern.
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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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My parents never got carried away with the extraneous elements of being in the business.
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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 met when they were graduate students at UC Berkeley in the 1960s. They were both active in the civil-rights movement.
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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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To be honest, I don't even exactly know how to set up a Google alert. My brother has me on Google alert. So do my parents. But I'm not even sure how it works.
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I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him.
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My parents never talked to me like I was a kid. Maybe that's why I've been seen as mature.
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I had a terrible vision: I saw an encyclopedia walk up to a polymath and open him up.
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Every writer uses his own way to motivate oneself.
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It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack.
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I balance with prayer and music. I sing every day.
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People need to have enough to eat and have work and money. But there are other things that are important.
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Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn't poor.
